A
	a writ → eine Klage, Rechtsbehelf A written order issued by the court
	ab initio → von Anfang an From the start
	abandonment → Aufgabe Forsaking of;
	absolute majority → absolute Mehrheit More than half
	acceptance → Annahme Agreeing to an offer to enter into a contract
	acquittal → Freispruch Declaring someone innocent
	act → Gesetz A law, a statute
	act of a stranger → Verursachung durch dritte Person Third party intervention
	act of God → höhere Gewalt Superior forces which cannot be controlled, e.g. a flood
	actionable → klagbar Action can be taken; a claim can be made
	actions 'on the case' → Klage wegen Handlung bzw. Unterlassen des Klägers die/das mittelbar zu einem Schaden führte Where there was no established remedy, but where the plaintiff could show on the facts of the case that he had suffered harm
	actions/rights in personam → obligatorische Rechte Personal actions, i.e. an action against a person for damages
	actions/rights in rem → dingliche Rechte Real actions, i.e. an action against a specific thing itself
	actual notice → positive Kenntnis Where the purchaser knows of the equitable interest
	adjudication → Beurteilung; gerichtliche Entscheidung The decision of a court
	administration → Verwaltung The management of public and governmental affairs
	administrative remedies → Verwaltungsrechtsbehelfe Remedies available after a wrongful act by the administration
	administrators → Verwalter Personal representatives of an intestate person
	adoption → Adoption Where the rights and duties relating to a child are vested in someone other than the natural parents
	adultery → Ehebruch; außereheliche Verkehr Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone who is not that person's spouse
	advocate → Fürsprecher A professional pleader in a court
	affinity → Schwägerschaft Non-blood relations
	agent → Stellvertreter A person authorised to act for another
	akin → entsprechend Related to
	alien → Ausländer A person who is not a British citizen
	allowance → Entschädigung Compensation for expenses
	aloofness → Distanziertheit Removed, not getting involved
	alteration → Änderung A change
	ambulatory → widerruflich Does not take effect until the testator's death; can be changed
	amenable to adj. → unterworfen sein Open to
	amendment → Änderung An alteration to a statute
	ancestor → Vorfahre; Verwandter in aufsteigender Linie A person from whom one is descended
	ancillary dispute → Nebenstreitigkeiten A disagreement supplementary to but relating to the main dispute
	animus testandi → Testierwille The intention to make a will
	Annual General Meeting → Jahreshauptversammlung A meeting which takes place every year of all the members of the company to discuss the company's position and deal with replacement and dismissal of directors
	annual return Yearly declarations of financial activities
	Anton Piller injunction → c. Auskunftsanspruch oder Anspruch auf Rechnungslegung An order requiring a defendant to permit a plaintiff to enter premises and remove documents
	appellant → Berufungskläger The person making an appeal
	appellate → Berufungs- Appeal
	apply (the law) → (das Recht) anwenden To administer the law
	appointment → einsetzen The granting of a particular position to someone
	archaic → veraltet No longer in ordinary use
	arraign → die Anklage eröffnen To call a person before a court to answer the charge made against him or her
	articles of association → c. Satzung A document containing details of directors, share holders etc.
	artificial insemination → künstliche Besamung The injection of semen into a woman other than by sexual intercourse
	assault → angreifen; unmittelbare Bedrohung mit körperlichen Zwang A threat of injury
	assertion → Geltendmachung Affirmation
	assimilated → angleichen Caused to resemble
	assumption → Annahme, Vermutung Supposition; a belief lacking firm proof
	attestation → Beglaubigung der Testamentsunterschrift durch Zeugen The signing of a will executed by someone else for the purpose of testifying its genuineness
	Attorney General → Kronanwalt, leitender Staatsanwalt The chief law officer of the Crown
	audience → rechtliches Gehör The law relating to the use of evidence in trials
	auditor → Buchhalter Responsible for the accounts of a company
	B
	bad bargain → schlechtes Geschäft
	bail → Sicherheitsleistung, Haftkaution Security, usually a sum of money, paid in exchange for the release of an arrested person to guarantee that the person will appear for trial
	bailee → Verwahrer A person to whom goods have been entrusted
	bailor → Hinterleger A person who entrusts goods to another person
	bann → Aufgebot A notice read out in church announcing the intended marriage of two people
	bar vocational course The course which needs to be taken before qualification as a barrister is possible
	be attributable to → zuzuschreiben sein Associated with; relating to
	bencher → Vorstandsmitglied der Inns of Court A judge or senior practitioner who is part of the governing body for one of the Inns of Court
	beneficiary → hier: Erbe A person who benefits from a will
	beneficiary → Treuhandbegünstiger; Berechtigter A person who has an equitable interest in property
	bilateral identical mistake A mistake about the same thing by both parties
	bill → Gesetzentwurf A draft of a law
	bill of exchange → Wechsel A document which requires one person to pay someone else a sum of money
	bill of lading → Frachtbrief A document used when goods are delivered by ship
	board of directors → Vorstand oder Geschäftsführung The group of directors who run the company
	body corporate → Körperschaft An entity with a legal personality
	bona fide → gutgläubig In good faith
	bona fide purchaser of a legal estate for value without notice → gutgläubiger entgeltlicher Erwerber Someone who buys a piece of land without having any notice of rights to the land
	books of authority → Lehre Textbooks which a court sometimes uses as guidance in making a judgment.
	borough council → Stadtrat A district council in a large conurbation
	breach of contract → Vertragsbruch Failure to carry out the terms of a contract
	breakdown → Zusammenbruch Collapse; disintegration
	burden → Verpflichtung Duty
	burden of proof → Beweislast??? The duty to prove that something alleged in court is true
	by necessity → notwendigesweise Needs to be so
	by-law → Ortsvorschriften A regulation made by a local authority
	C
	cabinet → Kabinett The group of ministers responsible for government policy
	cabinet minister → Minister mit Kabinettsrang A member of the committee of ministers responsible for controlling government policy
	Canon Law → kanonisches Recht Ecclesiastic law which began in the twelfth century
	capacity to contract → Geschäftsfähigkeit The competence to enter into a legally binding agreement
	capital assets → Anlagevermögen Property owned
	carelessness → Fahrlässigkeit, i.e.S. Nachlässigkeit Failing to be aware of the consequences of one's actions
	case-load → Zahl der bearbeiteten Fälle The number of cases a court has
	casebooks → Kommentierte Fallsammlung A textbook containing annotated extracts from decided cases
	catalogue
	causation → Kausalität The relationship between an act and the consequences which follow from this
	caution → Vormerkung im Grundbuch A written notice in the Land Register informing of rights to/in the land. Any subsequent dealings with the land must be notifies to the cautioner
	Central Government → zentrale Staatsverwaltung The executive body of a state
	certificate → Bestätigung A document confirming a fact
	certificate of incorporation → Eintragungsurkunde A document signed by the Registrar of Companies to show that a company has been incorporated
	certiori → Anfechtungsklage Sets aside an invalid decision made by a public authority
	chambers → Geschäftsräume von Barristers Rooms used as offices by a group of barristers
	Chancellor of the Exchequer → Finanzminister The finance minister
	charge (verb) → anklagen To accuse someone of a criminal offence
	Charter of liberties and political rights → Charta, Urkunde über (Grund-)Freiheiten und politischen Rechte A declaration of the basic rights granted to all citizens
	chartered companies Companies formed by Royal Charter
	chemist → Apotheke An authorised dispenser of medicines
	chocolate wrapper → Verpackung The packaging of a chocolate bar
	choses in action → obligatorischer Anspruch; Forderungsrecht Intangible property forms which are incapable of physical possession
	choses in possession → bewegliche Sachen Tangible, movable objects
	circuit → Gerichtsbezirk A court district
	circular → Runderlaß A letter distributed to a large number of people
	citation → Zitat, Belegstelle The reference for a case, indicating where the case is to be found
	city council → Stadtrat A district council in a large conurbation
