法律英语900句
1.He is a holder of an insurance policy.
2.How long is the period from the commencement to termination of insurance?
3.Insurance companies insured ships and their cargoes against loss at sea.
4.Mr.Rodman is the most heavily insured man in the world,
carrying $4,000,000 insurance on his life.
5.One kind of insurance policy is the one that covers a named person.
6.Parties to an insurance contract are required to exercise the utmost good faith
and disclose all relevant matters to each other.
7.The coverage is written in the basic form and clauses.
8.What cover will you take out?
9.What do your insurance clauses cover?
10.Who will pay the premium for WPA?作者: blue_sea826 时间: 2008-3-5 22:43
Part 2 Real property
1.A man may claim that the owns land by inheritance or purchase from some other person.
2.Land is referred to as realty.
3.Land may not be sold,leased,mortgaged or illegally transferred by any other means.
4.Land,the main source of wealth,
is by the very nature of things treated differently from other kinds of property.
5.Permission for any change in the use of the land owned
has to be obtained from the local planning authorities.
6.Property may be classified into real property and personal property.
7.Real property is both a bundle of legal rights and certain physical objects.
8.Real property is land and things immovably attached to the land.
9.The ownership of land grew out of possession.
10.Where a squatter occupies derelict land
and continues in uninterrupted possession for 12 years,
the owner's title to land is destroyed.
Part 3 Encumbrance
1.A landowner who already holds land subject to a mortgage
may wish to hypothecate his equity.
2.A lien against the property is granted to secure an obligation.
3.A pledge is something more that a mere lien and something less than a mortgage.
4.After the court imposed the lien,
it usually issues a writ directing the sheriff to seize the property.
5.If the purpose of the transaction is to transfer property for security only,
then the courts will hold the transaction a pledge.
6.It is a charge on land.
7.He decided to redeem the pledge.
8.Mineral rights are not mortgageable in this jurisdiction.
9.Mortgage is a security interest in real property.
10.The debtor whose property is subject to the mortgage is called the mortgagor.
Part 4 Process
1.Address of service of process shall be included in the Articles of Association.
2.Alias summons is a subsequent summons issued to replace one
that could not be served or otherwise failed.
3.Smith was subpoenaed as a witness to appear in the circuit court.
4.Summons is a written notification that one is required to appear in court.
5.The bailiff was in charge of issuing a summons on the plaintiff.
6.The court served a summons on him.
7.The summons was withdrawn.
8.The witnesses were subpoenaed to attend the trial.
9.The writ was indorsed with details of the plaintiff's claim.
10.They were accused of demanding payment with threats.
Part 5 Judge
1.A good judge can extend the boundary of justice.
2.A judge cannot be witness in his own cause.
3.A judge cannot punish a wrong done to himself.
4.A judge incurs no civil liability for judicial acts,
even if guilty of fraud and corruption.
5.An upright judge has more regard to justice than to me.
6.If the judge departs from the sentencing guideline range
he must have a lawful reason for such a departure.
7.Judges shall handle cases impartially and in accordance with the law.
8.Most disputes that arise in any society are not handled through the court system.
9.No one can be at once suitor and judge.
10.No one can be judge in his own case.
11.Sentencing is at the discretion of the judge.
12.The chaiman of the tribunal asked to see all the facts on the income tax claim.
13.The judge was appointed to sit in a special case.
14.The magistrates committed her for trial at the Crown Court.
15.The judge accepted the defendant's undertaking not to harass the plaintiff.
16.The judge decided in favor of plaintiff.
17.The judge disallowed the defense evidence.
18.The judge exceeded his powers in criticizing the court of appeal.
19.The judge found that the plaintiff's pleadings disclosed no cause of action.
20.The judge heard the case in chamber.
21.The judge must not hear the evidence
or the representations from one side behind the back of the other.
22.The judge ordered the actions to be consolidated.
23.The judge refused the application,
on the ground that he had a judicial descretion to examine inadmissible evidene.
24.The judge revised his earlier decision
not to consider a submission from defense counsel.
25.The judge warned counsel not to prompt the witness.
