Legal Professions and Core Legal English Vocabulary

Who works in court and makes decisions?

• Lawyer

• Judge

• Defendant

• Plaintiff

Who gives legal advice in a company but doesn’t go to court?

• Judge

• Notary

• Prosecutor

• Legal Advisor

Who is the person being sued?

• Plaintiff

• Judge

• Defendant

• Witness

What is a “clause”?

• A kind of court

• Section in a contract

• Punishment

• Profession

What is a hearing?

• A lawyer's room

• Police report

• Meeting in court

• Phone call

If someone breaks a contract, that is a...

• Clause

• Breach

• Hearing

• Complaint

If two people agree and don’t go to court, that is a...

• Lawsuit

• Verdict

• Settlement

• Clause

"Liability” means...

• Legal Agreement

• Legal Responsibility

• Job Title

• Hearing

• Siska worked for a company, but they didn’t pay her salary. She went to court to sue them.Who is Siska in this case?

• Judge

• Platintiff

• Defendant

• Witness

• The prosecutor showed a video to the court to prove the defendant was guilty.What is the video called in legal terms?

• Hearing

• Verdict

• Clause

• Evidence