	City firm → Börsen und Finanzzentrum von London A firm of solicitor's based in the City of London
	civil liberties → Grundrechte Rights of the citizen
	civil wrong → unerlaubte Handlung A civil offence
	claim → Anspruch Historically a certain ground for a legal action. Nowadays a request to the court for particular action to be taken
	claimant → Kläger The party bringing an action
	clauses → Klauseln Sections of a contract
	clergy → Klerus, Geistlichkeit A body of persons who are members of the Christian churches
	clerk → Leiter der Geschäftsstelle eines Barristers The administrative head of a set of chambers
	clerk of the House of Commons/Lords → Leiter der Verwaltung des Unterhauses The administrative leader of the Lower/Upper House of Parliament
	codicil → Testamentszusatz A document supplementary to a will
	cognisance → Kenntnis Notice; awareness
	cohabitant → Partner einer nichtehelichen Lebensgemeinschaft Someone living together with a partner without being married
	cohabiting couple → nichteheliche Lebensgemeinschaft Two people living together without being married
	common law → gemeine Recht, das englische allgemeine Recht A legal system based on the idea of following previous court decisions
	common licence → c. Heiratsurkunde A normal marriage licence
	common mistake A single mistake made by both parties
	Companies House The building where files about every company are kept
	Companies Register → Handelsregister The register containing all companies incorporated in the UK
	compatibility → Vereinbarkeit Being in accordance with
	compensation for loss → Schadensersatz Money awarded to repair loss
	composition → Zusammensetzung The make up
	compulsory → obligatorisch, zwingend Obligatory
	compulsory → obligatorisch obligatory
	conditions → Vertragsbedingungen Statements or promises contained in a contract which are essential to the agreement
	conduit → Kanal A channel
	conferment → Verleihung; Übertragung The granting of; transfer
	consanguinity → Blutsverwandschaft Blood relations
	consensus → Übereinstimmung Agreement
	consent → Einverständnis Agreement
	consent → Zustimmung Agreement
	consideration → Gegenleistung An act or promise by one party which constitutes the price for which he buys the act or promise of another
	consolidation → Konsolidierung A combination
	constitutency → Wahlbezirk An electoral area
	Constitutional amendment → Verfassungsänderung A change to the constitution
	constructive notice → fährlassige Unkenntnis Knowledge which would have been revealed if reasonable enquiries had been made
	consumer → Verbraucher A person who buys goods or uses services
	contemptuous damages → Schadensersatz aus rein formalen Gründen A small amount of damages which the court awards despite the fact that it thinks that the claim should not have been brought
	contraception → Empfängnisverhütung Methods for the prevention of pregnancy
	contract for the provision of services → Dienstleistungsvertrag An agreement whereby one party agrees to perform a particular service
	contract fot the sale of goods → Kaufvertrag An agreement whereby one person agrees to sell property to another
	contract law → Vertragsrecht The law regulating legally binding agreements between private parties
	contract of exchange A contract where the transfer of goods is made in exchange for other goods instead of money
	contractual relations → vertragliche Beziehungen
	contravene → verstoßen To infringe
	contributory negligence → Mitverschulden Where the claimant plays a part in the causing of the harm
	convention A constitutional rule or practice which is observed although it is not a formal legal rule
	conversion → Umsetzung The transposition into
	conveyancing → Grundstücksübertragung The transfer of rights enjoyed in land
	conviction → Schuldspruch, Strafe The act of being found guilty
	copyright → Urheberrecht An intellectual property right regarding an author's ownership of his creation eg a piece of music or a book
	corporate personality Where the company is a distinct legal person
	corporation tax → Körperschaftssteuer The tax paid by a company on its profits
	Council of the EU → Rat der Europäischen Union The organ of the European Union concerned with Community policy and legislation
	counsel → Prozeßanwalt A barrister
	counter-offer → Gegenangebot An offer made in reply to another offer
	country planning → örtliche Bauplanung A system of controlling the use of land
	county → Bezirk A division of the country
	county council → Bezirksrat The elected governing body of an administrative area
	County Court → Amtsgericht für Zivilsachen Courts with civil jurisdiction
	Court of Appeal → Berufungsgericht The second highest court in the court hierarchy with both civil and criminal jurisdiction
	Court of Auditors → Rechnungshof The judicial body dealing with financial matters
	Court of Common Pleas → früheres Common Law Gericht Previously one of the superior courts of common law
	Court of First Instance → Gericht erster Instanz A judicial body of the European Community which is lower in the hierarchy than the European Court of Justice
	credit → c. Schein A number of these are awarded for each module passed
	creditor → Glaubiger A person to whom a debt is owing
	criminal law → Strafrecht The law regulating criminal offences and behaviour
	Crown Court → Strafgericht für schwere Straftaten (ähnlich Landgericht, Schwurgericht) The criminal court dealing with the more serious offences at first instance and apeals from the Magistrates's court.
	cumbrous → umständlich cumbersome
	custody → Gewahrsam Under police control
	custody → Erziehungsgewalt, Sorgerrecht Care and control over someone
	custody → Erziehungsgewalt; Personensorge Legal control; guardianship
	custom → Gewohnheit (-srecht) A practice that has been accepted for so long that it is now followed and viewed as a legal rule
	customs union → Zollunion A group of states with an agreed common customs tariff
	D
	damage → Schaden Harm
	damages → Schadenersatz in Geld Monetary compensation
	dearth of → Mangel an A lack of
	debentures → Schuldverschreibungen A document indicating the debt of a company
	decision → Entscheidung A piece of legislation addressed to Member States or individuals which are entirely binding
	declaration → Feststellung Description of the legal positions of the parties
	decree → Beschloß, Urteil An official order issued by a legal authority, a judgment of a law court
	defamation → Ehrverletzung The lowering of someone's reputation in the minds of others
	defect
	defective products → fehlerhafte Produkte Faulty goods
	defences → Einwandungen A reason which abolves the defendant of liability
	defendant → Angeklagter The party against whom a legal action is brought
	defendant → Beklagter The party against whom an action is brought
	definable → definierbar Capable of saying what it is
	degree → Hochschulabschluß A course at University leading to an official reward
	delay → Verspätung When something is late
	delayed → verspätet Late
	delegated legislation → übertragene Gesetzgebung Laws which can be made by bodies other than Parliament, eg County councils, where Parliament has given the power to legislate
	delegated legislation → abgeleitete Gesetzgebung Laws made outside Parliament, usually by ministers, statutory bodies and local authorities
	delivery → Übergabe The transfer of property from one person to another
	delivery (of a judgment) → Verkündung (eines Urteils) The announcement of a judgment by the judge
	democratic accountabililty → demokratische Rechenschaftspflicht, Verantwortlichkeit To be responsible to the voting population
	department of the environment → Ministerium für Umweltschutz The government department dealing with environmental issues, now the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
	Department of Trade and Industry → Handels- und Industrieministerium The government department dealing with trade and industry
	dependency → Abhängigkeit The legal situation of being dependent on someone, e.g. parents and children
	deposit → Hinterlegung Another person is entrusted with your property for your benefit
	deprave → verachten To corrupt
	desertion → Verlassen Where one of the partners walks out of the marriage
	deterrence → Abschreckung Measures taken to discourage someone from taking a certain course of action
	devolution → Dezentralisation Decentralisation
	devolve sth. upon → etw. übertragen To pass on
	dilatory → langsam causing delay
	direct and forcible injury → direkte, gegen den Willen den Betroffenen vorgenommen Schädigung
	direct effect → unmittelbare Anwendbarkeit Where Community law can be relied on in national courts
	directive → Richtlinie A piece of legislation addressed to Member States which need to be transposed into national law requiring them to achieve specific results