26.The judge was of the opinion that if the evidence was doubtful
the claim should be dismissed.
27.The justices were ordered to rehear the information.
28.The Lord Justice said he was not laying down guideline for sentencing.
29.The judge consented to the request of the prosecution counsel.
1.A company director owes a fiduciary duty to the company.
2.A company is regarded by the law as a person:an artificial person.
3.An enterprise as a legal person shall conduct operations
within the range approved and registered.
4.He is director appointed under the articles of the company.
5.Prior to application for registration,
the share capital must be stipulated in the Articles
and all shares must be subscribed.
6.The chairman was personally liable for the company's debts.
7.The company has complied with the court order.
8.The company has fulfilled all the terms of the agreement.
9.The company intends to sue for damages.
10.The company is controlled by the majority shareholder.
11.The company is presumed to be still solvent.
12.The company is resisting the takeover bid.
13.The company's action was completely legal.
14.The domicile of a legal person or other organization
is at the place of its principal business establishment.
15.The legal adviser recommended applying for an injunction against the directors of the company.
16.The major methods used to reconstitute the company
are acquisition of companies and merging.
17.The profits and losses of the equity joint venture
shall be shared by the parties in proportion to their contributions
of the registered capital.
18.The resolution was invalid because the shareholder's meeting was not quorate.
19.The right to vote at shareholder's meetings
for the election of directors shall be observed.
20.The two companies have merged.
Part 12 Jurisdiction
1.It is a principle of first importance
that federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction.
2.Jurisdiction determines which court system should properly adjudicate a case.
3.Questions of jurisdiction also arise regarding quasi-judicial bodies,
such as administrative agencies.
4.The case falls within the competence of the court.
5.The choice of jurisdiction of a court by agreement
shall not violate the provisions of exclusive jurisdiction undr the law.
6.The court held that exercise of personal jurisdiction
must meet the requirements of due process.
7.The federal courts have usually interpreted the matters of jurisdiction rather strictly.
8.The jurisdictional amount is set by statute and is currently $80,000.
9.This matter does not fall within the jurisdiction fo the Hight Court.
10.To start a civil suit the plaintiff first picks the proper court,
one that has jurisdiction in the case.作者: blue_sea826 时间: 2008-3-5 22:47
Part 13 International law
1.A state alone can perform acts of sovereignty on its territory.
2.Being sovereign and equal to others,
a state has certain rights and corresponding duties.
3.Both sides claimed the other side broke the peace agreement.
4.Every state has the duty to refrain from use of force against the territorial integrity of any other state.
5.He claimed diplomatic immunity to avoid being arrested.
6.His passport is out of date.
7.Illegal immigrants are deported.
8.One of the most flagrant of infringement of independence of States is intervention.
9.Public intermational law has been regarded as a system of principles and rules
designed to govern relations between sovereign states.
10.The beginnings of international law as it is known today
are usually traced to the 16th and 17th centuries.
Part 14 Negligence
1.Did the other person act negligently?
2.If you are more than 50 percent,
you may not be able to recover damages in the negligence action.
3.In most civil contexts it does not matter whether negligence is"gross"or"slight".
4.In most states contributory negligence has been superceded by comparative negligence.
5.In regard to negligence,
think of duty broadly as an obligation to protect the safety of others.
6.Involuntary manslaughter can be based on criminal negligence.
7.Negligence can also be a criminal offense.
8.Usually negligence is a tort.
9.You could bring a claim of negligence against the railroad company.
10.You have the grounds for a negligence action.
Part 15 Customs&tariff
1.All imports must be declared to customs.
2.How long will it take us to pass through Customs?
3.Like retaliation tariff,
preferential tariff is used as a weapon in international relations.
4.The customs formalities for the exportation of the following cargo
have been duly completed.
5.The Customs Bureau accepts certain foreign exports free of duty.
6.The duty on automobiles will be abolished soon.
7.The government decided to raise tariff walls against foreign goods.
8.The penalties for cheating customs are very severe.
9.The shutouts will soon be sent to the warehouse.