Legal English quiz for Lesson 1

A person who accuses another person of a wrongdoing is ...

• Defendant

• Plaintiff

• Paralegal

• Attorney

A legal conclusion is...

• Jury

• Complaint

• Verdict

• Dispute

If one receives justice according to established results, it means that one has the right to ...

• due process

• duty process

• due practice

• daily processes

Money paid as compensation is called ...

• fee

• costs

• fine

• damages

... aims to compensate individuals who suffer harm as a result of the actions of others and can be opposed to criminal law.

• Divorce case

• Probate

• Tort law

• Injunction

... are legal recompense that a defendant found guilty of committing a wrong or offense is ordered to pay on top of compensatory damages.

• Punitive damages

• Punishable damages

• Preliminary damages

• Injunctions

... is the state of being legally responsible for something.

• Probate

• Liability

• Injunction

• Lawsuit

... is an official order given by a court that demands that something must or must not be done.

• Injunction

• Due process

• Appeal

• Complaint

If one initiates a legal course of action against somebody, it means that one initiates ...

• An appeal

• A negligence

• A lawsuit

• A probate

The legal concept of not using a level of care that prevents injuries is ...

• Tort law

• Negligence

• Injunction

• Settle