	directly applicable → unmittelbar anwendbar No need for transposition into national law
	director → Vorsitzender A person appointed to head a company
	discharge The bringing to an end of a contract, either through performance, release or breach
	disclosure → Offenlegung The making public of certain facts
	discretionary adj. → ermessensfrei, (in freie Ermessen gestellt) Decided according to someone's particular judgment
	dismissal → Entlassung The termination of a contract of employment
	dismissal (of an appeal) → Abweisung, Zurückweisung eines Rechtsbehelf Where an appeal is unsuccessful
	disposition → Veraüßerung An act of passing property
	dissent → abweichende Meinung An opinion which does not agree with the majority
	dissertation → Hausarbeit; Diplomarbeit A detailed project on a particular subject
	dissolution → Auflösung The breaking up or dismissal of a body, e.g. Parliament
	distribution → Verteilung The allocation of property to entitled persons
	district → Kreis An adminstrative area in a county
	district council → Ortsgemeinderat The local authority of a district
	dividend → Dividende A proportion of a company's profits paid to shareholders
	division → Verteilung The separating of and sharing out of
	divorce → Ehescheidung The legal dissolution of a marriage
	doctrine → Prinzip A priniple
	doctrine of privity of contract The principle by which only parties to a contract can be bound by obligations and rights arising from it
	domestic law → nationales Recht National law
	domestic violence → Gewalttätigkeiten im Familienbereich Violence in the family home
	domiciled → beheimatet; wohnhaft Living
	dominion → Hoheitsgebiet The territory of a government or sovereign
	dominion → Eigentumsrecht Control over the property
	donor → Spender One who provides semen for artifical insemination
	draftsman → Verfasser Someone who draws up a preliminary document
	due process → ordnungsgemäßes Verfahren A fair trial which adheres to all the necessary procedures
	durante minore aetae → Minderjährigkeit During minority
	duress → Nötigung Force to make someone do something
	duties → Nebenpflichten Something which someone has to do on the basis of a contract
	duty of care → Sorgfaltspflicht; Pflicht zu sorgfaltige Verhalten a reasonable amount of care expected to be taken by individuals
	dwelling house → Wohnhaus A house which is used for residential and not business purposes
	E
	easement → Grunddienstbarkeit; beschränkte persönliche Dienstbarkeit A right of one landowner to make use of a neighbouring piece of land
	ecclesiastical courts → Kirchengerichte Courts run and presided over by the Church
	economic loss → Vermögensschäden Prospective financial loss for example loss of business
	edict → Erlaß A command
	electoral roll → Wählerliste A list of all members of the community who are eligible to vote
	enactment → gesetzliche Bestimmung, Gesetz A statute, a law
	encroach on/upon → einschränken To restrict; to limit
	encumbrance
	enforce (the law) → (das Recht) durchsetzen To ensure the law is observed
	enforceable → durchsetzbar Something which gives rise to a claim if not adhered to
	entitlement → Berechtigung A right
	equity → Billigkeit A series of rules which developed separately from the common law rules, and are used to ensure justice when the common law cannot provide a fair solution
	essence → Wesentliche Fundamental characteristic
	estate → Grundstück All of a person's assets
	estate → Vermögen All the property to which someone is entitled
	estate contract → Vertrag zum Erwerb von Rechten an einem Grundstück The right acquired in the time interval between the entering into a contract to sell land and the transfer of the land
	estopped → verhindert Prevented from
	ethos
	European Commission → Europäische Kommission An organ of the European Community with executive and legislative functions
	European Community Law → (Europäisches-) Gemeinschaftsrecht The laws of the European Community
	European Council → Europäischer Rat Not a formal organ of the European Union. Consists of the heads of government of the Member States
	European Court of Justice → Europäischer Gerichtshof The primary judicial body of the European Community
	European Parliament → Europäisches Parlament A European Community institution consisted of elected representatives of the Member States
	evidence → Beweismittel Any method of proof which makes clear or ascertains the truth of an issue in a trial
	exclusion clauses → Ausschlußklauseln Clauses in a contract excluding liabilty for certain things
	exclusion of liability → Haftungsausschluß Freeing oneself of liability for certain things in a contract
	exclusive possession → ausschließlicher Besitz Where the tenant has the right to exclude all persons, including the landlord
	execution (n) → Hinrichtung The taking of someone's life as a form of criminal punishment; capital punishment
	executive → Exekutive The body responsible for the governing of a country and for making sure that laws are observed
	executor → Testamentsvollstrecker Representatives
	executor → Testamentsvollstrecker Someone who is appointed to make sure that the terms of a will are carried out
	exemplary damages → Schadensersatz mit pönalisierender Wirkung Damages to make an example of the defendant, usually only a small sum
	expenditure → Ausgaben Money spent; expenses
	expert witnesses → Sachverständiger People who proide evidence in a trial on specialist issues
	extra-marital union → außereheliche Verbindung A relationship outside of marriage
	Extraordinary General Meeting Any meeting other than the Annual General Meeting
	F
	factual causation → faktische Kausalität; Äquiralent Where the plaintiff must prove that the damage was caused by the defendant
	family → Familie A set of parents and children
	fault → Schuld
	fee simple (absolute in possession) → unbeschränktes Eigentum am Grundstück The most absolute form of ownership in land
	fee tail → beschränkt vererblicher Grundbesitz eines Grundstücks An estate in land limited to a man and his heirs
	feudal → lehnsrechtlich The system whereby one received possession of land by way of a service to the land owner
	fiduciary → fiduziarisch In a position of trust
	fine → Geldstrafe A payment made as punishment
	force majeure → hohe Gewalt Something which prevents a contract being fulfilled which is out of the control of the parties to the contract, e.g. act of god
	foreseeability → Vorhersehbarkeit Likelihood; the expectation that something will happen
	formalities → Formvorschriften Requirements, e.g. that something be in writing
	fraudulent misrepresentation → arglistige Täuschung A false statement made intentionally
	freedoms → Grundfreiheiten The four basic rights guaranteed by the European Community
	freehold → Eigentum Complete ownership in land
	frustration → c. Unmöglichkeit A situation where the terms of a contract cannot be fulfilled, e.g. where the goods are destroyed
	G
	golden rule → Auslegungsregel um absurde Ergebnisse zu vermeiden The method of interpretation whereby the judge can alter the wording or punctuation of a statute to resolve any absurdity
	government department → Ministerium A part of the government responsible for a particular area of policy making, e.g. agriculture or education
	graduate → Hochschulabsolvent A person who has been awarded a degree
	grantee → Erwerber; Empfänger A person who has been given something
	grantor → Verfügender; Übertragender Someone who grants something, here: land
	gratuitous promise → unentgeldliches Versprechen A promise where there is no money involved
	guarantee → Bürgschaft A security
	guardian → Vormund A person having custody of another
	guardianship → Vormundschaft, Betreuung Where a person, normally a child or someone who is mentally handicapped, is placed under the care and supervision of someone other than the parents
	H
	habeas corpus → Anordnung der Anwesenheit des Inhaftierten vor Gericht zwecks Haftprüfung Requirement that anyone detaining a person bring that person before a judge to justify the detention
	habitually constantly
	hallmark → Kennzeichen A feature or characteristic of something
	High Court → Zentralzivilgericht (ähnlich Landgericht) The third highest court in the hierarchy of courts, after the House of Lords and the Court of Appeal with mainly civil jurisdiction
	highway → öffentliche Verkehrsweg A public road
	hire → Mietkauf, Vorbehaltskauf The temporary use of property in return for payment
	hire purchase contracts Agreements which involve the transfer of ownership in the property to the hirer at the end of the period of hire
	Home Office → Innenministerium The government department dealing with internal affairs
	Home Secretary → Innenminister The Minister responsible for internal affairs
