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Book 1, unit 1
Reading: Bodies of law
common law
习惯法,普通法，判例法 based on customs
civil law
成文法，大陆法，民法
criminal law
刑法 deal with crimes
codify
编纂
code
法典
disputes
争执，纠纷
Types of law
bill
议案；法案.a formal statement of a proposed new law that is discussed and then voted on
regulation
规章 carry out the intent of the law
ordinance
（地方）条例 enacted by a town,city or country government
directive
指令 （如：欧盟指令） establish policies
statutes
成文法 formal written law
provision
规章、条例
article
chapter
clause
Speaking1 : Explaining what a law says
stipulate
规定
provide
语气弱于stipulates
specify
明确规定
Types of courts
appellate court
受理上诉法院 review cases heard in a lower court
crown court
刑事法庭 hear serious criminal cases
high court
高等法院 the highest court in a jurisdiction
supreme court
最高法院
juvenile court
青少年法庭 try a person under the age of 18
lower court
下级法庭 hear a case for the first time
magistrates' court
地方法院，地方治安法庭 small crimes are tried in the UK
moot court
模拟法庭 students argue hypothetical cases
small-claims court
小额补偿诉讼法院 limit amount of money
tribunal
特别法庭，专门法庭 legal problems of a particular type
Speaking2: Civil court systems
expert witness
专家证人 a person who has specialised knowledge of a particular subject
appellant
上诉人 appeals a decision to a higher court
advocate
诉讼律师 plead cases in court
Listening: Documents in court
affidavit
法庭宣誓, 口供 swear officially to tell the truth
injunction
禁令 stop sb doing something
writ
传票 involved sb in a legal process
pleading
诉讼；诉讼文件 set forth the cause of action
client
诉讼当事人， 委托人
Book 1,Unit 2
Reading: Legaleducation - a call to the Bar
the Bar
1.大律师职业（可出席高等法庭）（尤指资格）the profession of barrister  2.律师职业  the profession of any kind of lawyer
disbar
取消（某人）的律师资格  to stop a lawyer from working in the legal profession,especially because he or she has done sth illegal
LLB
Legum Baccalaureus法学学士
vocational
职业的，职业技术的
barrister
大律师，出庭律师，辩护律师(在英国有资格出席上级法庭进行辩护) a lawyer in Britain who has the right to argue cases in the higher courts of law
Inns of Court
律师学院（尤指英国伦敦四个培养律师的组织）(in England) the four private unincorporated societies in London that function as a law school and have the exclusive privilege of calling candidates to the English bar.They are  Lincoln's Inn,Inner Temple,Middle Temple.Gray's Inn
Bar Vocational Course
法律职业课程
call to the bar
获得律师资格  allowed to work as a qualified barrister
pupillage
1.大律师见习期  a period during which a lawyer trains to become a barrister by studying with a qualified barriser  2.大律师实习制度 3.学生时期（尤指接受某人教育） a period during which you are a student,especially when you are being taught by a particular person
apprenticeship
1.学徒期 a period of time working as an apprentice  2.学徒工作  a job as an apprentice
barristers' chambers
大律师事务所
solicitor
1.事务律师，诉状律师（代拟法律文书、提供法律咨询等的一般辩护律师）a lawyer who prepares legal documents, for example for the sale of land or buildings,advises people on legal matters,and can speak for them in some courts of law    2.推销员 a person whose job is to visit or telephone people and try to sell them sth  3.(城镇或政府部门负责法律事务的)法务官 the most senior legal officer of a city,town or government department
Legal Practice Course(LPC)
法律实践课程
trainee solicitor
实习律师
law school
法学院
juris doctor(J.D)
法律博士（美）基础的法律学位，专供非法学毕业的本科毕业生修读，毕业生可以申请入读专业法律证书（P.C.LL.）以图取得香港律师资格，香港中文大学和香港城市大学均设有此课程，2009年起香港大学亦开办此课程。
bar examination
律师资格考试 in the USA,an important test taken by law-school graduates which,when passed,qualifies a person to practise law
liaison
1.联络；联系 a relationship between two organizations or different departments in an organization,involving the exchange of information or ideas  2.联络员；联系人
counsel
1.法律顾问；律师  a lawyer or group of lawyers representing sb in court 2.劝告，建议 advice,especially given by older people or experts 
Listening
Associate
合伙人，同事，朋友 2.准会员 adj.合伙的，共事的，有关连的
Full Partner
（法律）无限责任合伙人
defendingParalegal
n.法律事务助理 adj.辅助律师业务的
Real Property
n.不动产，房地产
Salaried Partner
（法律）受薪合伙人
litigation
n.诉讼；打官司the process of making or defending a claim in a court of law
practitioner
n.从业人员（尤指医学或法律界的）a person who works in a profession;n习艺者，专门人才a person who regularly does a particular activity,especially one that requires skill 
transaction
n.交易，业务，买卖a piece of business that is done between people,especially an act of buying or selling ; n.办理，处理the process of doing sth
trade-mark
商标a name,symbol or design that a company uses for its products and that cannot be used by anyone else;n.特征，标记a special way of behaving or dressing that is typical of ab and that makes them easily recognized
infringement
侵犯权益to limit ab's legal rightsn.触犯法规to break a law or rule ;
landlord
n.房东，地主a man from whom you rent a room,a house,etc;n.店主，老板a man who owns or manages a pub or a guest house
tenant
n.房客，租户，佃户a person who pays rent for the use of a room,building,land etc;v.（作为租赁者）居住，工作to live or work in a place as a tenant
Language Focus
barrister
出庭律师a lawyerwho is admitted to plead at the bar and argue cases in superior courts.