Vocabulario English for Legal Purposes letra E, F, G y H

a category of criminal o@ence triable either in a magistrates’ court or Crown court. Evidence. Either way offence. Estoppel. General damages.

prevented by law. Force majure. Facts in issue. Either way o<ence. Estoppel.

and others. Et. al. Et seq. Evidence. Evidence-in-chief.

and the following pages. Et. al. Et seq. Evidence-in-chief:. Examination-in-chief:.

: information and material on which a court or tribunal bases its deliberations and findings. Examination-in-chief. Exemplary damages:. Evidence-in-chief. Evidence.

evidence elicited from a witness by the party calling that witness. Examination-in-chief:. Evidence-in-chief. Evidence. Exemplary damages.

questioning of a witness in a court by the party calling that particular witness to give evidence. Exemplary damages. Examination-in-chief:. Evidence-in-chief. Evidence.

additional compensation awarded by a court amounting to more than the actual losses sustained by a party and intended as a penalty to reflect the courts’ particular disapproval of the defendants’ conduct. Exemplary damages. Evidence. Evidence-in-chief:. Examination-in-chief:.

a hearing in the court which takes place with one of the parties to the proceedings being absent and unaware of the hearing. Further and better particulars. Facts in issue. Express term. Ex parte:.

witness who gives evidence on a subject he or she has professional expertise in. Hearing. Habeas corpus. Expert witness. Ex parte.

term or provision in an agreement which is specially stated or written. Freezing order. Express term:. Ex parte. Exemplary damages.

any general meeting of a company other than its annual general meeting. Evidence-in-chief:. Examination-in-chief. Facts in issue. Extraordinary general meeting.

disputed facts which need to be proved to win the case. Facts in issue. Force majure:. General damages. Freezing order:.

events or occurrence caused by events outwith the control of the parties, such as natural disasters. Exemplary damages: additional compensation awarded by a court amounting to more than the actual. General damages. Force majure:. Extraordinary general meeting:.

: court order preventing access to assets or money. Facts in issue:. Freezing order. Force majure. General damages.

more specific detail or information of a specific aspect of the case referred to in the statements of the case. Estoppel. Habeas corpus:. General damages:. Further and better particulars.

Term usually used to mean compensation which is assessed by the court. General damages. Damages. Exemplary damages. Evidence-in-chief:.

order requiring person detaining another to justify detention to court. Evidence. Habeas corpus. Hearing. High court.

: the process of being heard in court. Express term. Habeas corpus. High court. Hearing.

Civil court which deals with higher value civil cases. Crown court:. High court:. County court:. Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).