Learn essential legal vocabulary in Chinese, including legal procedures, roles, status, and actions. Improve your Chinese with key legal terms.
法律程序词汇法律程序词汇 Legal Procedure Vocabulary
- 案件 (ànjiàn) – legal case
- 刑事案件 (xíngshì ànjiàn) – criminal case
- 民事案件 (mínshì ànjiàn) – civil case
- 重大案件 (zhòngdà ànjiàn) – major case
- 起诉 (qǐsù) – to prosecute
- 提起公诉 (tíqǐ gōngsù) – to file a public prosecution
- 撤销起诉 (chèxiāo qǐsù) – to withdraw prosecution
- 诉讼 (sùsòng) – lawsuit
- 民事 (mínshì sùsòng) – civil lawsuit
- 刑事诉讼 (xíngshì sùsòng) – criminal lawsuit
法律角色词汇法律角色词汇 Legal Roles Vocabulary
- 检察官 (jiǎncháguān) – prosecutor
- 首席检察官 (shǒuxí jiǎncháguān) – chief prosecutor
- 助理检察官 (zhùlǐ jiǎncháguān) – assistant prosecutor
- 律师 (lǜshī) – lawyer
- 辩护律师 (biànhù lǜshī) – defense lawyer
- 原告律师 (yuángào lǜshī) – plaintiff’s lawyer
- 公设辩护人 (gōngshè biànhùrén) – public defender
- 法官 (fǎguān) – judge
- 首席法官 (shǒuxí fǎguān) – presiding judge
- 陪审法官 (péishěn fǎguān) – associate judge
法律状态词汇法律状态词汇 Legal Status Vocabulary
- 被告 (bèigào) – defendant
- 共同被告 (gòngtóng bèigào) – co-defendant
- 主要被告 (zhǔyào bèigào) – primary defendant
- 原告 (yuángào) – plaintiff
- 首席原告 (shǒuxí yuángào) – lead plaintiff
- 附带民事原告 (fùdài mínshì yuángào) – supplementary civil plaintiff
- 判决 (pànjué) – verdict/sentence
- 无罪判决 (wúzuì pànjué) – not guilty verdict
- 有罪判决 (yǒuzuì pànjué) – guilty verdict
- 死刑判决 (sǐxíng pànjué) – death sentence
- 保释 (bǎoshì) – bail
- 准予保释 (zhǔnyǔ bǎoshì) – granted bail
- 拒绝保释 (jùjué bǎoshì) – denied bail
法律行为词汇法律行为词汇 Legal Actions Vocabulary
- 指控 (zhǐkòng) – to charge
- 正式指控 (zhèngshì zhǐkòng) – formal charge
- 撤销指控 (chèxiāo zhǐkòng) – drop charges
- 证据 (zhèngjù) – evidence
- 直接证据 (zhíjiē zhèngjù) – direct evidence
- 间接证据 (jiànjiē zhèngjù) – circumstantial evidence
- 物证 (wùzhèng) – physical evidence
