律政剧必备词汇
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例句： 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。 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。 37
Counterclaim 反诉
例句： The producers filed a counterclaim asserting the copyright claims were baseless. 制作人团队提起反诉，声称版权诉讼毫无根据。 13
Court order 法庭指令
例句： She has decided not to appeal against a court order banning her from keeping animals. 对于法院禁止她饲养动物的指令，她决定不再上诉。 14
Civil action 民事诉讼
例句： She brought a civil action against one of her neighbours. 她对她的一个邻居提出民事诉讼。 09
Contempt of court 藐视法庭
例句： He faced imprisonment for contempt of court. 他因藐视法庭面临监禁。 10
31 例句：
Mediation 调解
All efforts of mediation by a third party were in vain at all. 第三方的所有调解尝试均告失败。 32
Misdemeanor 不法行为，轻罪
例句： Since when does a misdemeanor drunk-in-public need 2 detectives? 何时开始在公共场合醉酒这样的轻罪要出动两个探员? 33
Cross-examination 交叉讯问
例句： The witness tripped up rather badly under close cross-examination. 这个证人在严密的交叉盘问之下破绽百出。 15
Custody ['kʌstədi] 羁押，拘留
例句： Two more suspects have now been taken into custody.
Insanity Plea(plea of insanity) 以精神错乱为由抗辩
例句： Phillips murdered his wife, but got off on a plea of insanity. 菲利普斯谋杀了他的妻子，但以精神错乱为由逃脱了惩罚。 26
Judgment 判决
注：这个词有两个拼法，judgment 和 judgement，用于指代法庭相关 的“判决，判决书”等意思时多用 judgment，而用于非法律相关的“判断” 之意时多用 judgement。
Parole [pə'rəul] 假释
例句： People on parole must follow certain rules. 被假释的人必须遵守一定的规定。 38
Perjury 伪证罪
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。 39
他以精神失常为理由获判无罪。
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。
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”。 36
Objection 反对
例句： 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。 35
Not Guilty/acquittal [ə'kwitəl] 无罪
例句： He was found not guilty, by reason of insanity.
Plaintiff 原告
例句： The plaintiff's sole witness, a gambler and layabout, was easily discredited. 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。 40
Plea （被告或被告律师的）抗辩
例句： We will enter a plea of not guilty... 我们将进行无罪抗辩。 41
Continuance 诉讼延期
例句： His attorney succeeds in getting a one month continuance. 他的律师成功申请到诉讼延期 1 个月。
11 Convict 定罪
例句： That jury will never convict me. 陪审团才不会给我定罪。 12
他们的做法是要削弱证据的说服力以提出合理的质疑。
这是英美证据法中的术语。法庭审理中提出了所有证据后，理智而公 正的陪审团或法官仍难以形成被告人有罪确信的一种怀疑。
Jury 陪审团
例句： The six-person jury deliberated about two hours before returning with the verdict. 6 人陪审团认真商议了约两个小时后作出了裁定。 29
Legal Aid 法律援助 （指对无钱聘请律师或进行诉讼者给予的专业法律援助）
例句： The Court is expected to give its judgment within the next ten days. 法庭应于 10 日内作出判决。 27
Jurisdiction [,dʒuəris'dikʃən] 司法权，管辖权
例句：
The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 28
例句： If she gets that far, Jane may get legal aid to take her case to court. 如果走到那个地步，简也许能得到法律援助去打官司。 30
Litigant ['litigənt] 诉讼当事人
例句： Plaintiffs and defendants are both litigants. 原告和被告都属于诉讼当事人。
例句： The forfeiture of illegally obtained profits is part of the penalty. 没收非法获利是处罚的一部分。 22
Guilty 有罪的
例句： Four men were found guilty of breach of the peace. 四名男子被判扰乱治安罪名成立。 Terms Commonly Used in Court Part 2 23
Motion （诉讼参与方或者与案件相关的一方向法官提出的）动议
例句： He is eligible now to file a motion for a new trial. 他现在有资格提议重新进行审判。 34
Negligence 失职，疏忽
Negligence of duty 就是“玩忽职守”。
Dismissal （案件）驳回（动词为 dismiss）
例句： The judge announced the dismissal of the case. 法官宣布驳回该案。 19
Evidence 证据，证物，证词