	House of Lords → oberster Gerichtshof The Supreme Court of Appeal in the United Kingdom
	household → Haushalt; Familiengemeinschaft A house and its affairs
	human rights → Menschenrechte Rights and freedoms to which every individual is entitled
	husband → Ehemann The male partner is a marriage
	I
	identifiable → erkennbar Capable of establishing the identity of
	identity → Identität Who someone is
	illegality → Unzuständigkeit und materielle Rechtsunwidrigkeit Where a decision maker has exercised a power that has not been conferred on him
	illegality → Rechtswidrigkeit Prohibited by the law
	illegitimate children → nichteheliche Kinder Children whose parents are not lawfully married at the time when they are conceived or born
	immune → immun; befreit Exempt from
	immunity → Immunität Free from claims
	immutable → unveräuderlich Unchangeable
	impeachment → Amtsanklage A legal action taken against someone suspected of unacceptable conduct in a public office
	implied terms A term in a contract which is not stated expressly but is presumed to exist
	impossibility → Unmöglichkeit If goods have been destroyed, stolen or have disappeared
	imprisonment → Haft, Freiheitstrafe A method of punishment by means of the withdrawal of personal freedom, e.g. a prison sentence
	improper → unpassend Not in accordance with an accepted form of behaviour
	imputed notice → Wissenszurechnung The actual or constructive notice which an agent receives
	in accordance with → in Übereinstimmung mit In a manner corresponding to
	in-house → innerbetrieblich Within a company
	inadvertence → aus Unachtsamkeit, Versehen By mistake
	incapacity → Unfähigkeit Inability, lack of necessary power
	income tax → Einkommensteuer Tax paid out of one's earnings proportionate to the amount earned
	indictable offence → Straftat mit höherer Strafandrohung The most serious type of offences, which must be tried by a jury in the Crown Court, e.g. murder
	indictment → Anklage An accusation in written form stating that someone has committed a crime
	ineligible → nicht wählbar Not acceptable
	influenza → Grippe
	information → Strafanzeige A statement made to the court accusing someone of a crime
	infringement → Verstoß; Verletzung Violation
	inheritance → Erbe Property that a beneficiary to a will receives
	inhibition → Sperrvermerk An order which forbids any dealings with the land until a certain time
	injunction → Unterlassungsverfügung An order from the court ordering someone not to do a particular act
	innocent misrepresentation → schuldlose Täuschung A flase statement made where no fraud involved
	innominate terms Terms which can either be conditions or warranties depending on the seriousness of the breach
	Inns of Court → Vereinigungen der Barristers in London The four societies of barristers which admit people to the bar; The buildings containing the four societies
	insolvent → Insolvent The state of not having enough money to pay off debts; bankrupt
	instigation → Veranlassung Someone's provoking or urging on
	institute an appeal → ein Rechtsmittel einlegen To make an application for a judicial decision to be reviewed
	institution → Institut An established practice
	insurance contracts → Versicherungsverträge Contracts that provide that a company will pay compensation for death, fire etc. in return for regular installments
	intangible → ideal without a physical existence
	intellectual property → geistiges Eigentum Property rights which include such things as copyright, patents, trademarks and design rights.
	intellectual property law → Urheberrecht The law relating to intellectual property rights, e.g. copyright, patents
	intent → Absicht With an aim to do something
	intention to create legal relations → Erklärungsbewußtsein und Handlungswille
	interim injunction → einstweilige Verfügung This can stop the administration doing something pending a trial
	interim relief → einstweilige Verfügung Relief given provisionally until a final decision is made
	interlocutory injunction → einstweilige Verfügung An order made before the trial begins to prevent further damage
	intermarriage → Mischehen schliessen Marriage between people of different races
	Internal Market → Binnenmarkt The domestic market of the European Union
	interpretation section → Begriffsbestimmungen The section at the beginning or end of a contract defining important words and terms
	intervene → eingreifen; vermitteln To come between
	intestate → testamentslos A person dies intestate if they die without leaving a 'last will and testament'
	invalid → ungültig, unwirksam Of no effect
	invitation to treat → invitatio ad offerendum Inviting someone to make an offer
	irrationality → c. Unzwecksmäßigkeit Where a decision maker has not exercised his discretion properly
	irretrievable breakdown of marriage → Ehezerrüttung Impossibility of reconciling differences in the marriage
	issue → Nachkommen Children
	issue of fact → Tatfrage A matter relating to the facts of the case
	issue of law → streitige Rechtsfrage A legal matter for consideration by the court
	J
	journal → Zeitschrift A collection of articles and case reports
	judgment → Urteil A judicial decision
	judgments → Entscheidungsgründe, Urteilsbegründung Judicial decisions
	judicial precedent → Präzedenzfall Previous judicial decisions which form the basis of decisions made in future cases
	judicial review → c. Normenkontrolle und Anfechtung von Verwaltungsakten A procedure by which a court can examine decisions of administrative bodies
	judiciary → rechtsprechende Gewalt The judicial body of a state
	judiciary → rechtsprechende Gewalt The body responsible for hearing and deciding legal disputes
	jurisdiction → Gerichtbarkeit The power a court has to hear a case
	juristic persons → juristische Personen Corporations with legal personality
	juror → Geschworener A member of the jury
	jury panel → Geschworenenliste Those summoned for jury service from which the jury is selected
	jury trial → Geschworenenprozeß A judicial process where a jury decides on the facts of the case
	K
	kindred → blutverwandt, fig. ähnlich, gleichartig Similar; related
	L
	land certificate → Grundstückseigentumsbescheinigung A document which shows who the owner of a piece of land and any other rights regarding it
	land charge → Grundstücksbelastung Rights and interests which affect land
	Land Charges Register → grundbuchartiges Register für Belastungen des Grundstücks The Register of charges affecting pieces of land
	land law → Immobilienrecht The area of law dealing with rights enjoyed in land
	landlord → Vermieter Someone who lets property to another
	law of agency → Stellvertretungsrecht The law governing the situation where one person agrees to act on behalf of another
	law of obligations → Schuldrecht The collective term for the law of tort and law of contract
	law reports → Entscheidungssammlung Collections of reported decisions
	lay person → Geschworener, Schöffe an ordinary member of the public
	leasehold → Pacht, dingliches Nutzungsrecht auf Zeit The right to use land for a fixed period of time
	leave → Rechtsmittelzulassung Permission from a court to appeal to a higher court
	leave → Rechtsmittelzulassung Permission
	lecture → Vorlesung A lesson about a particular topic by a professor to a class
	legal aid → Prozeßkostenhilfe Publicly funded legal advice and representation
	legal consequences → Rechtsfolgen
	legal executive Someone who is not a qualified lawyer but who is engaged in legal work
	legal practice course The course which needs to be taken before qualification as a solicitor is possible
	legal remedies → Rechtsbehelfe Reparation of unlawful acts, e.g. damages, injunction
	legislative supremacy → legislative Souveränität The sovereignty of Parliament/leguslation
	legislature → Legislative The legislative body of a state
	legitimacy → Ehelichkeit A legitimate child is one born within a marriage
	legitimate → ehelich A legitimate child is one whose parents are lawfully married at the time it is conceived or born
	liabilty → Haftung Legal responsibility
	liable → verantwortlich; haftpflichtig to be responsible for something
	liable (adj) to → neigen zu (hier) Susceptible to; inclined to
	libel → schriftliche Ehrverletzung Defamation in written form
	licence → Mietvertrag A lease without exclusive possession
	licence by estoppel → Gestattung aus vorangegangener Duldung Where a landowner encourages a third party to expend money and/or effort onthe landowner's land
	life estate → lebenlängliches Herrschaftsrecht am Grundstück An interest in land for the duration of someone's life
	limitations → Beschränkungen
	liquidation → Liquidation The winding up of/closing of a company
	literal rule → wörtliche Auslegung The method of interpretation whereby the words of the statute are given their ordinary and everyday meaning.
