分享有英文定义的精准法律词汇(a-b)-

correct and should stand

affirmation 确认 a positive statement or declaration of the truth or existence of something affix 加盖 \document\affray 打架 a fight in a public place

affront 当众侮辱 to insult or offend somebody openly

aforementioned 前面提及的 (chiefly in legal documents) stated or mentioned before or already

aforesaid 前述的 (chiefly in legal documents) spoken of or referred to previously aforesaid 该 above-mentioned

aforethought 预谋的 thought about or planned beforehand

agency 代理 \the person the agent, or the area of the law concerned with such relationships\agency agreement 代理协议 written document containing instructions on managing one's assets during one's lifetime

agency by estoppel 表见代理 an agency that is imposed by law when a principal acts in such a way as to lead a third party to reasonably believe that another is the principal's agent agency contract 代理合同 a contract that stipulates the rules of conduct and commissions paid to agents

agent 代理人 \behalf\

agent ad litem 诉讼代理人 the party appointed by the principal to represent its interests in a court case where the principal cannot be present

aggravation 加重 the worsening of an already bad situation aggregate corporation 法人 不如“corporation”常用

aggrieve 侵害 \

agreement 协议 \enforceable by law\

aleatory contract 射幸合同 a contract in which the performance of one or both parties is contingent upon the occurrence of a particular event

alibi 以不在犯罪现场为辩护理由 defense against an accusation in which the accused person claims or proves that he or she was somewhere else at the time

alienate 转让 to transfer the ownership of property or a right to somebody

alienation 转让 \another\

alienation clause 转让条款 a provision in a mortgage that requires immediate payment in full upon sale of the mortgaged property

alienee 受让人 somebody to whom property or a right is transferred by a legal process alimony 赡养费 an allowance paid under a court order by one spouse to another when they are separated but not divorced

all parties concerned 有关各方 Sun said China calls on all parties concerned to abide by Security Council Resolution 1860

allegation 声称 \somebody's part, that has yet to be proved\

allege 声称 \

without offering proof of it\

alleged criminal 嫌疑犯 somebody who is suspected of a crime

allgemeines personlichkeitsrecht 一般人格权 \also known as 亦称 a phrase used before a list of names used by a specific individual in order to avoid confusion about the person's true identity or by others when referring to the individual

alter 更改 to make or become different in some respect ambiguity 意义不明确 vagueness or uncertainty of meaning

ambiguous 含糊的 having more than one possible interpretation or meaning ambulatory 可变更的 (esp of a will) capable of being altered

amend 修正 \amend 修订 to revise or alter formally a law amended 经过修改的 having been amended

amendment 修正 a change or correction to the constitution

amendment 修正案 a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or

document (a bill or constitution etc)

amendment 修订 a change or correction to a law

amends 赔罪 something done or paid in expiation of a wrong amentia 智力缺陷 \

amiable compositeur 友好调解人 \agreements are expressly permitted by art. 28(3) of the UNCITRAL Model Law\

amicable 友好的 \amicably 友好地 in an amicable manner

amicus curiae 法庭之友 a legal Latin phrase that refers to somebody whose counsel provides information to a court on legal issues involved in a case

amnesty 特赦 \amongst 在...之间 among

analogy 类推 an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others

annex 附件 an attached document

annex 附加 \annexation 附加物 something annexed annexe 附件 a supplement to a document annul 废止 to declare a legal document invalid

annulment 废止 act of declaring a legal document invalid

anonymous 匿名的 \answer 被告的答辩 \answer on the merits 答辩状 \motion before an answer on the merits is filed\

answer with counterclaim 反诉答辩状 \petitioners' complaint that initiates the civil action\ante mortem 生前 \antenuptial 婚前的 before the marriage antinomy 矛盾 contradiction within a law

antitrust 反垄断的 %using monopolistic business practices to make unfair profits\

antitrust law 反垄断法 a law intended to promote free competition in the market place by outlawing monopolies

