时间:2018-12-12 作者:英语课 分类:法律英语


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  法律英语术语测试题

Hi! What do you think of starting posting ideas/lesson plans/ lessons for teachers of Legal English? Here you have one, from a book: INTRODUCTION TO LAW- BASIC TERMS (from “TEST YOUR PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH-LAW”, NICK BRIEGER)

The following terms introduce you to the law and basic legal terminology 1. Below are the definitions. Find the definition for each term:

AUTHORITY

COURT

GOVERN

JUDGE

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

LAWYERS

LEGAL ACTION

LEGAL SYSTEM

LEGISLATION

RULE

THE JUDICIARY

TRIBUNAL

1. a body that is appointed to make a judgment 2 or inquiry 3

2. a country's body of judges

3. an act or acts passed by a law-making body

4. behavior recognized by a community as binding 4 or enforceable by authority

5. legal proceedings 5

6. an official body that has the authority to try criminals, resolve disputes, or make other legal decisions

7. an organization responsible for enforcing the law especially the police

8. a senior official in a court of law

9. the body or system of rules recognized by a community that are enforceable by established process

10. the control resulting from following a community's system of rules

11. members of the legal profession

12. to rule a society and control the behavior of its members

Answers:

1. Tribunal

2. The judiciary

3. Legislation

4. Rule

5. Legal action

6. Court

7. Law enforcement agency

8. Judge

9. Legal system

10. Authority

11. Lawyers

12. Govern



1 terminology
n.术语;专有名词
  • He particularly criticized the terminology in the document.他特别批评了文件中使用的术语。
  • The article uses rather specialized musical terminology.这篇文章用了相当专业的音乐术语。
2 judgment
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
  • The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
  • He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。
3 inquiry
n.打听,询问,调查,查问
  • Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
  • The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。
4 binding
有约束力的,有效的,应遵守的
  • The contract was not signed and has no binding force. 合同没有签署因而没有约束力。
  • Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding. 双方都赞同仲裁具有约束力。
5 proceedings
n.进程,过程,议程;诉讼(程序);公报
  • He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
  • to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼
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