法律英语词汇汇总

公诉制度 public prosecution 普通法系 common law legal system 判例法 case law

成文法（制定法）written law (statutory law) 遵从前例 stare decisis 判例汇编 reports

有约束力的法律解释binding interpretation 法学方法论legal methodology

颁布 为法律be decreed 巡回法官 itinerant judges 英国皇家法院 English Royal Court

令状，法院令状 writ 诉讼请求的强制执行 enforcement of a claim

追诉权 recourse本案令状writ upon the case 诉讼行为forms of action 衡平法equity law

公平且善良 ex aequo bono不动产 real property/ real estate/ immovable property/ realty

特定履行（实际履行）方式之救济relief in the form of specific performance

大法官法院 Court of Chancery 补偿性损害赔偿金 compensatory damages

强制令 the injunction 法律概念 legal concept

民事诉讼 civil suit 财产法上的所有权分割 division of title in the law of property

先例 precedents 制宪会议the Constitutional Convention

普通法系the Common Law Legal Family/ the English Law Legal Family/ the English-American Law Legal Family

大陆法系 the Roman Law Legal Family/ the Civil Law Legal Family/ the Continental Law Legal Family 制宪会议the Constitutional Convention

As a result of too much TV, many Canadians believe that “Law” only means Criminal Law—bad guys, judges, the right to remain silent, jail sentences, and lawyers yelling “Objection” every two minutes in fancy looking courtrooms.

Actually, law means much more than criminal cases. Almost every day, we are affected by the law in good ways and bad ways.

Lawyers usually specialize in one area of law or another. When you put all of these areas together, they cover a lot! All of the following questions involve law.

Should banks be able to lay off employees while making billion dollar profits?

Since the law is part of lots of different aspects of society, lots of people need to know about it, not just lawyers. Knowing about the law is important in lots of different jobs and careers.

You may wish to be a successful lawyer in order to enter into politics, business, international finance and banking or simply practice law in your home town or city. A law degree is certainly considered a smart career move as it commands status, prestige, employment and promotion prospects and it often has a good or even large income attached to it. Law and legal activity is the foundation stone of all social change - this means that your contribution to your nation’s development can be made through a legal career.

Studying Law improves your clarity of thought, the ability to analyze and express complicated ideas and powers of reasoning.

acknowledge that you are in charge

tell you what to expect

explain when things should happen

tell you what's important in your case

estimate what things will cost

help you analyze the cost-effectiveness of various strategies

explain delays or date changes

explain what your case is worth

explain the risks of going to trial versus settling

prepare you for your deposition, and

prepare you for your trial.