Essential Words For Business Law

Contract

A legal agreement between two or more parties.

Defence

The arguments used when fighting a case.

Hearing

A case which is being heard by a committee, tribunal or court of law.

Injunction

A court order telling someone to stop doing something or not to do something.

Dispute

A disagreement or argument between parties.

Jury

A group of 12 citizens who decide whether or not someone is guilty in a trial.

Lawyer

A person who has studied law and can act for people on legal business.

Claimant

A person who makes a claim against someone in a civil court.

Case

A set of arguments or facts put forward by one side in a legal proceeding.

Tribunal

A specialist court outside the judicial system which is examines special problems.

Evidence

A written or spoken statement of facts which helps to prove or disprove something at a trial.

Judicial

An adjective referring to a judge or to the law.

Criminal

An adjective referring to crime .

Civil

An adjective referring to the rights and duties of private persons or organisations.

Settlement

An agreement reached after an argument.

Judge

An official who presides over a court.

Offence

Any act which is not legal.

Breach

Failure to carry out the terms of an agreement.

Binding

Having a legal ability to force someone to do something.

Damages

Money claimed by someone as compensation for harm done.

Innocent

Not guilty of a crime.

Defendant

Someone who is accused of a crime against someone in a civil court.

Appeal

To ask a high law court to change its decision or sentence.

Prosecute

To bring someone to court to answer a criminal charge.

Convict

To find that someone is guilty of a crime.

Arrest

To hold someone legally so as to charge them with a crime.

Plead

To make an allegation in legal proceedings

Fine

To order someone to pay money as a punishment.

Commit

To send someone to prison or to a court.