Legal English. Angielski dla prawników ebook

Business English

kieszonkowyporadnik

biznesowo-językowy

Business English

Vocabulary Booster

Basic Legal English

Dear Readers,

Welcome again to BEM’s series of essential languageguides. Thebooklet you’re holding is a self-study dictionary, which contains some of the most useful words and phrases related to the world of legal English. We are sure that it will provide a great boost to your vocabulary and will be useful not only in your professional life.

essential – niezbędny

guide – przewodnik

booklet – książeczka

resource – materiał

boost – zwiększenie, przyspieszenie

Kieszonkowy poradnik biznesowo-językowy

Opracowanie: Bartosz Zieleźnik

Colorful Media ul. Lednicka 23, 60-413 Poznań

tel. 61 833 63 28, [email protected]

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accused

a person or persons charged in a court of law

oskarżony

action

a lawsuit in which one party (or parties) sues another

powództwo

to adjudicate

to settle or determine a legal issue or dispute

orzekać, wyrokować

administrative law

the body of law that governs the activities of administrative agencies of government

prawo administracyjne

agency

the situatiuon when one person or party engages another to act for them

pośrednictwo, pełnomocnictwo

agreement

an arrangement that is accepted by all arties or a document describing such an arrangement

porozumienie

alternative dispute resolution (ADR)

means for disagreeing parties to come to an agreement without litigation

alternatywna forma rozwiązywania sporów

arbitration

the settling of differences between parties by a person chosen or agreed to by them

arbitraż

armed robbery

a robbery in which the perpetrator is armed with a dangerous weapon

rozbój z bronią w ręku

arson

the crime of setting fire to buildings or other property

podpalenie

articles of association (US: articles of incorporation)

the document containing the constitution and regulations of a registered company

statut spółki

assault

an unlawful physical attack on someone

napaść

assignee

a person to whom some right or interest is transferred

beneficjent

assignor

a person who transfers a claim, property, etc. to another person

cedent

attorney

a lawyer or attorney-at-law; the official name for a lawyer in certain jurisdictions

prawnik, adwokat

balance of probabilities

the standard of proof required in all civil cases

dowodowy standard prawdopodobieństwa