Law words
Some common words used to talk about court cases, etc. They do not include many of the formal, technical terms found in legal documents.
A
accused
acquit
Act of Parliament
action
adjourn
advocate
alibi
allegation
amendment
annulment
appeal
appear
application
arbitration
arrest
assault
assets
attorney general
authority
B
bankrupt
barrister
beneficiary
bequest
binding
burglary
bylaw
C
case
challenge
chambers
charge
circumstance
civil
claimant
clause
clerk
client
common law
community order
compensation
conciliation
conditional
conditions
conduct
consent
contempt
contract
convict
counsel
court
crime
criminal
culpable
custody
D
damages
deed
defence
defendant
detain
detention
deter
discharge
discretion
discrimination
dismiss
dispute
dock
duty
E
employment law
equity
estate
evidence
F
fair
family law
fee
fine
fraud
G
goods
grant
grounds
guilty
H
hearing
human rights
I
illegal
inheritance
injunction
injury
inquest
instruct
intent
interpretation
investigation
issue
J
jail
judge
judgment
judicial
judiciary
jurisdiction
juror
jury
justice
L
lawful
lawyer
legal
legislation
lenient
liability
liable
litigant
litigation
M
magistrate
manslaughter
mediation
misconduct
murder
N
negligence
O
obligation
offence
offender
outcome
overturn
P
paralegal
Parliament
parole
petition
plea
precedent
prison
probate
procedure
proceedings
proof
property
prosecution
R
reasonable
refer
reform
regulation
rehabilitation
remand
reparation
represent
resolution
respondent
restitution
review
rights
robbery
ruling
S
section
sentence
solicitor
statement
statutory
sue
summons
suspect
suspended sentence
T
terms
theft
third party
tort
transparent
trespass
trial
tribunal
U
unlawful
uphold
V
verdict
victim
violation
W
warrant
will
witness
writ