S.

NO LEGAL TRANSCRIPT MEANING

WORD
1 acquit /əˈkwɪt/ declared not guilty of a specific offense or
crime

2 Defendant /dɪˈfɛnd(ə)nt/ an individual, company, or institution

sued or accused in a court of law.

3 Plaintiff /ˈpleɪntɪf/ a person who brings a case against

another in a court of law.

4 Contempt the offence of being disobedient to or

/kənˈtɛm(p)t/ disrespectful of a court of law and its
officers.
5 /ˈkɒntrakt/ When you and someone else have agreed
on something and that agreement is both
binding and enforceable by law, you have
contract a contract.
6 /kənsɪdəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ a fee charged in advance to retain the
services of someone, especially in a
consideration contract
7 /ˈnɛɡlɪdʒ(ə)ns/ failure to act with the prudence that a
reasonable person would exercise under
negligence the same circumstances
8 /ˈprɛsɪd(ə)nt/ a previous legal decision that is used to
precedent inform subsequent decisions
9 /ɪnˈfrɪn(d)ʒm(ə)nt/ an act that disregards an agreement or a
right
infringement
10 /ˈpəːdʒ(ə)ri/ criminal offense of making false
perjury statements under oath
11 statute /statʃuːt/ an act passed by a legislative body
12 sue /s(j)uː/ institute legal proceedings against
13 /ˈbaŋkrʌptsi/ A legal procedure for dealing with debt
Bankruptcy problems of individuals and businesses
14 /vɔɪd/ lacking any legal or binding force
void
15 /ˈprɒsɪkjuːtə/ a government official who conducts
criminal prosecutions on behalf of the
Prosecutor state
16 /dɪˈtɛnʃ(ə)n/ confinement or imprisonment, usually
for a short time.
detention
17 /pəˈrəʊl/ a conditional release from imprisonment
that entitles the person to serve the
remainder of the sentence outside the
prison as long as the terms of release are
parole complied with
18 misdemeanor /mɪsdɪˈmiːnə/ a minor offense, rather than a serious
 crime.
19 /ɪnˈdʒʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n/ a judicial remedy issued in order to
prohibit a party from doing or continuing
injunction to do a certain activity
20 /ˈsʌm(ə)nz/ a writ issued by authority of law; usually
compels the defendant's attendance in a
civil suit; failure to appear results in a
default judgment against the defendant
summons
21 /rɪt/ a legal document issued by a court or
writ judicial officer
22 Culprit /ˈkʌlprɪt/ someone who perpetrates wrongdoing
23 /bɑː/ Association of barristers
bar
24 /bɛn(t)ʃ/ A forum of justice comprised of the judge
bench or judges of a court
25 /ˈtrɛspəs/ to illegally enter someone's property
trespass
26 /ɪnˌtɛrəˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n/ question or an intense questioning
interrogation session, usually done to criminals
27 /ˈvəːdɪkt/ The findings of a jury on issues of fact
submitted to it for decision; can be used
Verdict in formulating a judgment
28 ˈ/madʒɪstrət/ a lay judge or civil authority who
administers the law (especially one who
conducts a court dealing with minor
magistrate offenses)
29 /ˈmɑːʃ(ə)l/ a law officer having duties similar to those
of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments
marshal of a court of law
30 /ɛmˈbɛzlm(ə)nt/ he fraudulent appropriation of funds or
property entrusted to your care but
embezzlement actually owned by someone else
31 /malˈpraktɪs/ professional wrongdoing that results in
malpractice injury or damage
32 /ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪv/ someone who is sought by law officers;
fugitive \ someone trying to elude justice
33 /əˈdʒəːnm(ə)nt/ The temporary termination of a court
hearing
adjournment
34 someone who has committed a crime
perpetrator
/ˈpəːpətreɪtə/

35 /ˌafɪˈdeɪvɪt/ written declaration made under oath; a

written statement sworn to be true before
someone legally authorized to administer
affidavit an oath
36 barrister /ˈbarɪstə/ a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks
 in the higher courts of law on behalf of
either the defense or prosecution
37 /ˈbarɪstə/ a British lawyer who gives legal advice
solicitor and prepares legal documents
38 /ɑːbɪˈtreɪʃ(ə)n/ a method for two parties to resolve a
dispute through a private dispute
resolution procedure instead of going to
arbitration court.
39 /ˈɛkwɪti/ the quality of being fair, reasonable, or
equity impartial
40 /ˈdʒʊəri/ members, who are chosen to sit with a
Judge to decide the facts and help
Jury determine the outcome of a trial
41 /ɪˈstɒp(ə)l/ a rule of evidence whereby a person is
barred from denying the truth of a fact
estoppel that has already been settled
42 /klɑːs/ /ˈakʃ(ə)n/ lawsuit brought by a representative
member of a large group of people on
class action behalf of all members of the group
43 /ˈɔːtɒpsi/ an examination and dissection of a dead
body to determine cause of death or the
Autopsy changes produced by disease
44 /ˈmiːdɪeɪtə/ an independent person who is chosen by
disputing parties to help them resolve
their differences through a process called
Mediator Mediation
45 /ˌdʒʊərɪsˈpruːd(ə)ns/ the branch of philosophy concerned with
the law and the principles that lead courts
jurisprudence to make the decisions they do
46 /ˈlʌɪb(ə)l/ a false and malicious publication printed
for the purpose of defaming a living
person

libel
47 /ɪmˈpiːtʃmənt/ the act of charging an official with an
impeachment offense committed while in office
48 /ˈwɪtnəs/ a person who has personal knowledge
about an event or issue in a legal process
witness is a witness.
49 /trɪˈbjuːn(ə)l/ a decision-making body like a court, that
hears evidence and makes decisions based
Tribunal on facts and law.
50 /ˈtɛstɪməni/ a kind of evidence which is spoken or
written by a witness who has formally
Testimony promised to tell the truth