There are significantly more french legal resources than any other language. The explanations in this guide are not intended to be straight alternatives. Glossary of legal and related terms and courthouse signs englishspanish new jersey administrative office of the courts. For more thorough definitions and explanations, there. Mags englishfrench glossary, and their input has been invaluable. The internal revenue service publishes an englishspanish glossary of words and phrases. How to talk the talk pdf this glossary from the federal trade commission defines a host of terms consumers may encounter when they apply for a mortgage and go through the process of buying a home. Englishurdu legal glossary englishurdu legal glossary part 1.
By the way, if youre wondering, the picture on the right is. But there are still legal phrases that baffle nonlawyers. Definition of glossaries from the collins english dictionary. Glossaries for translators working in spanish, french, japanese, italian, etc. The court cannot guarantee that the translations contained therein are completely accurate, although reasonable attempts were made to achieve this goal. While glossaries are most commonly associated with nonfiction books, in some cases, fiction novels may come with a glossary for unfamiliar terms. Glossaries are often known as mini dictionaries by many people. Jun 17, 2014 a glossary is a specialized list of words and definitions. The fourth edition of the englishchinese glossary of legal terms was published in december 2004.
This guide gives hundreds of plain english alternatives to the pompous words and phrases that litter official writing. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. Dictionaries and glossaries free knowledge for all. Glossary of legal and related terms, and courthouse signs english spanish. The glossary was compiled by the law drafting division of the department of justice and is a handy reference tool for locating bilingual legal terms and expressions used in the hong kong legislation. On the following pages, you will find a brief resource aid and references to the sources from which they were drawn should you want to pursue more extensive glossaries. Has the ability to search for a word in english, french, german, dutch, italian, and spanish. Sep 24, 2019 this page attempts to provide short and accurate definitions of legal terms, as they pertain to technology, with links to more information. Website content managed by legislative department, ministry of law and justice, government of india designed, developed and hosted by national informatics centre nic last updated.
This is why we allow ourselves to place before you understandable legal definitions of many popular legal terms in simplest words possible, of the most useful legal terms worldwide, from theoretical point of view, compared with the legal practice in various countries and legal systems. This glossary provides short definitions of legal terms you will find on this website. Pdf as language is the primary means of encoding legal concepts, translating legal terms is almost. A glossary of special, unusual, or technical words or expressions is an alphabetical. Glossary of legal terminology most frequently used terms glossary of legal terminology edited and expanded by john lombardi aka. Many lawyers are now adopting a plain english style.
Administrative procedure the way an executive government agency makes and. This glossary is to be used for general reference purposes only, should be considered a workinprogress, and is not intended to provide legal advice. It is not a replacement for legal or financial advice and as the industry changes we will endeavour to update it. This section of the glossary has been compiled from various englishspanish resources, including glossaries from us government web sites, standard dictionaries, glossaries of legal. Terms are listed in alphabetical order and can be better accessed by choosing a letter here. Abduction the offense of taking away a wife, child, or ward, by deceitful persuasion, force, or violence. The a z of alternative words plain english campaign. The national center for state courts has various multilingual glossaries posted by language. Glossary of linguistic terms developed over the course of many years by sil linguists, this glossary is a quick resource for field linguists.
Legal glossaries and dictionaries national center for. This dictionary of terms and legal definitions related to hazardous, medical and solid waste is a reference document developed by the new york state division of criminal justice services, office of justice systems analysis with partial funding by the departmnt of justice, bureau of justice statistics. This page attempts to provide short and accurate definitions of legal terms, as they pertain to technology, with links to more information abandonware software no longer being maintained, released or supported by the holder author in the case of a software program not created for an employer, the creators of the program. Glossary of legal and related terms and courthouse signs. Handbook language training on the vocabulary of judicial. Times, sunday times 2015 you may also like english quiz. Abandon v abate v to abate a nuisance abatement abdicate v abdication abduct v abduction abet v to aid and abet abetment abeyance in abeyance ab initio abode abolish v to abolish slavery. Adjudication the judges decision in a case or action. Examples of glossary entries from bilingual legal glossaries. Contains about 16,000 words per language, with all definitions in english. Hong kong elegislation view english chinese glossary. Legal translations, translation services, french interpreter. The reason for this preponderance of malecentric words is probably that apart from the fact that all laws were made by men women had effectively no legal.