AON 整批委托 all or none order

apparent 表见的 \genuine\

apparent agency 表见代理 a legal principle that an agent is deemed to have whatever power or authority a person would reasonably infer

appeal 上诉 a request for hearing case by a higher court Appeal Court 上诉法院 不如“Court of Appeal”常用

appear 出庭 \adviser\

appearance 出庭 \appellant 上诉人 the party who appeals to a higher court from the decision of a lower tribunal

appellate 上诉的 of or relating to appeal

appellate 有权受理上诉的 having the jurisdiction to hear appeals and review the decisions of lower courts

appellate court 有权受理上诉的法院 a court with the power to review and reverse the decisions of lower courts

appellate jurisdiction 上诉管辖权 the power vested in a court authorizing it to review the decisions of lower courts

appellee 被上诉人 a person who is accused or appealed against append 附加 to attach or fasten sth. to something else

appendant 附件 \document that is attached to the main body of a legal

document, e.g. a codicil altering the terms of a will\

applicable 适用的 being appropriate or relevant

applicable law 适用法律 the law governs a contract or agreement application 适用 appropriateness and relevance

appoint 指定 to authorize a trustee to transfer trust property to beneficiaries

appointment 指定 selection of a trustee to whom power is given to transfer trust property to beneficiaries

appointor 指定人 somebody responsible for selecting a trustee to supervise and transfer trust property

apportionment 分配 \state legislature, based proportionally on the population of states or electoral districts\apprehend 逮捕 to take somebody suspected of wrongdoing into legal custody apprehension 逮捕 the act of taking a criminal suspect into custody (formal) apprentice lawyer 实习律师 Apprentice lawyer sues over leg injury

appropriation 据为已有 \somebody else, especially without permission\

appurtenance 附属权利 a legal right or privilege attached to a property and inherited with it arbitral 仲裁的 of or related to arbitration

arbitral body 仲裁机构 an arbitral authority

arbitral tribunal 仲裁法庭 a panel of one or more adjudicators which is convened and sits to resolve a dispute by way of arbitration

arbitrary 专断的 based on the decision of a judge or court rather than in accordance with any rule or law

arbitrate 仲裁 to act as a judge in a dispute between others

arbitration 仲裁 \them to a third party, either agreed on by them or provided by law, who makes a judgment\arbitration award 仲裁裁决 a determination on the merits by an arbitration tribunal in an arbitration

arbitration clause 仲裁条款 \disputes between the interested parties, often involving recourse to a third party\arbitration commission 仲裁委员会 a neutral body which does not become involved in the issues between the parties

arbitrator 仲裁员 somebody designated to hear both sides of a dispute and make a judgment

argot 隐语 a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) argument 论据 a reason put forward in support of or in opposition to a point of view arise 产生 to happen or exist as a result of something

arraign 传讯 to bring somebody to court to answer a criminal charge arraign 提审 to bring (a prisoner) before a court to answer an indictment

arrears 欠款 \to make regular payments\

arrest 逮捕 to seize and take somebody into legal custody

arrest of judgment 判决的中止 \appears to be a good reason to question its appropriateness, e.g. because of a lack of jurisdiction\

arrest warrant 逮捕令 \arrest and detention of an individual\

arrester 逮捕者 sb. who takes a suspect into legal custody arson 纵火罪 crime of burning property

arson 纵火 the burning of a building or other property for a criminal or malicious reason article 条文 a section of a legal document that deals with a specific point article 条 a section of a legal document that deals with a specific point

Articles of Association 公司章程 \and directors, a requirement for establishing a company under UK law\Articles of Incorporation 公司章程 \shareholders and directors, a requirement for establishing a company under US law\articulo mortis 濒死的 at the moment of death

artificial 人为的 brought about or caused by sociopolitical or other human-generated forces or influences

artist 能手 a person skilled in some task or occupation as is 依现状 as what is at present as per 根据 according to