法庭常用词汇 4_法律英语

法庭常用词汇 4

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Negligence¹ 失职，疏忽

Negligence of duty就是“玩忽职守”。

The accident was caused by negligence on the part of the driver.

事故是由于司机的过失造成的。

Not Guilty 无罪

He was found not guilty, by reason of insanity².

他以精神失常为理由获判无罪。

“无罪”的另一个说法是acquittal，二者的区别是，not guilty是形容词形式，陪审团宣布被告“无罪”，而acquittal是名词形式，是正式的“无罪判决”。

The jury voted 8-to-4 in favor of acquittal.

陪审团以8比4的投票结果赞成无罪判决。

Objection 反对

在法庭上，一方律师对另一方的陈述或提问表示objection（反对）时，法官一般会做出两种反应：sustained（反对有效），overruled（反对无效）。法官判定反对有效时，相关方面需改变提问方式或者提问内容。

He raised several objections to the judge, but all of them were overruled.

他对法官提了好几次反对，可是都被判无效。

Parole 假释

People on parole must follow certain rules.

被假释的人必须遵守一定的规定。

Perjury³ 伪证罪

You'll be punished if you procure⁴ the witness to commit perjury.

如果你诱使证人作伪证，你要受罚的。

Plaintiff 原告

The plaintiff's sole witness, a gambler and layabout, was easily discredited⁵.

原告唯一的证人嗜赌成性，游手好闲，其证词一下子就被推翻了。

Plea （被告或被告律师的）抗辩

We will enter a plea of not guilty...

我们将进行无罪抗辩。

Probation⁶ 缓刑

The thief was put on probation for two years.

这个小偷被处以两年缓刑。

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1 negligence
n.疏忽，玩忽，粗心大意
参考例句：
They charged him with negligence of duty.他们指责他玩忽职守。 The traffic accident was allegedly due to negligence.这次车祸据说是由于疏忽造成的。

2 insanity
n.疯狂，精神错乱；极端的愚蠢，荒唐
参考例句：
In his defense he alleged temporary insanity.他伪称一时精神错乱，为自己辩解。 He remained in his cell,and this visit only increased the belief in his insanity.他依旧还是住在他的地牢里，这次视察只是更加使人相信他是个疯子了。

3 perjury
n.伪证；伪证罪
参考例句：
You'll be punished if you procure the witness to commit perjury.如果你诱使证人作伪证，你要受罚的。 She appeared in court on a perjury charge.她因被指控做了伪证而出庭受审。

4 procure
vt.获得，取得，促成；vi.拉皮条
参考例句：
Can you procure some specimens for me?你能替我弄到一些标本吗？ I'll try my best to procure you that original French novel.我将尽全力给你搞到那本原版法国小说。

5 discredited
不足信的，不名誉的
参考例句：
The reactionary authorities are between two fires and have been discredited. 反动当局弄得进退维谷，不得人心。 Her honour was discredited in the newspapers. 她的名声被报纸败坏了。

6 probation
n.缓刑(期)，(以观后效的)察看；试用(期)
参考例句：
The judge did not jail the young man,but put him on probation for a year.法官没有把那个年轻人关进监狱，而且将他缓刑察看一年。 His salary was raised by 800 yuan after his probation.试用期满以后，他的工资增加了800元。