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Judgement (n.) /ˈdʒʌdʒ.mənt/ - a formal decision made by a court or a


judge.
2. Judicature (n. U.) /ˈdʒuː.dɪ.kə.tʃər/ - the administration of the justice
3. Judicious (adj.) /dʒuːˈdɪʃ.əs/ - having or showing reason and
good judgment in making decisions.
4. Jurist (n.) /ˈdʒʊə.rɪst/ - someone who has deep, detailed knowledge and
understanding of legal matters, of law in other words an expert in law, esp.
a judge.
5. Juror (n.) /ˈdʒʊə.rər/ - a person who sits on a jury, a member of a jury.
6. Justice of the Peace  JP (n.) /ˌdʒʌs.tɪs əv ðə ˈpiːs/ - a person who is not
a lawyer but who acts as a judge in local law courts to hear minor cases in a
magistrates’ court and, in the US, can marry people
7. Precedent (n.) /ˈpres.ɪ.dənt/ - a previous judicial decision that will usually
be followed in similar cases.
8.  Bind (v) /baɪnd/ - to make something a legal requirement,  (if  a legal
agreement or official decision binds someone, it forces them to do
something or to keep a promise).
9.  Duty (n.)  /ˈdʒuː.ti/ - a legal obligation, e.g., jury duty
10. Overturn (v.) /ˌəʊ.vəˈtɜːn/ - to reverse or change a decision made in a
lower court.
11.Condition (n.)  /kənˈdɪʃ.ən/ - a rule or requirement that has legal force.
12.To follow (v.)/ˈfɒl.əʊ/  - to make a decision based on precedent.
13.To appeal - To challenge a legal decision made by a lower court in a higher
court.
14.Consideration - A payment for a service that becomes part of a contract, in
other words, something of value given by one person or group signing a
contract in exchange for something given by the other.
15.Contract - A legal document that states and  explains a formal
agreement between two different people or groups, or the agreement itself.
16.Device - A legal technique used to reach an appropriate decision.
17.Judiciary - The branch of government that deals with justice and forms part
of the separation of powers.
18.Justice - The system by which people are judged in courts of law and 
criminals are punished.
19.Obligation - A legal or moral duty to do something.
20.Principle - A  basic idea or rule that explains or controls how something
happens or works.
21.Promise - A statement that may become part of a contract.
22.Right - Something that you are morally, legally, or officially allowed to do
or have.
The terms malfeasance, misfeasance, and nonfeasance come from Anglo-Norman
and came into the English common law of tort from old French law.
1. Malfeasance /mælˈfiːzəns/ means doing something wrong or illegal - abuz;
infractiune. 
2. Misfeasance /ˌmɪsˈfiːzəns/ means doing something which is legal but in an
appropriate way - abuz de putere; abuz de autoritate; realizarea unor drepturi legale pe
cai ilegale; executare nelegala si incorecta a unui act legal. 
3. Nonfeasance /nɒnˈfiːzəns/ means failing to do something that is a legal requirement
or professional obligation. (when someone doesn't do what they have to do by
law) - neexecutare (aunei obligațiuni). 

4. Assault /əˈsɔːlt/ is an act which intentionally causes another person to expect that


unlawful force will be used. (the crime of physically attacking someone) - act de
violenta; ultraj; insulta si amenintare fizică. 

5. Battery /ˈbætəri/ is the actual infliction of unlawful force on another


person. (the crime of hitting someone) - act de violența; molestare (si ultraj);
amenințare si violența, bătaie.  

6. False imprisonment / false arrest /fɔːls ɪmˈprɪzənmənt/  /fɔːls əˈrest/ is unlawfully


constraining someone against their will in a particular place. (the illegal act
of putting someone in prison or arresting them for a crime they have not committed) -
deținere/ reținere nelegală.

7. Slander /ˈslɑːndə/ false and defamatory spoken words tending to harm another’s


reputation, business, or means of livelihood - calomnie, defăimare, clevetire. 

8. Consent /kənˈsent/ permission or agreement to do something - consimțământ;


încuviințare; permisiune, ingăduință. 

9. Infliction /ɪnˈflɪkʃən/ the cause of harm to another


person (the action of forcing someone to experience something
very unpleasant) aplicare a unei pedepse; pricinuire, cauzare (a unei suferinte); 

10. To constrain /kənˈstreɪn/ to control or limit a person's movement - a constrînge, a


sili, a obliga. 

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