⚖️ Law

A device or tool used for exploration or investigation.

Information or signs that help to prove something.

A request for a decision to be reconsidered, often in a legal context.

Not allowed by law.

The final decision made by a jury or judge about a legal case.

The conditional release of a prisoner with restrictions before their full sentence is completed.

a strong feeling in favour of or against one group of people, or one side in an argument, often not based on fair judgement

something that forms a connection between people or groups, such as a feeling of friendship or shared ideas and experiences

lasting only a short time; short

an official written agreement

a lawyer, especially one who can act for somebody in court

the amount of money that somebody asks for goods and services

an event in which people compete with each other to find out who is the best at something

the place where legal trials take place and where crimes, etc. are judged

the act of protecting somebody/something from attack, criticism, etc.

the ability to hear

a person in a court who has the authority to decide how criminals should be punished or to make legal decisions

a person who is trained and qualified to advise people about the law and to represent them in court, and to write legal documents

a square or rectangular piece of wood, glass or metal that forms part of a larger surface such as a door or wall

an official rule made by a government or some other authority

a formal examination of evidence in court by a judge and often a jury, to decide if somebody accused of a crime is guilty or not

a place where people meet for an organized event, for example a concert, sporting event or conference

a person who has been attacked, injured or killed as the result of a crime, a disease, an accident, etc.

a person who sees something happen and is able to describe it to other people

the act of getting something, especially knowledge, a skill, etc.

a public statement that is made without giving proof, accusing somebody of doing something that is wrong or illegal

a small change or improvement that is made to a document or proposed new law; the process of changing a document or proposed new law

money that somebody agrees to pay if a person accused of a crime does not appear at their trial. When bail has been arranged, the accused person is allowed to go free until the trial.

the state of being bankrupt

a failure to do something that must be done by law

the practice of obeying rules or requests made by people in authority

the system of laws and basic principles that a state, a country or an organization is governed by

connected with the constitution of a country or an organization

the feeling that somebody/something is without value and deserves no respect at all

the act of finding somebody guilty of a crime in court; the fact of having been found guilty

the state of being kept in a place, especially a prison, and prevented from leaving

the act of making people obey a particular law or rule

the act of committing a serious crime such as murder or rape; a crime of this type

the process of coming to live permanently in a different country from the one you were born in; the number of people who do this

a sign that a system, society, etc. is very bad or very wrong

connected with a court, a judge or legal judgement

the authority that an official organization has to make legal decisions about somebody/something

a group of members of the public who listen to the facts of a case in a court and decide whether or not somebody is guilty of a crime, or whether a claim has been proved

a claim or complaint against somebody that a person or an organization can make in court

a law or a set of laws passed by a parliament

the act of joining two or more organizations or businesses into one

an official right to be the only person to make, use or sell a product or an invention; a document that proves this

a written document signed by a large number of people that asks somebody in a position of authority to do or change something

the process of trying to prove in court that somebody is guilty of a crime (= of prosecuting them); the process of being officially charged with a crime in court

a public official who charges somebody officially with a crime and prosecutes them in court

an official order that limits trade, contact, etc. with a particular country, in order to make it do something, such as obeying international law

an official agreement that ends an argument between two people or groups

a thing that shows that something else exists or is true

a name, symbol or design that a company uses for its products and that cannot be used by anyone else

a legal document that is signed by a judge and gives the police authority to do something

A legal document ordering someone to attend court or produce evidence.

A directive issued by the president to manage the federal government.

Laws designed to promote competition and prevent monopolies in business.

The process of taking a case to court to settle a dispute.

The state of being resistant to a specific disease or infection.