Bahasa Inggris Hukum

Taufik Hidayat Lubis

Pembelajaran 1
WHAT MAKES ENGLISH DIFFICULT?

Lack of clear rules of grammar (Kurangnya pengetahuan

1 tentang tata Bahasa). Singular noun must be followed with
singular to be, e.g The judge is in the court.

Extensive vocabulary (Kosa kata yang luas). talking about

2 employment do you say calling, career, profession,
employment, job, work, occupation or vocation

The use of phrasal verbs in English (and legal English)

3
(Penggunaan frasa dalam Bahasa Inggris), e.g put down a
deposit, enter into a contract

4 The use of idiom (Penggunaan idiom), e.g over the moon

means ‘happy’
WHAT MAKES LEGAL LANGUAGE DIFFICULT?

Legal meaning may different from the general English

Consideration in legal English means an act, forbearance, or promise by one

party to a contract that constitutes the
price for which the promise of the other
party is bought.

In ordinary English means (1) careful thought, (2) a fact taken into
account when making a decision, (3)
thoughtfulness towards others
Noun + IS + Noun: Singular
Noun + is + noun Singular means one not two or more
Case is a particular situation Case = a singular noun
is = to be for singular
particular situation = a singular noun

Case is a particular situation A frequently comes in front of singular nouns. A

comes in front of the singular noun particular

situation. A is called "an article."