例句： The forensic scientists who carried out the original tests will be called to give evidence. 进行最初化验的法医学家将被传唤到庭作证。 20
Action 诉讼 例句： Two leading law firms are to prepare legal actions against tobacco companies. 两家很有名的律师事务所准备向烟草公司提起诉讼。
03 Adjudicate [ə'dʒu:dikeit] 裁决
例句： The international court of justice might be a suitable place to adjudicate claims. 国际法庭或许是对所有权作出裁决的合适之地。 04
Felony ['feləni] 重罪
例句： Every defendant charged with a felony has a right to be charged by the Grand Jury. 重罪案被告都有权由大陪审团审理。
21 Forfeiture ['fɔ:fitʃə] 没收（财产等）
又有两个嫌疑人被拘留了。 16
Damages 损害赔偿
例句： A High Court judge had awarded him £6 million damages. 高级法院法官裁定他获得 600 万英镑的损失赔偿金。 17
Defendant 被告
例句： The defence pleaded insanity, but the defendant was found guilty and sentenced. 辩方以精神错乱为由进行申辩，但被告被判有罪并获刑。 18
Appeal 上诉
例句： We intend to appeal the verdict. 我们打算对裁决提出上诉。 07
Bail 保释
例句： He was yesterday given bail by South Yorkshire magistrates. 昨天南约克郡法院准予他获得保释。 08
律政剧必备词汇
这些律政剧必备的法庭常用词汇（Terms Commonly Used in Court）让你看剧不再发蒙！
01 Accused 被告
例句： The fifteen accused, young men from different parts of England, denied the charges. 被告是 15 名来自英格兰各地的年轻男子，他们对指控矢口否认。 02
Probation 缓刑
例句： The thief was put on probation for two years. 这个小偷被处以两年缓刑。 42
Reasonable Doubt 合理怀疑
例句： Their approach is to whittle away at the evidence to show reasonable doubt.
Adjourn [ə'dʒə:n]（使）休庭
例句： The court may not adjourn until three or even later. 法庭要到 3 点或更晚时才会休庭。 05
Affidavit [,æ fi'deivit] 宣誓证言
例句： The lawyer invited his client to subscribe the affidavit. 律师请他的客户在宣誓证言上签了名。 06
Incarceration [in,kɑ:sə'reiʃən] 监禁
例句： This time his period of incarceration will last longer. 这一次书
例句： The government's indictment against the three men alleged unlawful trading. 政府在对这三个人的起诉书中指控他们从事非法贸易。 25
Counterclaim 反诉
例句： The producers filed a counterclaim asserting the copyright claims were baseless. 制作人团队提起反诉，声称版权诉讼毫无根据。 13
Court order 法庭指令
例句： She has decided not to appeal against a court order banning her from keeping animals. 对于法院禁止她饲养动物的指令，她决定不再上诉。 14
Civil action 民事诉讼
例句： She brought a civil action against one of her neighbours. 她对她的一个邻居提出民事诉讼。 09
Contempt of court 藐视法庭
例句： He faced imprisonment for contempt of court. 他因藐视法庭面临监禁。 10
31 例句：
Mediation 调解
All efforts of mediation by a third party were in vain at all. 第三方的所有调解尝试均告失败。 32
Misdemeanor 不法行为，轻罪
例句： Since when does a misdemeanor drunk-in-public need 2 detectives? 何时开始在公共场合醉酒这样的轻罪要出动两个探员? 33
Cross-examination 交叉讯问
例句： The witness tripped up rather badly under close cross-examination. 这个证人在严密的交叉盘问之下破绽百出。 15
Custody ['kʌstədi] 羁押，拘留
例句： Two more suspects have now been taken into custody.
Insanity Plea(plea of insanity) 以精神错乱为由抗辩
例句： Phillips murdered his wife, but got off on a plea of insanity. 菲利普斯谋杀了他的妻子，但以精神错乱为由逃脱了惩罚。 26
Judgment 判决
注：这个词有两个拼法，judgment 和 judgement，用于指代法庭相关 的“判决，判决书”等意思时多用 judgment，而用于非法律相关的“判断” 之意时多用 judgement。
Parole [pə'rəul] 假释
例句： People on parole must follow certain rules. 被假释的人必须遵守一定的规定。 38
Perjury 伪证罪
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。 39
他以精神失常为理由获判无罪。
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。
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”。 36
Objection 反对
例句： 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。 35
Not Guilty/acquittal [ə'kwitəl] 无罪
例句： He was found not guilty, by reason of insanity.
