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      biznesowo-językowy

      Business English

      Vocabulary Booster

      Basic Legal English

      Dear Readers,

      Welcome again to BEM’s series of essential language guides. The booklet 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.

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Kieszonkowy poradnik biznesowo-językowy Opracowanie: Bartosz Zieleźnik Colorful Media ul. Lednicka 23, 60-413 Poznań tel. [phone], [email protected] Zdjęcie na okładce: mVit

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
bankruptcy law	the body of law that deals with the legally declared inability of an individual, organizations or businesses to pay their creditors	prawo upadłościowe
barrister (GB)	a lawyer who is a member of one of the English Inns of Court	adwokat
battery	the use of force against another person	napaść, pobicie
board of directors	a body of elected members who oversee the activities of a company or organization	rada nadzorcza, zarząd
breach of contract	a situation in which an agreement is not honoured by one or more of the parties	naruszenie warunków umowy
breaching party	the side of an agreement which does not honour it	strona naruszająca warunki umowy
burden of proof	a duty of a civil or criminal defendant to prove or disprove a disputed fact	ciężar dowodu
burglary	the criminal offense of breaking and entering a building for the purpose of committing a crime