Term

Meaning in Arabic

Aggression
Arbitration
Arm Conflict
Attorney
Bilateral ties
Budget
Burden of proof
Collective Security
Common Heritage
Competence
Constitution
Court of Appeal
Court of Cassation

Court of firstinstant
Crimes against
Humanity
Damage
Damage
Defendant
Displaced
Dispute

Other terms that

approximately
have the same
meaning

Lawyer, advocate

Basic Law

Harm =
Compensation =

Compensation

Disputes settlement
Enact

Executive authority
Freedom to
Navigation
General Assembly
Genocide

Good Faith
Government
Harm
High Court of
Justice
High Seas
House of
Representatives

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House of Senates

International
Borders
International Court
of Justice
International
Criminal Court or
( Tribunal)
Judicature

Judicial authority
Law

Legislate, pass a
law

Cabinet- Council
of Ministers
damage

Parliament, Lower
House,
Legislature,
chamber of
Deputies
Upper house,
Congress

Legislation, Act,
Bill, Draft, Code,

Legality
Legislative authority
Liability
Litigation

Magistrates
Mediation
Minister
Ministry
Negligence
Negotiation
Occupation
Plaintiff
Prime minister
Punishment
Refugee
Regulations
Resolution
Right of selfdetermination
Right to Return

Royal Decree

Security Council
State Security Court

Territorial Sea
Territory
Tort
United Nations
Veto
Violate- Infringe
War Crime
Weapons of Mass
Distraction

Statute
Legitimacy
Responsibility
Action, case, plea,
proceedings
Secretary of State
Secretary of State

The first minister

Penalty , sanction
Bylaws

breach

Legal Terms used in Criminal Law

Abettor or aider
Accused or
defendant
Adultery
Aggravating
circumstances
Arrest

Assault
Breach of trust
Capital punishment

Conspiracy
Conviction
Counterfeiting of
coin
Crime
Criminal intent
Criminalize

Defamation
Embezzlement
Extortion
Felony
fine
Fraud
Guilty

Under arrest:

Death penalty,
execution

Offence

Hard labour
Homicide
Imprisonment
Innocent
Instigator
Justifying
circumstances or
reasons
Kidnapping
Manslaughter
Misdemeanor
Mitigating
circumstances
Money laundry
Murder
Perpetrator
Prosecutor
Punishment
rape
Right to self-defense
Right to silence
Robbery
Sexual harassment
Theft
Treason
Verdict
Victim

)
)

Attorney General
Sanction, penalty

Right to remain
silent :

Legal Terms used in Civil Law

Acceptance
Age of majority
Agency
Beneficial act
causation (causal link)
Compensation
Contract
custom
Damage
Duress
Endowment (donation)
fairness (justice or equity)
False oath
False testimony
Insurance
Judicial precedents
Jurisprudence
Juristic personality
Lease

Legal capacity
Legislation
Liability
Litigation
Minor
Mistake
Mortgage
Obligation
Offer
Promise
property (ownership)
Sale of good
Shriaa law
Tort
Tortious act
Unilateral act
Unjustified enrichment

Some legal principles

The Burden of proof lies on the plaintiff :

Accused is innocent until proven guilty :

Ignorance of law in no defense:

No crime or penalty without legal provision: