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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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