IntroductiontoLegalEnglishVocabulary

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1. the conditional release of a
person from prison prior to the end
of the sentence imposed
3. When a party does not do what it
has promised to do under a
contract, it can be sued for _____
of contract.
7. defamation by oral utterance
rather by by writing, pictures, etc.
10. You _____ the offer my client
made to you.
11. a criminal offense of a less
serious nature
12. A _____ is a civil wrong that
can be remedied by awarding
damages
13. a sum of money imposed as a
penalty for an offense
17. _____ practice: advises clients
on corporate and commercial
matters
18. managed by partners, who
share profits and responsibilities
equally
20. defamation by written or
printed words, pictures or in any
form other than by spoken words
21. Under a contract, a party has
_____, i.e., certain things it has to
do.
24. _____ damages are intended
to put the victim into the position
that they would have been in if the
tort had never occurred
26. _____ damages are awarded to
punish a wrongdoer
27. something positive that a party
wants to get from a contract
28. law that deals with promises
that create legal rights
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1. The person who brings an action
in a court of law
2. A court can award _____ to the
non-breaching party.
4. The person against whom an
action is brought in a court of law
5. When a court changes the
judgement of a lower court to its
opposite, it _____ that judgement.
6. _____ tort, e.g., unfair
competition
8. _____ _____ tort, e.g.,
responsible for making and selling
defective products
9. a criminal offense of a serious
nature
10. when a party gives up its rights
under a contract to another party
14. _____ practitioner: works on
his or her own, has no partners, and
usually handles smaller cases
15. a method of dealing with
offenders by allowing them to go at
large under supervision
16. When a court states that a
judgement of a lower court is true,
it _____ that judgement.
19. To bring a case before a higher
court so that it can review the
decision of the lower court is to
_____ a case.
22. _____ tort, e.g., causing an
accident by failure to obey traffic
rules
23. _____ offer: a new offer to the
first party which then may be
accepted or rejected
25. type of contract made by
spoken words