	litigant → (Prozeß-) partei A party to a law suit
	loan → Anleihe An amount of money lent for a period of time
	loan → Darlehen, Anleihe A sum of money or piece of property which is given to someone on a temporary basis which is then to be returned, normally with interest
	loan capital → Fremdkapital Part of a company's assets which was originally in the form of a loan and has to be repaid
	local authority → örtliche Behörde A body of councillors elected by the inhabitants of a particular local government area
	local government → lokale Verwaltung The administrative body in a particular area
	locus standi → das Recht, beim Gericht gehört zu werden The right to be heard by a court
	lodger → Zimmermieter A tenant of a part of a house
	Lord Chancellor → Justizminister The head of the judiciary
	Lord Chief Justice → Präsident der Queen's Bench Abteilung des High Court The president of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court and the Court of Appeal Criminal Division.
	loss of earnings → Einkommensverlust Wages lost
	lump sum → einmaliger Pauschalbetrag A large once-off payment
	M
	magistrate → Richter im Magistrates' court A civil official who administers the law
	Magistrates' Courts → Amtsgericht für kleinere Strafsachen und Zivilsachen The courts where all criminal actions begin and which also act as first instance courts in some civil matters
	maladministration → fehlerhafter Verwaltungsakt Bad or inefficient administration
	managing director → Vorsitzender der Geschäftsführung The most senior executive director in a company
	mandamus → Verpflichtungsklage Requires a public authority to perform its duty
	mandatory injunction → Anordnung auf Wiederherstellung des ursprünglichen Zustands An order that requires the defendant to take positive action
	mandatory injunction → Folgenbeseitigungsanspruch This orders a person to undo an unlawful act
	manufacturer → Hersteller
	manuscript
	Mareva injunction → c. Arrest An injunction which may be granted to stop a defendant from transferring any of his assets out of the jurisdiction
	marital status → Familienstatus Whether an individual is married/single/separated/divorced
	marriage → Ehe The relationship between a husband and a wife
	marriage counselling → Eheberatung Advice for married couples going through a period of difficulty
	master → Vorstandsmitglied der Inns of Court A member of the governing body of one of the Inns of Court
	matrimonial home → Ehewohnung The home of a husband and wife
	matrimonial law → eheliches Güterrecht The law relating to marriage
	matrimony → Ehestand The state of marriage
	mediaeval guild → mittelalterlicher Verein An association of people for the pursuit of a common goal
	mediation → Vermittlung; Schlichtung Reconciliation of a dispute
	Member States → Mitgliedstaaten Those states that are members of the European Union
	memorandum of association → c. Satzung The document which contains the fundamental provisions of the company's constitution, e.g. where the registered office is
	mental disorder → Geistesstörung Mental illness
	merchandise → Handelsware Goods
	merchantable quality → marktgängige Qualität Goods which fit their purpose as it is reasonable to expect
	ministerial order → Ministererlaß An order made by a minister
	ministry → Ministerium A government department
	Ministry of Defence → Verteidigungsministerium The department of defence, dealing with the army, navy etc.
	minor interests → nachrangige Grundstücksrechte Rights and interests which if not entered in the Register are not binding
	minors → Minderjährige Persons under the age of eighteen
	mischief rule → ca. teleologische Auslegungsregeln, jedoch restriktiv angewandet The method of interpretation whereby the judge construes the statute in a way so as to remedy the mischief the Act was aimed to prevent
	misrepresentation → Irreführung A misleading statement
	mistake → Irrtum A misunderstanding about a matter of fact or a matter of law
	mitigate → mildern To make less severe
	module → Unterrichtseinheit An individual component of a degree
	molestation → Belästigung Harrassing or violent behaviour
	money bill → Finanzvorlage A proposed financial law
	moribund inactive
	mortgage → Grundpfandsrecht A temporary transfer of property to a creditor (usually a bank) as security for performance of an obligation or repayment of a debt
	mortgage → Hypothek An interest in land created in favour of a creditor as a security for a debt or the performance of an obligation
	mortgagee → Hypothekengläubiger The creditor in relation to a mortgage
	mortgagor → Hypothekenschuldner A person borrowing money using his land as security
	multifarious → vielgestaltig Many and various
	mutual mistake Where both parties misunderstand each other
	N
	national insurance → gesetzliche Sozialversicherung Contributions made to the state insurance system
	natural laws → Naturrecht, Naturgesetz Moral principles common to everyone which are superior to man made laws
	natural persons → natürliche Personen A human being
	negligence → Nachlässigkeit; Unachtsamkeit Failure to take reasonable care
	negligence → Fahrlässigkeit Lack of proper care
	negligent misrepresentation → fahrlässige Täuschung A false statement made because of undue care
	negotiable instrument → begebbares Wertpapier Instruments which represent money e.g. bills of exchange
	nominal damages → nur aus Rechtsgründen zugesprochener Schadensersatz A low level of monetary compensation
	non-fulfilment → Nichterfüllung
	non-molestation order → Unterlassungsbefehl An injunction which prevents harassment or violence of a spouse or children
	non-operative mistake → unbeachtlicher Irrtum A mistake which will not necessarily make a contract entirely void
	notice → Anzeige im Grundbuch A written piece of information regarding rights to land entered into the Land Register
	notice → Anzeige A piece of written information
	nuisance → rechtserhebliche Störung Interfering with the rights of others by causing a disturbance, e.g. noise
	O
	obiter dictum → Nebenbemerkung, nicht tragender Entscheidungsgrund Statements made in the course of a judgment which are not directly relevant to the decision in the case
	obligations → Hauptpflichten The essential duties arising from a contract
	offence → Straftat Something which is against the law, a legal wrong
	offender → Straftäter Someone who has committed a crime
	offer → Angebot A statement ibviting someone to enter into a contract
	offeree The person who is in receipt of an offer
	offeror The person making an offer
	offspring → Abkömmlinge Descendent children
	omnipotence → Allmacht Having unlimited or very great power
	on probation → auf Bewährung Instead of an offender being imprisoned, he may be placed under the supervision of a social worker for a certain period of time
	operative mistake → beachtlicher Irrtum Mistakes which have an effect on the validity of the contract as a whole
	opinion → Stellungnahme A company which is formed by lodging the necessary documents with the Registrar of Companies
	opinion → Stellungnahme eines Barristers A barristers statement of advice
	option → dingliches Verkaufsrecht A right to buy land
	order → Verordnung, Satzung; Tenor A form of secondary legislation; a direction of a court
	order → Erlaß A form of secondary legislation
	ostensibly here: Under the pretence
	out of court settlement → außergerichtlicher Vergleich An agreement made between the parties without engaging in a judicial process
	overriding interests → vorrangige Grundstücksrechte Interests and rights which are binding regardless of whether they are entered onto the Register
	oversight → aus Versehen An omission or mistake
	ownership → Eigentum The absolute and exclusive right to use, dispose and possess property
	P
	Panel on Take-overs and Mergers → Aufsichtsgremium für Fusionen und Übernahmen A self-regulating body whose function is to control and oversee takeovers of public companies in the United Kingdom
	paralegal → Kanzleimitarbeiter Support staff for a solicitor
	parent act → Ermächtigungsgrundlage An Act conferring powers to make delegated legislation
	parental responsibility → die Verantwortlichkeit der Eltern The duties of a mother or father
	parish → Gemeinde A area defined for administrative law purposes within a district
	parish council → Gemeinderat The administrative body in a parish
	partial fulfilment
	partial intestacy Where the will does not cover all the property owned by the testator
