VOCABULARY NOTES

legal adj. permitted by law; connected with, in accordance with, authorized or required by, the law: legal affairs; my legal adviser (e.g. a solicitor); to take legal action; the legal fare; a legal offence; free legal aid.

Syn. lawful, legitimate, licit, valid Ant. illicit, unlawful, illicit,

Illegitimate, criminal

legally adv. In accordance with law: legally equal persons.

Syn. lawfully

legality n. the state of being legal: the legality of an act.

Syn. lawfulness, legitimacy, validity

legalize v. to make legal: to legalize the sale of alcoholic drinks.

Syn. permit, allow, legitimize, license, sanction

lawsuit n. prosecution of a claim in a law-court; case brought before a court.

Syn. case, suit, dispute, trial, civil suit, private-law matter, claim

prosecution n. 1. the bringing of formal criminal charges against an offender in court; 2. the prosecuting party or his legal representatives; 3. (collective) person who prosecutes, together with his advisers; defence : to start a prosecution against sm.; the case for the prosecution; to make oneself liable prosecution.

EXERCISES

Exercise 1. Consult a dictionary and transcribe the following words.

autonomous determine lawsuit wrongful

equal signing confuse insurance

legal lawyer business guarantee

inheritance malicious private prosecution

Exercise 2. Find in the text international words and translate them.

Exercise 3. Study the Vocabulary Notes and translate them into Ukrainian.

Exercise 4. Select the word or word combination best suited to the context. Use the Reference List.

Reference List

case judge civil law prosecution

tort legally legal aid legal costs

legal defence legal entities legal advice

define property lawsuits criminal cases

1. … and assistance is available under the Green Form scheme in England and Wales.

2. If the … aided person loses his or her …, the most that he or she will normally have to pay towards … will be the contribution due under his or her … certificate.

3. The Crown Prosecution Service is responsible for the … of almost all … resulting from police investigation.

4. Criminal trials in Great Britain have two parties: the … and the … .

5. A person who needs …, assistance or representation may be able to get help with his or her … from the … scheme.

6. … are brought to court by the complaining party.

7. … - it is a statutory regulation of … relations between … equal persons and … in such principal areas as property, family law and inheritance.

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CIVIL LAW	\|	Exercise 5. Find in the text the sentences containing the word combinations and phrases given below. Translate them into Ukrainian. Make up sentences with these word combinations.

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