1.

Accused - someone charged with a crime, the defendant in a criminal

proceeding
2. Action in tort - case brought in court, seeking damages for a tort
3. Adjudicate- to act as judge in a dispute; to make a formal decision
about something
4. Arbiter - impartial person given power to decide a dispute
5. Arbitral tribunal - collective body of arbiters
6. Assignee - person who receives an assignment
7. Assignment - transfer of one's contractual rights to a third party
8. Assignor - person who transfers his/her rights or duties to another as
having the force of law
9. Charge - to make a formal accusation of a crime
10.Chattels - personal property (excluding freeholds)
11. Civil cases - any case corcerned with non-criminal matters, rights
and remedies
12. Claimant- person who brings a civil action
13. Clause - paragraph or section of a contract
14. Court - place where cases are heard and justice administered.
15. Creditor - person or company who is owed a financial obligation
16. Crime - a violation of public law which is subject to punishment
such as imprisonment or fine
17. Criminal law - area of law that deals with crime,punishment or
penaltics (also penal law)
18. Conviction- finding of guilt in a criminal case.
19. Damages - money awarded by a court in compensation for loss or
injury
20. Deed - a written instrument transferr
ing ownership in property