	partnership → Offene Handelsgesellschaft A collection of people working together to make a profit. A partnership does not have a separate legal identity
	patent → Patent A property right granted to the inventor of something
	peculiar adj. → eigen Strange; unusual
	peculiar to → eigentümlich, besonders Individual to; existing only in relation to something
	penalty → Strafe A punishment, e.g. a fine
	pending → rechtshängig, schwäbend Awaiting a decision
	per se → als solche(s) Taken alone; of itself
	perception → Erkenntnis An idea
	peremptory challenge → die Möglichkeit einer unbegründeten Ablehnung eines Geschworenen The right to challenge prospective jurors without giving reasons
	performance → Erfüllung The carrying out of an act or obligation
	performance → Leistung The carrying out of a duty or terms of a contract
	periodical → Zeitung A collection of articles and case reports published at regular intervals
	periodical payments → regelmäßige Zahlungen Payments made in regular installments
	perished destroyed
	permanent secretary → Staatssekretär A senior civil servant who heads a government department
	perpetual → immerwährend Lasting forever
	perpetuity period → Fideikommißverbot A period of time which must not be exceeded before the property vests
	personal chattels → gegenständliches Eigentum Tangible goods apart from land
	Personal injuries → Personenschäden Any damage to a person's physical or mental condition
	personal property → bewegliches Vermögen Chattels
	personalty → Mobiliarvermögen Personal property
	pervaded by → durchdrungen sein von To be present in something; spread throughout; widespread in
	petition → Petition A written request
	petitioner → Beschwerdeführer Someone who requests something
	phenomenon → Phänomen A remarkable thing
	piecemeal → nicht auf einmal Bit by bit
	plaintiff → Kläger The party bringing an action, now known as a claimant
	pleading → schriftsätzliche Vorbereitung der mündlichen Verhandlung The written arguments in prepatation for a trial
	pledge → Verpfändung The transfer of possession of property in return for a loan
	point of law → Rechtsfrage A legal issue
	political expedience → politische Tunlichkeit Political appropriateness
	polygamy → Polygamie Having more than one husband or wife at the same time
	possession → Besitz Actual control of property
	postgraduate A person who already has a degree and is studying for a further academic qualification
	practitioner → Anwalt Someone who practices the law
	precedence → Vorrang Priority in importance
	precedent → Präzedenzfall A principle of law from a previous judicial decision which is followed in subsequent similar cases
	preliminary reference → Vorlagefrage im Vorabentscheidungsverfahren A question referred to the European Court of Justice by a national court
	preliminary ruling → Vorabentscheidungsverfahren A decision of the European Court of Justice in response to a question referred to it by a national court
	prerogative → Privileg, Vorrecht A right or privilege belonging to a person or group
	prerogative order → Verwaltungsrechtsbehelf An order issued by the High Court for the supervision of inferior courts, e.g. order of mandamus
	presumption → Vermutung, Präsumtion A belief based on reasonable evidence
	primary legislation → Primärrecht The treaties entered into by the Member States
	prime minister → Premierminister The head of the government
	principal → Geschäftsherr The person on behalf of whom an agent acts
	principal rights → grundlegende Rechte The main rights
	principle of co-operation → Zustimmungsverfahren The procedure by which the Parliament is consulted in the legislative procedure. If the Council then wishes to depart from Parliament's opinion it must act unanimously
	principle of proportionality → Verhältnismaßigkeitsprinzip A measure/piece of legislation should not go beyond what is necessary to deal with the relevant problem
	private company (ltd) → Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung A company which is prohibited from seeking its finance from the public
	private law → Privatrecht The law regulating relations between private individuals
	private member → Parlamentsabgeordneter ohne Regierungsamt An ordinary Member of Parliament
	private members' bill → Gesetzesvorlage eines Abgeordneten A law proposed by a Member of Parliament
	privy council → Kronrat The principal council of the Sovereign
	Privy Council → Kronrat A judicial council which hears appeals from Commonwealth countries
	Privy Councillor → Mitglied des Kronrats A member of the privy council
	probate → gerichtliche Bestätigung der Gültigkeit eines Testaments The process of proving the validity of a will
	probate → gerichtliche Bestätigung der Gültigkeit eines Testaments The official acceptance of the authenticity of a will
	procedural impropriety → Verfahrensfehler Where a decision maker has failed to observe a procedural rule or the rules of natural justice
	procedure → Verfahren The manner in which proceedings are carried out
	profit a prendre → Nutzungs- und Entnahmerecht A right to remove something which exists naturally from someone else's land
	prohibition → Verbot Ban
	prohibition → Unterlassungsklage Orders a public body to refrain from an action which is illegal
	prohibitory injunction → Anordnung auf Unterlassung An order requiring the defendant to refrain from doing a certain act
	promisor A person making a promise
	promoter → Initiator Somebody campaigning for a particular issue
	property adjustment order → Vermögensausgleich An order which affects rights of spouses to property
	property law → Sachenrecht The law regulating ownership and transfer of property rights
	prosecution → Anklagevertretung (Staatsanwaltschaft) The body which brings a case against someone who is accused of having committed a crime.
	prosecution → Strafverfolgung The process of preparing a case against someone who has been accused of a crime
	prospectus → Prospekt A document issued by a company who wishes to sell shares to the public
	provisional damages → Vorläufiger Schadensersatz A payment made by the court based on the present state of damage. If the damage increases, further damages can then be awarded
	provisional order → provisionale Verordnung A temporary order
	proximity → Nahe zwischen sorgfaltswidrigem Verhalten und Schaden Degree of closeness
	public bill → Gesetzesvorlage (für ein allgemeines Recht) A general law proposed by the Government
	public company (plc) → Aktiengesellschaft A company financed by the public, by way of shares or debentures
	public corporations → offentlichrechtliche Körperschaften Public owned companies
	public duty → Dienstpflicht A service for the good of the people
	public law → öffentliches Recht The law regulating State bodies and relations between the State and ordinary citizens
	punitive damages → Schadensersatz mit Strafcharakter Damages awarded to make an example of the defendant
	pupillage → Referendarzeit mit einem Barrister One year's training with a barrister
	purchaser → Käufer Buyer
	R
	ratification → Ratifizierung The approval of a treaty by Parliament
	ratio decidendi → tragender Entscheidungsgrund The principal reason for the judicial decision
	real property → Grundstücke; Grundvermögen Land
	realm → Königsreich Kingdom
	realty → Immobilie Real property
	reasonable person → vernünftiges Durchschnittsmensch An average person of reasonable intelligence
	receipt → Empfang The acquiring of
	recission Where the parties are restored to their pre-contract positions
	recommendation → Empfehlung
	recorder → Richter am High Court A part-time judge
	recovery of land → Räumung und Herausgabe von Gründstücken To get land back into one's possession
	recurrence → Wiederkehr Occuring more than once
	redress → Wiedergutmachung To remedy; to rectify
	redress → Rechtsbehelf Remedy
	refute → widerlegen To disprove
	Register Office → Standesamt A state office where birth, marriages and deaths are recorded and where civil marriages take place
	registered company → registrierte Gesellschaft A company which has been entered onto the Companies Register
	registered land → grundbuchmäßig erfaßte Grundstücke Land which is registered under the Land Registration Act
	registrar → Standesbeamter An officer who works in a Register Office
	Registrar General → Leiter der Personenstandsbehörde On officer with responsibility for the register of births, deaths and marriages
	Registrar of Companies → Leiter des Handelsregisters The official responsible for maintaining the Companies Register
