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1、Lesson one1、a cause of action 案由2、social norms 社会标准3、substantive law 实体法4、procedural law 程序法5、resolve disputes 解决纠纷6、provide for 规定7、be entitled to有权8、law of contracts 合同法9、private law 私法10、public law 公法11、constitution law 宪法12、administration law 行政法13、criminal law 刑法14、 the law of torts侵权法16、the co

2、mmon law 普通法17、the operation of the judicial processes司法程序的运作18、the United States Congress 美国国会19、judge-made law 判例法20、judicial decision司法决定Lesson twomulti-state transactions 多重性choice of law 法律的选择substantive rights实体权利conflicts of law法律冲突choice of forum 法院的选择courts of limited jurisdiction有限管辖权法院cou

3、rts of general jurisdiction一般管辖权法院trial courts初审法院inferior court低级法院superior court高级法院supreme court 最高法院circuit court巡回法院district court区法院appellate court 上诉法院intermediate appellate court 中级宪法at the discretio n of 由自由裁量court of limited subject matter jurisdiction有限对事管辖权法院the amount in controversy 争议数

4、额diversity jurisdiction多元管辖federal question 联邦问题the United States Courts of Appeals 美国上诉法院联邦巡回法院the Court of Appeals for the district of特区上诉法院the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit联邦最高法院the Supreme Court of the United States original jurisdiction 初审管辖权Lesson three judicial process 司法程序serve ou

5、r purpose 到达我们的目的regulatory and enabling legislation标准性和授权性法规the adversary system 抗辩制trial procedure审判程序the inquisitorial system纠问制regulatory legislation标准性法规direct and cross examination 直接质证、间接质证procedural safeguards 程序保障due process 正当程序on his own case 证明自己的立场resort to law 诉诸法律resort to force 诉诸武力t

6、urn on 取决于，依赖Lesson fourlegal relief 法律救济arbitration 仲裁jurisdiction over the person of the defendant 对被告的人身管辖权courts of original jurisdiction 初审管辖权法院minimum contacts 最低限度的联系be filed with 把登记备案service of process 送达give notice to 通知service by publication 公告送达a motion to dismiss 驳回动议pleading-in-answer

7、辩论状sue 对提起诉讼redress 纠正，补救sum monS票affirmative defense 积极抗辩counter-claim 反诉on one's part(on the part of ) 就某人而言，在某人一方；某人有责任的un der pen alty of(违者)以惩治in essence 实质上default judgment 缺席判决Lesson fivepre-trial discoveryquestion sb under oath 经宣誓后质问某人lay a basis for 为打根底written interrogatories 质询书disco

8、very devices 取证方法compulsory physical examination 强制体检person injury case人身伤害案discovery procedures取证程序discovery requests取证要求the violating party违反的一方a pretrial conference审前会议summary judgment 即决判决the opposing party对方at the pleading stage起诉辩论阶段decide the case in the mover 's favor of 作出有利于动议方的判决legit

9、imate function合法功能a fact of life无法回避的事实interrogatory questions 质询的问题depose宣誓作证；选时候录取 的证词legitimate 合法的Lesson sixthe Seventh Amendment to the Constitution 宪法第七修正案impanel the jury组成陪审团challenge for cause 相对异议peremptory challenges 绝地异议opening statement 公开声明发言directed verdict指令性裁决find in his favor作出有利于他

10、的立场判决non-moving party非动议方charge the jury给陪审团上课final argument 最后陈述general information 一般知识the burden of proof 举证责任general verdict一般裁决special verdict特殊裁决legal effect 法律后果a nonunanimous verdict 不一致的裁决post-trial motions 审后动议judgment notwithstanding the verdict 推翻陪审团裁决的判决Lesson sevenrender a judgment on

11、default 作出缺席判决a writ of execution 执行令judgment creditor判决债权人judgment debtor 判决债务人garnishment 扣押dispose of 把处理掉attachment 财产保全exempt from . 使 免于，使 不受set aside 撤回，驳回judicial proceedings司法程序a writ of certiorari调取卷宗令reverse the judgment推翻原判written briefs书面摘要affirm the judgment维持原判modify the judgment改判同意意

12、见和反对意见written opinion 书面意见书 concurring and dissenting opinion set forth 陈述，说明 res judicata 已决案件Lesson eightstand trial 出庭受审due process 正当司法程序deprive sb of剥夺某人的double jeopardy 一事不再罚a summary arrest 即行逮捕pursuant to 遵循indictment 控告，公诉书grand jury 大陪审团booking 入册an appearance 出庭a preliminary hearing 预审information