Basic Legal Concepts

1.    dispute

settle/resolve a dispute

domestic dispute

dispute (over/ about something) 

2.    legal action also legal proceedings

3.    to take/ begin legal action against somebody

4.    due process of law (also due process)

5.    initiate proceedings/ an action against sb/ sth 

6.    lawsuit

7.    damages

8.    proof (or evidence)

9.    trial

10. appeal

Essential words in the law – part 2

1.    plaintiff

2.    file a complaint

3.    accuse of

4.    defendant

5.    on behalf of someone

6.    attorney

7.    paralegal

8.    decide on

9.    verdict

10. resolve a complaint

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In the legal system a civil case begins with a plaintiff – the person who makes a complaint…

Essential words in law – part 1

claim, commit, damages, fraud, innocent, guilty, judicial, object, offence, paralegal, plaintiff, proceeding, recess, slander, sue, trial, verdict

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