	regulation → Rechtsverordnung A type of secondary legislation
	regulation → Verordnung A form of legislation which is directly applicable in all Member States
	regulation → Ausführungsbestimmung A form of secondary legislation
	regulatory functions → regelnde Funktionen Powers of control over certain areas
	relationship → Rechtsbeziehung A legal connection
	remainder An interest in land of which possession is only taken when a previous interest comes to an end
	remote → entfernt, weitläufig Far away in time
	remoteness of damage → Entferntheit des Schadens The extent to which a person is liable for the consequences of his act/omission
	render of no effect → wirkungslos machen To make invalid
	rent assessment → Mietpreisfeststellung The determination of a fair rent
	repeal → aufheben, abschaffen To revoke
	representations → Vertragsbedingungen Elements of a contract
	requisition
	residence → Residenz The place where one lives
	residential → Wohnzwecken For the purposes of private dwelling
	residue → Reinnachlaß A dead person's estate left over after payment of all the debts and administration costs
	resolution → Beschluß A decision taking at a meeting of shareholders
	respondent → Berufungsbeklagter The opposing party in an appeal
	restriction → Beschränkung An order preventing any dealing with the land until some condition is fulfilled
	restrictive covenant → Grundienstbarkeit; beschränkte persönliche Dienstbarkeit A promise not to do certain things on one's land
	retention of title clause → Eigentumsvrobehalt
	retrospective legislation → rückwirkende Gesetzgebung Legislation which operates on matters taking place before it becomes law
	revocation → Widerruf The cancelling of an offer
	right of way → Wegerecht The right to go over someone else's land
	rights of entry → Eintrittsrecht The right to enter someone else's land
	rite → Ritus A religious observance or characteristic
	root of title → Eigentumsursprungsurkunde A document proving that the seller of a piece of land has good title
	royal assent → königliche Zustimmung The approval of the monarch
	Royal Charter → königliche Verleihungsurkunde; Hoheitsakt A document issued by the Crown issuing rights
	Royal Commission → königliche Untersuchungskommission A commission of inquiry appointed by the Crown
	Royal Prerogative → königliche Vorrechte Rights and privileges of the Crown which can not be interfered with by Parliament
	rule of law → Rechtsstaatsprinzip The supremacy of law, embracing the concepts of non-arbitrariness, equality and the protection of freedoms
	S
	safeguard → Schutz Some precaution which is there to prevent something undesirable happening
	sample → Warenmuster A small quantity intended to show what the whole is like
	schedule → Gesetzesanhang An appendix to a statute
	secondary legislation → Sekundärrecht e.g. Directives, regulations etc.
	secular → säkular Non-religious
	securities → Sicherheiten Stocks, shares, debentures, etc.
	self-regulation → freiwillige Selbstkontrolle
	sentence → Strafzumessung, Strafmaßfestsetzung The punishment given to a person convicted of a crime
	separation → Trennung The state of living apart from one another
	servant → Diener A person employed in a house to carry out domestic duties
	serve with summons → Ladung zustellen To require a person to attend court
	service provider → Dienstleister Someone who offers a particular service
	settlement → treuhänderische Verfügung A deed stating what property is to be given to which people
	settlor → Verfügender Someone who during his lifetime settles property on trust
	share capital → Grundkapital The value of the assets of a company held as shares
	shareholder → Gesellschafter Someone owning shares in a company
	silence → Schweigen Without speech
	slander → beleidigen (mündlich) Verbal defamation
	smallholdings → landwirtschaftliche Kleinbetriebe A piece of agricultural land smaller than a farm
	social security → Sozialversicherungswesen Contributions and benefits available under a Government system
	solemnise → förmlich erledigen To be duly performed
	solicitor → Rechtsanwalt A lawyer whose functions are mainly advisory although they can appear before some courts. They instruct barristers on behalf of their clients.
	source of law → Rechtsquelle Something which is the foundation for valid law, e.g. a constitution, judicial decisions
	Speaker of the House of Commons/ of Lords → Präsident des Unterhauses/ des Oberhauses The president of the Lower/Upper House of Parliament
	special licence → c. Heiratsurkunde A marriage licence granted by the Archbishop of Cantebury authorising a marriage at any time or place
	specific goods → Stückkauf Clearly defined identifiable goods
	specific performance → Erfüllungsanspruch Where a party is required to carry out its obligations
	spouse → Ehegatte A husband or wife
	squatter → unberechtigter Hausbesetzer A person who occupies land unlawfully
	standing → Stand, Status Length of service, position etc.
	standing committee → ständiger Ausschuß A parliamentary body which scrutinises a bill
	standing order → Geschäftsordnung A Parliament order to provide guidance on proceedings
	standing second reading committee → ständiger Ausschuß für zweite Lesung See standing committee
	standstill → Stillstand Stoppage; no possibility of progress
	statute → Gesetz An Act of Parliament
	Statute Law → gesetztes Recht Acts of Parliament, laws passed by Parliament
	statutory company → c. Gesellschaft bürgerliches Recht Companies formed and governed by an Act of Parliament, e.g. building societies
	statutory instrument → Ausführungsbestimmung Any delegated legislation
	statutory obligations → gesetzliche Verpflichtungen Duties imposed by an Act of Parliament
	statutory powers → gesetzliche Befugnisse Powers granted by an Act of Parliament
	strict liability torts → verschuldensunabhängige Haftung Offences for which there is no need to prove intent
	subordinate legislation → abgeleitete Gesetzgebung Delegated legislation
	subscriber → Zeichner Someone who applies for shares in a company
	subsiduary A company which is owned by a parent company
	succession → Erbfolge The rules concerning the entitlement to property on a person's death
	summary offence → Straftat mit geringer Strafandrohung A minor offence which is tried without a jury
	summon → laden To request someone to attend court
	summons → (Vor-) ladung A request to appear in court
	Superintendent Registrar → Oberstandesbeamter An officer who supervises the registers of births, deaths and marriages
	T
	take sth amiss → etw. übel nehmen To dislike something
	tangible → gegenständlich With a physical existence
	tax evasion → Steuerhinterziehung Illegaly avoiding the payment of tax
	tenant → Pächter; Mieter A person who leases property from another
	tenet → Grundsatz, Ansicht A principle
	Term of years absolute See leasehold
	termination → die Beendigung; die Auflösung Ending of
	termination → Beendigung The bringing to an end
	terms → Vertragsbestimmungen Elements of a contract
	testamentary intention → Testierwille The testator must intend his wishes to take effect only at his death
	testate → mit Testament verstorben A person dies testate if they have left a will indicating their intentions as to what should happen to their property after their death
	testator → von Todes wegen Verfügender A person who has made a will
	the Bar → Anwaltschaft Barristers, collectively
	title deeds → Eigentumsübertragungsurkunden A legal document indicating rights to property
	to abolish → abschaffen, aufheben to get rid of; do away with
	to abrogate → aufheben, außer Kraft setzen To abolish
	to abuse → mißbrauchen To use incorrectly; to mistreat
	to accumulate → akkumulieren To build up a quantity
	to acquit → freisprechen To declare innocent
	to advocate → verteidigen, sich einsetzen für To argue in favour of; to plead for, to support an argument
	to appoint → ernennen; einsetzen To assign a position to
	to approve ( a bill) → (zustimmen / billigen), hier: verabschieden Consented to, passed by
	to arrest → Festnahme, Verhaftung To hold a person under the authority of the law
	to be clogged up → blockiert sein Jammed; no more space
	to be embodied in (a law) → in einem Gesetz enthalten sein To be contained in
	to be swamped by
	to bind → binden; verpflichten To impose a duty on
	to categorise → kategorisieren To place in a number of categories
	to certify → beglaubigen To approve
