Vocabulary

• without prejudice: Without detriment to a legal claim or right; not affecting a position.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• come to terms with: To accept something difficult or unpleasant.
• make certain: To ensure or ascertain something.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
• such as: For example; like
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• check out
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• express: To send something by fast mail
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• require: To demand that someone does something
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• prejudice: Law to make ineffective, e.g. evidence in a trial
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• fulfill: To finish or provide something successfully
• valid: Being in effect or in force, often legally
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• breach: To break laws or barriers (e.g. walls)
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• important: Having power or authority
• clause: Part of a sentence that has its own verb
• liability: Something that is owed to someone else, e.g. debt
• negotiation: A formal discussion to reach an agreement
• govern: To officially control land and make policies
• insert: To put something into a certain place or spot
• exclusion: Act of preventing someone from taking part
• warranty: Promise to repair a product that was purchased
• exemption: Release from duties others are required to do
• lawyer: Professional who helps people with the law
• beep: Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
• ratify: To formally accept something, such as a law