Plaintiff 原告
例句： The plaintiff's sole witness, a gambler and layabout, was easily discredited. 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。 40
Plea （被告或被告律师的）抗辩
例句： We will enter a plea of not guilty... 我们将进行无罪抗辩。 41
Continuance 诉讼延期
例句： His attorney succeeds in getting a one month continuance. 他的律师成功申请到诉讼延期 1 个月。
11 Convict 定罪
例句： That jury will never convict me. 陪审团才不会给我定罪。 12
他们的做法是要削弱证据的说服力以提出合理的质疑。
这是英美证据法中的术语。法庭审理中提出了所有证据后，理智而公 正的陪审团或法官仍难以形成被告人有罪确信的一种怀疑。
Jury 陪审团
例句： The six-person jury deliberated about two hours before returning with the verdict. 6 人陪审团认真商议了约两个小时后作出了裁定。 29
Legal Aid 法律援助 （指对无钱聘请律师或进行诉讼者给予的专业法律援助）
例句： The Court is expected to give its judgment within the next ten days. 法庭应于 10 日内作出判决。 27
Jurisdiction [,dʒuəris'dikʃən] 司法权，管辖权
例句：
The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 28
例句： If she gets that far, Jane may get legal aid to take her case to court. 如果走到那个地步，简也许能得到法律援助去打官司。 30
Litigant ['litigənt] 诉讼当事人
例句： Plaintiffs and defendants are both litigants. 原告和被告都属于诉讼当事人。
例句： The forfeiture of illegally obtained profits is part of the penalty. 没收非法获利是处罚的一部分。 22
Guilty 有罪的
例句： Four men were found guilty of breach of the peace. 四名男子被判扰乱治安罪名成立。 Terms Commonly Used in Court Part 2 23
Motion （诉讼参与方或者与案件相关的一方向法官提出的）动议
例句： He is eligible now to file a motion for a new trial. 他现在有资格提议重新进行审判。 34
Negligence 失职，疏忽
Negligence of duty 就是“玩忽职守”。
Dismissal （案件）驳回（动词为 dismiss）
例句： The judge announced the dismissal of the case. 法官宣布驳回该案。 19
Evidence 证据，证物，证词
例句： The forensic scientists who carried out the original tests will be called to give evidence. 进行最初化验的法医学家将被传唤到庭作证。 20
Action 诉讼 例句： Two leading law firms are to prepare legal actions against tobacco companies. 两家很有名的律师事务所准备向烟草公司提起诉讼。
03 Adjudicate [ə'dʒu:dikeit] 裁决
例句： The international court of justice might be a suitable place to adjudicate claims. 国际法庭或许是对所有权作出裁决的合适之地。 04
Felony ['feləni] 重罪
例句： Every defendant charged with a felony has a right to be charged by the Grand Jury. 重罪案被告都有权由大陪审团审理。
21 Forfeiture ['fɔ:fitʃə] 没收（财产等）
又有两个嫌疑人被拘留了。 16
Damages 损害赔偿
例句： A High Court judge had awarded him £6 million damages. 高级法院法官裁定他获得 600 万英镑的损失赔偿金。 17
Defendant 被告
例句： The defence pleaded insanity, but the defendant was found guilty and sentenced. 辩方以精神错乱为由进行申辩，但被告被判有罪并获刑。 18
Appeal 上诉
例句： We intend to appeal the verdict. 我们打算对裁决提出上诉。 07
Bail 保释
例句： He was yesterday given bail by South Yorkshire magistrates. 昨天南约克郡法院准予他获得保释。 08
律政剧必备词汇
这些律政剧必备的法庭常用词汇（Terms Commonly Used in Court）让你看剧不再发蒙！
01 Accused 被告
例句： The fifteen accused, young men from different parts of England, denied the charges. 被告是 15 名来自英格兰各地的年轻男子，他们对指控矢口否认。 02
Probation 缓刑
例句： The thief was put on probation for two years. 这个小偷被处以两年缓刑。 42
Reasonable Doubt 合理怀疑
例句： Their approach is to whittle away at the evidence to show reasonable doubt.
Adjourn [ə'dʒə:n]（使）休庭
例句： The court may not adjourn until three or even later. 法庭要到 3 点或更晚时才会休庭。 05
Affidavit [,æ fi'deivit] 宣誓证言
例句： The lawyer invited his client to subscribe the affidavit. 律师请他的客户在宣誓证言上签了名。 06
Incarceration [in,kɑ:sə'reiʃən] 监禁
例句： This time his period of incarceration will last longer. 这一次书
例句： The government's indictment against the three men alleged unlawful trading. 政府在对这三个人的起诉书中指控他们从事非法贸易。 25