法律英语试题

广东外语外贸大学国际商务英语学院

“法律英语”2005-2006学年下学期期末考试试卷（A） 考核对象：法律英语系（2004级） 考试时间：2小时

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PartⅠMatch the words and phrases in Column A with the corresponding definitions or relevant information in Column B. (10%)

A B

a. assumpsit 1. the addition of labor to the chattel of another, without the latter’s consent,

which so changes the chattel that the title to it is transferred to the

laborer

b. chattel 2. a writ form a higher court to a lower one requesting a transcript of the

proceedings of a case for review

c. amicus curiae 3. a legal action to enforce or recover damages for breach of a simple

contract

d. verdict

e. accession

f. injunction

g. acquittal

h. grand jury 4. a court order prohibiting a party from a specific course of action 5. an article of personal, movable property 6. to file an indictment with the court before an accused stands trial 7. friend of the court 8. the deliberate, willful giving of false, misleading, or incomplete

testimony under oath

i. certiorari 9. the final decision of a jury concerning a matter of fact submitted to it by

the court for determination

j. unilateral contract 10. one party’s major evidence and arguments

k. tort

l. mala in se

m. case-in-chief

n. perjury

o. conversion

p. petit jury 11. the state of being found or proved not guilty 12. the unlawful appropriation of another’s property 13. a civil wrong other than a breach of contract or a breach of trust 14. a promise is exchanged for an act of performance 15. actions that are intrinsically immoral 16.a written statement charging a party with the commission of a crime or

other offense, drawn up by a prosecuting attorney and found and

presented by a grand jury .