Ive excluded those with annoying or inefficient interfaces, and those that dont contain a great deal of information. The texas guaranteed student loan coporation publishes a searchable englishspanish glossary of student financial aid and postsecondary education legal terms. More and more, companies are creating standard glossaries so that words and definitions can be shared by many people. The a to z guide to legal phrases plain english campaign. The procedure by which the crown decides to prosecute a hybrid. Students get great help from glossaries because there are certain words which are only available in their books glossaries and not dictionaries.
Glossary of legal terminology english german 472 words dustin degrande german translator. Glossaries definition of glossaries by the free dictionary. If a parent is awarded sole legal custody, it means that they alone can make major decisions for the child including, for example, medicaldental and educational decisions. Please note that the simplified chinese is translated from the traditional chinese version automatically and thus the sorting follows that of the traditional chinese. Monolingual french legal dictionaries and glossaries. Glossary definition and meaning collins english dictionary. The words in a glossary can be standard words that you would find in a dictionary. Usually, youll find a glossary at the end of a nonfiction book. The legal terms glossary defines over 100 of the most common legal terms in easytounderstand language. Common law principles can be changed by legislation. European ejustice portal glossaries and terminology. Glossary of key terms, acronyms, and laws those interested in psychosocial and mental health concerns encounter a host of specialized terms, acronyms, and references to legislation.
It was last revised in 2003, but continues to be a useful tool for many. Using glossaries and dictionaries to define words worksheets. University of oxford glossaries glossary of oxford terms department part of one of the mathematical, physical and life sciences, medical sciences or social sciences divisions, which provides teaching and research in an academic discipline such as chemistry, sociology, paediatrics etc. A glossary is an alphabetical list of terms in a particular domain of knowledge accompanied by the definitions of those terms. A glossary is a list of specialized or technical words with their meanings. Oxford essential dictionary of legal words, a dictionary of law oxford. Here is the trade finance guide to terminology used across the trade, supply chain, commodity and agency finance markets. Legal custody refers to the decisionmaking authority. In the current climate, i thought these glossaries from central banks and a couple of other sources might be of use. A bilingual glossary is a list of terms in one language defined in a second language or glossed by synonyms or at least nearsynonyms in another language. Article pdf available in skase journal of translation and interpretation.
Administrative procedure the way an executive government agency makes and enforces support orders without going to court. Legal and social service glossaries in various languages. The nature and history of the english legal language language can be baffling. Glossaries definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Victoria law foundation legal glossary 2 adduce to adduce or lead evidence is to show a document or thing to the court, or to ask a witness questions, as part of an argument in a court case. Legal glossarylegislative department ministry of law. Requires the department of motor vehicles dmv to automatically suspend or cancel the drivers license of a driver whose blood. Words and phrases are forever evolving, and after a generation or two, a word can come to be used quite differently than the way our parents and grandparents used that specific term. Additionally, there is a pronunciation file for each english word. While a glossary is just based on a few pages, dictionaries are dedicated online and physical books for words meanings. A term to indicate another name by which a person is known.
Please refer to these legal glossaries when trying to understand legal terms and your legal problem. Glossaries of translation studies terms from words to. Affirmed in the practice of appellate courts, the word means that the decision of the trial court is correct. On its own the guide wont teach you how to write in plain english. For many years ive been wishing that there was standardized glossary of the jargon used in translation studies if possible multilingual to help nonacademics and newcomers to the field to understand the research literature, and also, if they wish, to write about translation using those specialist terms. Glossary of legal and related terms, and courthouse signs english. Glossary of legal latin a fortiori from stronger argument used to express a conclusion for which there is stronger evidence than for a previously accepted one ab initio from the beginning if a contract is void say for mistake ab initio, this has the consequence that no. The legal system that originated in england and is now in use in the united states, which relies on the articulation of legal principles in a historical succession of judicial decisions. The easily understandable selection of words makes this glossary distinct from the conventional glossaries available in market which contains hard to understand jargons and students in most of the cases shelf them after failure in getting their purpose served.
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