	to challenge → bestreiten To dispute
	to codify → kodifizieren To arrange systematically in written form
	to come into force To take effect
	to come into operation → in Kraft treten Come into force
	to communicate → zugehen; mitteilen To pass on by speech or writing
	to compel → zwingen; erzwingen To force
	to conceive → zeugen To become pregnant
	to confer → übertragen To grant
	to conform → übereinstimmen To adhere to
	to consummate → Vollziehung der Geschlechtsgemeinschaft To complete a marriage by sexual intercourse
	to contribute → beitragen To give towards a common purpose
	to convene → versammeln To call (a meeting)
	to countersign → gegenzeichnen A confirming signature
	to descend from → abstammen To have as one's ancestors
	to discuss a bill → ein Gesetz beraten To debate a bill
	to dispense with → abschaffen To get rid of
	to dispose of → verfügen To transfer property
	to dispossess → den Besitz entziehen To deprive
	to elapse → ablaufen To pass by
	to emerge (from) → hervorgeben (aus) to come out; to appear
	to enact → (Gesetz) in Kraft setzen, erlassen To formally adopt a law and bring it into force
	to enforce → erzwingen To impose observance; to ensure rules are obeyed
	to engage → austellen Employed
	to enshrine → bewähren Here: to be contained in
	to entrust sb with sthg. → jm mit etwas betrauen To give somebody the responsibility for something
	to establish → gründen, errichten to form; to introduce; to set up
	to facilitate to make easier
	to flesh out → ausstatten To make more substantial
	to fob off To deceive
	to forfeit → verlieren To lose
	to grant → gewähren To allow; to bestow
	to hinge → abhängen To depend on
	to implement → umsetzen To put into effect
	to incorporate → zur juristischen Person machen To form a registered company
	to incur → entstehen To become liable or subject to something e.g.debts
	to induce → verursachen To bring about
	to infringe (a right) → ein Recht beeinträchtige To encroach upon, to limit
	to inhibit → versichten; untersagen To prohibit
	to initiate → beginnen; einleiten To start
	to instruct → beauftragen to authorise a barrister to act for a solicitor
	to invalidate → für ungültig erklären To make invalid/ineffective
	to invalidate → unwirksam machen To make void
	to invalidate → für ungültig erklären To make invalid
	to issue → erlassen To send out, produce
	to legislate → ein Gesetz erlassen To make laws
	to lodge → einreichen, (schriftstücke) vorlegen To register e.g. a complaint
	to move → beantragen To propose; to take a step to secure an action
	to negotiate → verhandeln To discuss terms of a contract before it is concluded
	to notify → bekanntgeben To inform
	to nullify → für nichtig erklären To make void
	to occupy → bewohnen To reside in; to live in
	to outvote → überstimmen When the majority of votes are against a proposal
	to override → sich hinwegsetzen über, (vorgehen) To supersede
	to overrule → verwerfen, aufheben To declare a previous decision of a court invalid
	to pervade → durchdringen To be spread throughout
	to petition → beantragen, Gesuch einreichen To apply to the court; to request something from the court
	to promulgate → verkünden To make public; to bring a law into effect
	to purport → der Anschein erwecken To intend; to have the appearance of
	to quash → Aufhebung eines Strafurteils To make void (e.g. a criminal conviction)
	to read out → vorlesen To read aloud
	to refer a case → Fall vorlegen To pass a case onto
	to refrain from → unterlassen To avoid doing an action
	to repossess → beschlagnahmen lassen To take possession of property on which a debt is owed
	to rescind → aufheben, für ungültig erklären To make void
	to reverse → aufheben To change a decision on appeal
	to revise → ändern To change; to alter
	to rule in someone's favour → für jemanden, zu seinem Gunste entscheiden The judicial decision is beneficial to one side
	to set aside → abschaffen, aufheben, außer Kraft setzen To repeal
	to start an action → Klage erheben to make an application to commence court proceedings
	to sue → klagen To bring legal proceedings against another
	to swear allegiance → Staatstreue schwören To declare one's loyalty
	to tinker with → mit etwas experimentieren To make adjustments to; to experiment with
	to trace → verfolgen; nachforschen To follow
	to vest → verleihen, übertragen Confer, transfer
	to vest → zufallen; übertragen To confer legal ownership on
	to wind up → auflösen to dissolve
	tort law → Deliktsrecht The law relating to civil wrongs
	tortious liability → Deliktshaftung Liability for harm caused by a tortious act
	town council → Stadtrat The elected body in a town
	training contract → c. Referendarzeit Two years of training with a solicitor's office necessary before qualification
	transaction → Rechtsgeschäft A piece of business done
	transferable → übertragbar Capable of being transferred
	treasury → Finanzministerium The Government department which manages the public revenue
	treatment → Behandlung Medical care of a patient
	treaty → Vertrag An agreement between states
	trespass → Verletzung absoluter Rechte To enter somewhere without permission
	trespass to land → unbefugtes Betreten fremden Grundbesitzes (trespass to land) Entering someone else's property without permission
	trespass to the person → Verletzung der körperlichen Unversehrtheit A violation of the personal rights of an individual eg. assault
	trial → Gerichtsverhandlung The process of deciding a case before a court
	tribunal → besonderes Gericht, Sondergericht A body set up to decide particular issues, e.g. employment; similar to a court but with limited powers
	tribunal → Schiedstelle; Gericht für Verwaltungsangelegenheiten An adjudicative body
	trust → Treuhandverhältnis A system of property ownership whereby one person who is the legal owner (trustee) of the property holds it for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
	trust fund → Treuhandvermögen Money or property which is subject to a trust
	trustee → Treuhänder Someone who holds the legal title of property for the benefit of another
	tutorial → Kolloquium A class held by a tutor to a small group of students, which often expands on topics dealt with in a lecture
	two-tier → zweistatig Two levels
	U
	unconstitutional → verfassungswidrig Contrary to the constitution
	undergraduate → Student ohne Abschluß A student who has not studied at University before and has not yet completed a degree
	undue pressure → Nötigung Inappropriate influence over someone else
	unequal bargaining power Where one party to a contract is in a stronger position than the other
	unfair
	unilateral contract → einseitiger Vertrag A contract whereby only one party is bound to perform, i.e. a gift
	unilateral mistake Where only one party is under a misunderstanding
	unincorporated corporation → nicht im Handelsregister eingetragener Gesellschaft A company which is not incorporated
	unit → Einheit A group
	unmake a law → ein Gesetz außer kraft setzen, abschaffen To revoke
	unregistered land → nicht im Grundbuch eingetragene Grundstücke Land which is not entered in the Land Register
	unscrupulous Unprincipled
	untrammelled adj. → unbeschränkt Unhampered
	V
	validity → Rechtsgültigkeit Legally acceptable
	verdict → Spruch (der geschworenen) The result of the trial as determined by the jury
	vicariously Vicarious liability is the liability of one person for acts done by another
	victimisation → Schikanierung To make someone a victim; to single someone out for unfair treatment
	void → nichtig Not having any legal effect
	voidable → anfechtbar Capable of being made void
	volume → Band One book of a series of books which are divided chronologically or according to subject
	vote of censure → Mißtrauensvotum A vote of disapproval
	W
	wardship → Vormundschaft, Pflegschaft Where a minor is placed under the protection of the court
	warrant → Haftbefehl A formal document permitting someone's arrest
	warranties Terms of a contract which are not as important as conditions and the other party is not entitled to terminate is a warranty is broken
	wedlock → Ehestand The married state
	whip → Fraktionsgeschäftsführer A member of a party who must enforce party discipline and ensure attendance in parliament
	wife → Ehefrau The female partner in a marriage
	will → letztwillige Verfügung A declaration of a person's intention of what should happen to his property after his death
	written pleadings → Schriftsatz The formal written legal arguments of parties to a law suit