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法律英语实务词汇讲解 

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如legal liability法律责任,contractual liability合同责任等。Liability的形容词是liable,通常用在be liable to do 或be liable to sb for sth 结构中,如“Face Amount” means in respect of a BA Instrument, the amount payable to the holder on its maturity, and in respect of a Documentary Credit, the maximum amount which the issuing Person is contingently liable to pay to the Beneficiary.“票面金额”对银行承兑汇票而言,指到期时应付持票人的金额,对跟单信用证而言,指发行人可能应付受益人的最大金额。

Lien

释义:lien是法律英语中的一个专门用于,意思是留置,但有时在法律文件中可能会对其含义作出扩大性的定义,如“Lien” means any mortgage, charge, pledge, hypothecation, security interest, assignment, encumbrance, lien (statutory or otherwise), title retention agreement or arrangement, restrictive covenant or other encumbrance of any nature or any other arrangement or condition that in substance secures payment or performance of an obligation.“留置权”指本质上保证清偿或履行债务的任何抵押、担保、出质、质押、担保物权、让与、债务负担、留置(法定或其它方式的)、保留所有权协议或安排、限制性约定或任何性质的其它债务负担或任何其它安排或条件。

Limitation 释义:limitation的常用含义是限制,如责任限制,可以说是limitation of liability。Limitation在法律英语中的特殊含义是时效,如lapse of limitation已过时效等。

liquidation

释义:liquidation 在法律英语中通常指企业的清算,如If a receiver, manager or other custodian (interim or permanent) of the Collateral or any part thereof is appointed by private instrument or by court order, if any execution, winding up, liquidation, sequestration, extent or other process of any court becomes enforceable against of with respect to the Debtor or the Collateral or any part thereof, or if distress or analogous process is made against the Collateral or any part thereof.如果根据私下协议或法院命令,对“担保物”或其任何部分任命了接管人、管理人或其它保管人(暂时或永久的),或如果任何法院对“债务人”或“担保物”或其任何部分的任何执行、倒闭、清算、扣押、扣留或其它处分成为可执行的,或如果对“担保物”或其任何部分提起扣押或类似处分。

list

释义:list在法律英语中通常指股票的上市,如listed company上市公司,listing shares上市股票等。 promotion

释义:promotion在法律英语中指发起(公司)等,是公司设立方式的一种。如there are to ways to incorporate a company limited by shares, one is incorporation by promotion, the other is incorporation by share offering to the public.股份有限公司的设立方式有两种,发起设立和募集设立。

prospectus 释义:prospectus指招股说明书,是公司发行股票并上市的必备文件。如prior to the listing of shares in the stock exchange, the company shall disclose various documents to the public as

part of its efforts for information disclosure, one of which is prospectus.股票在证券交易所上市以前,公司作为信息披露的一部分,应当公布各种相关文件,其中之一就是招股说明书。

provided that

释义:provided that 是法律英语中常用的一个词组,意思是但是,相当于but,但一般不能用but替换。如provided that the acceptance of rent by landlord after the expiration of the term of the tenancy hereby created shall not be deemed to operate as a waiver or breach of any of the terms hereof nor as a new periodic tenancy by way of holding over or otherwise . a new tenancy shall only be created by a fresh tenancy agreement in writing signed by the landlord and the tenant. 但是,出租人在本协议所产的租赁关系期满后获得租金不得被视为构成弃权或是对本协议的违反,也不得认为构成了一个新的租赁期限或其他任何解释,新的租赁关系的产生只能以出租人和承租人以书面订立的形式为之。

quorum

释义:quorum指法定人数,如The Board meeting requires a quorum of over two thirds of the total number of directors. When the quorum is less than two thirds, the decisions adopted by the Board meeting are invalid出席董事会会议的法定人数为全体董三分之二,不够三分之二人数时,其通过的决议无效。

real property

释义:real property指不动产,相当于real estate,但比real estate的范围广泛些,real estate主要指是指土地及附着在土地上的人工构筑物和房屋,而real property指Real Estate及其附带的各种权益。

realize

释义:realize在法律英语不是指实现,而是财产的变现,如realize the security担保变现,unrealized profit未变现利润,realizing expense变现费用。

Ratify

释义:ratify在法律英语中的意思是正式批准,追认。Over ninety countries ratified an agreement to ban the use of these chemicals. 九十多个国家批准了一项禁止使用这些化学品的协议。The contract made by an infant may take effect if it is ratified by the guardian of the infant.未成年人订立的合同如果经未成年人监护人追认可能会发生效力。

Receivable

释义:receivable的意思是应收的,应收账款等,如schedule of accounts receivable应收帐款明细表,bills receivable应收票据,amount receivable应收款项等。

Register

释义:register的意思是注册,如Registered office注册地,registered capital注册资本,registered share记名股票,register at the registration authority于注册机关处注册等。

reorganization

释义:reorganization指重组,如company reorganization公司重组,asset reorganization

资产重组,reorganization debenture重组债券,bank reorganization银行重组等。

representation

释义:representation在法律英语中有两个含义,一是代表,如representation by counsel由律师代表,一个是陈述,通常和warranty连用,出现在合同中,representation and warranty为合同的“陈述与保证条款”。

representative

释义:representative的意思是代表,代理,如legal representative法人代表,representative of the litigant诉讼当事人的代理,representative capacity代理人身份等。 rescind

