法律词汇表U-Z_法律英语

法律词汇表U-Z

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术语	定义
undue¹	More than necessary; excessive.
unlawful detainer	Detention² of real property without consent of owner or other person entitled to its possession.
usury³ (YOO seh ree)	Charging higher interest rate or higher fees than law allows.
vacate	To nullify, render void.
venire (veh NI ree; popularly pronounced veh NEER)	Writ⁴ summoning persons to court to act as jurors. Also, a group of people summoned for jury duty.
venue⁵ (VEN YOO)	Geographical⁶ area from which a jury is drawn⁷, where a criminal trial is held and where an action is brought. Also, the geographical location in which the alleged⁸ actions that gave rise to the legal action occurred.
verdict	Decision reached by a jury or judge on the facts presented at a trial.
voir dire⁹ (vwahr deer)	Process of questioning potential jurors.
waiver	Voluntarily giving up right.
waiver of immunity¹⁰	Means by which witness relinquishes¹¹ the right against self-incrimination, thereby¹² making it possible for his/her testimony¹³ to be used against him/her in future proceedings¹⁴.
warrant	Writ directing or authorizing¹⁵ someone to do something; most commonly, a court order authorizing law enforcement officers to make an arrest or conduct a search.
weight of evidence	Persuasiveness¹⁶ of some evidence as compared to other.
will	Legal document that sets forth¹⁷ how an individual wants his/her property disposed of when he/she dies.
willfully	Intentionally¹⁸, as distinguished¹⁹ from accidentally, carelessly or inadvertently, but not necessarily maliciously²⁰.
with prejudice	Judge's decision in a case whereby any future action on the claim is barred in any court.
without prejudice	Without loss of rights.
witness	One who testifies to what he/she has seen, heard or otherwise experienced.
work release	Sentence under which defendant²¹ is imprisoned²², but is released during day to work at a job approved by Department of Corrections or the court.
writ	Judicial²³ order directing a person to do something.
writ of certiorari (SIR she oh RARE ee)	See certiorari.
writ of execution	Writ directing sheriff or other officer of the court to enforce a judgment or decree of a court

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1 undue
adj.过分的；不适当的；未到期的
参考例句：
Don't treat the matter with undue haste.不要过急地处理此事。 It would be wise not to give undue importance to his criticisms.最好不要过分看重他的批评。

2 detention
n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下
参考例句：
He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。 He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

3 usury
n.高利贷
参考例句：
The interest of usury is unfairly high.高利贷的利息惊人得高。 He used to practise usury frequently.他过去经常放高利贷。

4 writ
n.命令状，书面命令
参考例句：
This is a copy of a writ I received this morning.这是今早我收到的书面命令副本。 You shouldn't treat the newspapers as if they were Holy Writ. 你不应该把报上说的话奉若神明。

5 venue
n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点
参考例句：
The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。 The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。

6 geographical
adj.地理的；地区(性)的
参考例句：
The current survey will have a wider geographical spread.当前的调查将在更广泛的地域范围內进行。 These birds have a wide geographical distribution.这些鸟的地理分布很广。

7 drawn
v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的
参考例句：
All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。 Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

8 alleged
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
参考例句：
It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。 alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

9 dire
adj.可怕的，悲惨的，阴惨的，极端的
参考例句：
There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。 We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了，但是我们渡过了困难。

10 immunity
n.优惠；免除；豁免，豁免权
参考例句：
The law gives public schools immunity from taxation.法律免除公立学校的纳税义务。 He claims diplomatic immunity to avoid being arrested.他要求外交豁免以便避免被捕。

11 relinquishes
交出，让给( relinquish的第三人称单数 )；放弃
参考例句：
She relinquishes him to a partner more appropriate. 结果是，她抛弃了他，找了个年龄相当的伴侣。

12 thereby
adv.因此，从而
参考例句：
I have never been to that city,,ereby I don't know much about it.我从未去过那座城市，因此对它不怎么熟悉。 He became a British citizen,thereby gaining the right to vote.他成了英国公民，因而得到了投票权。

13 testimony
n.证词；见证，证明
参考例句：
The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。 He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

14 proceedings
n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报
参考例句：
He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。 to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼

15 authorizing
授权，批准，委托( authorize的现在分词 )
参考例句：
Letters of Marque: Take letters from a warning friendly power authorizing privateering. 私掠许可证：从某一个国家获得合法抢劫的证书。 Formal phavee completion does not include authorizing the subsequent phavee. 阶段的正式完成不包括核准随后的阶段。

16 persuasiveness
说服力
参考例句：
His speech failed in persuasiveness and proof. 他的讲演缺乏说服力和论据。来自《简明英汉词典》 There is inherent persuasiveness in some voices. 有些人的声音天生具有一种说服力。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

17 forth
adv.向前；向外，往外
参考例句：
The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。 He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

18 intentionally
ad.故意地，有意地
参考例句：
I didn't say it intentionally. 我是无心说的。 The local authority ruled that he had made himself intentionally homeless and was therefore not entitled to be rehoused. 当地政府裁定他是有意居无定所，因此没有资格再获得提供住房。

19 distinguished
adj.卓越的，杰出的，著名的
参考例句：
Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses.大象以其长长的鼻子显示出与其他动物的不同。 A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。

20 maliciously
adv.有敌意地
参考例句：
He was charged with maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm. 他被控蓄意严重伤害他人身体。来自《简明英汉词典》 His enemies maliciously conspired to ruin him. 他的敌人恶毒地密谋搞垮他。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

21 defendant
n.被告；adj.处于被告地位的
参考例句：
The judge rejected a bribe from the defendant's family.法官拒收被告家属的贿赂。 The defendant was borne down by the weight of evidence.有力的证据使被告认输了。

22 imprisoned
下狱，监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁，合并执行。 They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。

23 judicial
adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的
参考例句：
He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。 Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

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