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Vocabulary : the Law - English lesson
Obviously, every country has different judicial systems... Yet, there are themes and terms
common to all of them. I didn't want to deal with very technical issues but kept to these
common aspects. I hope they'll help you find your way through them if necessary.
A law/ an act |
by law |
under French law |
A bill |
legislation on |
a jurisdiction |
a regulation |
a code of conduct |
a decree |
jurisprudence |
a test case |
To set a precedent |
from BILL to LAW.
Legal/ lawful/ lawfulness |
illegal/ unlawful/ unlawfulness |
To consult a lawyer/ To take legal advice |
A legal adviser |
legal aid |
To legislate on stg/ against stg |
To pass a law |
To repeal a law |
The civil/ penal code |
To decree that |
To legalise something |
To ban sth/ to prohibit sth |
sanctions against |
To pass a law A lawyer
- To give a ruling on something
- The judge ruled that
- To maintain law and order
- To enforce the law
- To keep the law/ to abide by the law
- The rights of the individual
Law-abiding |
legitimate/ legitimacy |
disorder |
anarchy |
martial law |
To arbitrate/ arbitration |
To go to arbitration |
An arbitrator |
A little tricky, indeed! Don't worry... I reduced my study to what is very important and
common. Therefore, this test shouldn't be too difficult...
Go for it!

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