释义:rescind在法律英语中的含义是解除、撤销,如Renter may seek to be indemnified for damages for unreasonable downtime of the System or the right to rescind the remainder of the term if there is not timely repair or replacement of the System.“承租人”可对“系统”的不正常停机提出赔偿要求,而且在“系统”没有得到及时维修或更换的情况下有权利要求废除条款中的剩余部分。

retain

释义:retain的常见含义是保留、保持,如retained earnings 留存利益,retain the preemptive right保留优先购买权;另外,retain可以指聘请、雇佣,主要指聘请律师、顾问,如retain an attorney聘用律师等。

review 释义:review是法律英语中的常用单词,意思是复查、复审,如review a case复查(审)一个案件,review a contract复查合同,judicial review司法审查等。

revoke

释义:revoke的意思是撤销,如revoke an offer/acceptance撤销一项邀约/承诺,revoke an appointment撤销任命,revoke a trust撤销一项委托,revoke an agency撤销代理,revoke a will撤销遗嘱等。 right

释义:right是法律英语中最常见的单词之一,指权利,通常与义务obligation相对。如information right知情权,right of first refusal 或first right of refusal优先权,right to contract缔结合同的权利,right to liberty 自由权,right to fair trial 受公正审判权right to marry婚姻权,right to privacy隐私权,right to rescind撤销合同的权利等。

royalty

释义:royalty在法律英语中的意思是使用费,指因使用了他人的知识产权、版权等而缴纳的费用,如royalty bonus超额使用费,royalty interest使用费权益,royalty tax使用费税等。

said

释义:此处的said在法律英语中不是say的过去式,而是一个形容词,相当于aforesaid或abovementioned,如the said matter前述事项,the said payment前述付款等。

Satisfaction 释义:satisfaction在法律英语中的常用含义是清偿(债务)或履行(义务),如satisfaction by legacy用遗产清偿,satisfaction in fact事实上的清偿,satisfaction of judgment判决的履行, satisfaction of lien/mortgage(因清偿而)解除留置/抵押等。

Title

释义:法律英语的常用单词之一,但对于其含义,尚无一个明确的界定,一般认为包括所有权(ownership)在内的各项权利,因此,常常被译作产权、所有权。如title bond产权保证书,title by limitation因时效取得所有权,title by descent因继承取得所有权,title document所有权证书,title insurance产权保险等。 transfer

释义:transfer在法律英语中的常见含义是转让,既可以指债权的转让,也可以指债务的转让,如transfer of the interest 权益的转让,transfer by endorsement背书转让,transfer agent过户代理人,transfer by operation of law法定转让等。另外,transfer也可以指案件等移送、移交,如transfer of cases案件移送,transfer of jurisdiction管辖权转移等。

trust

释义:trust是法律英语中的特有词汇,意思是信托,如trust property信托财产,trust power信托权力,trust receipt信托收据等。

undertake

释义: undertake在法律英语中的常见含义是承诺、允诺,相当于promise,常常出现在法律文件中,一般不能用promise替换,常用句型为undertake to do sth承诺做某事,如Both Parties undertake to mitigate the loss resulting from the force majeure event.双方均承诺减轻由不可抗力事情引起的损失。

underwrite

释义:underwrite在法律英语中有两个常见含义,一是承保、给?保险,如underwrite the goods in transit为运输途中的货物承保,另外一个意思是证券承销、报销,如underwriting agreement证券承销协议,underwriting spread承销差价等。

use 释义:use在法律英语中有两个常用含义,一是使用,如right to possess, use and dispose of the private property占有、使用和处分私有财产的权利。另外,use可以作运用理解,常常用在词组use the reasonable efforts to do结构中,法律英语中很少使用pay或make efforts to do句型。 void

释义:void的意思是无效的,常常和null连用,即null and void无效,如an act in conflict of law shall be null and void与法律冲突的行为无效。Void contract无效合同,void marriage无效婚姻,void legacy无效遗嘱,void release无效弃权等。

Waiver

释义:waiver是Waive名词形式,意思是弃权、权利放弃,如waiver by election of remedies因选择救济方式而产生的权利放弃;waiver of proof of loss损失证明的放弃,waiver of right to appeal上诉权的放弃,waiver of tort放弃侵权之诉等。

warranty

释义:warranty的意思是担保、瑕疵担保,如warranty deed(所有权担保契约),warranty of fitness(货物)适用性担保,warranty of title所有权担保等。

where

释义:where是法律英语中的常见单词,在这里并不表示地点状语的引导词,而是表示假设,通常对应的汉语为“如果”或不出现人称的句式中“?.的”,如where an employee is granted any period of annual leave, the employer shall pay him annual leave pay in respect of that period not later than the day on which he is next paid his wages after that period.如果雇员被给与任何一段期间的年假,雇主最迟须于该期间后的第一个发薪日付给该雇员该段期间的年假薪酬。 secure

释义:secure在法律英语中的意思是担保,而不是普通英语中的获取或形容词安全的,如secured bond担保债券,secured creditor有担保债权人,secured debt有担保债务,secured loan抵押贷款,secured note 有担保的本票,secured transaction担保交易等。其名词形式是security 担保,如security agreement担保协议,security deposit保证金,security interest担保权益等。

securities 释义:securities不是security的复数形式,而是一个具有独立意义的单词,意思是证券,如securities act 证券法,securities regulatory commission证券监管委员会,securities exchange证券交易所,securities offering证券发行,securities dealer证券经纪人等。

service

释义:service的常见含义为服务,如service contract 服务合同,service to the clients为委托人服务。在法律英语中的特有含义是送达,如service of a process送达传票,service by publication公告送达等。

settlement

释义:settlement在法律英语中的常见含义是和解,如reach a settlement达成和解,settlement out of court庭外和解。另外,settlement也可作账目的结算,如settlement of an account账目结算,settlement date交割日等。

submit

释义:submit是一个常用单词,其基本含义没有发生改变,为呈交、呈送,通常指自下而上的递送某物,如submit an application to the competent authority for the registration of a company为注册公司向有关部门递交申请,submit the dispute of a contract to arbitration commission把合同争议提交仲裁委员会等。

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