institution of proceedings 起訴

accusation 控告,起訴

prosecution 起訴

action, claim 訴訟

cause, suit 訴訟,案件

to lodge a complaint 提起訴訟,提出申訴

to institute proceedings, to bring a lawsuit 進(jìn)行訴訟

to institute proceedings 進(jìn)行訴訟

complaint 控告,申訴

justice 審判

to judge 審理,審判

lawsuit 訴訟,官司

trial 審理

claim for damages 要求賠償損失

claim for compensation 索賠

writ of summons, citation 傳喚,傳訊

to plead, to claim 辯護(hù)

plea 辯護(hù)

deposition, evidence 證詞

indictment, charge 公訴書(shū),刑事起訴書(shū)

count of indictment 起訴書(shū)中列舉的罪項(xiàng)

to plead guilty 服罪

sworn statement 誓詞

on oath 發(fā)誓

accuser 原告

plaintiff 原告

the opposing party, the other side 對(duì)方當(dāng)事人

accused, defendant 被告

delinquent, offender 罪犯

guilty party, culprit 有罪一方,當(dāng)事人

recidivist 慣犯

accomplice 共犯

complicity 同謀,共謀

harbourer 窩藏(罪犯) (美作harborer)

receiver 隱匿(贓物),窩贓

in flagrante delicto 在作案現(xiàn)場(chǎng)

with malice aforethought 預(yù)謀不軌

public hearing 公平

in camera 秘密審議

witness for the prosecution 原告證人

witness for the defence 被告證人

proof, evidence 證據(jù),證詞

witness box 證人席 (美作witness stand)

dock 被告席

self-defence 正當(dāng)防衛(wèi) (美作self-defense)

force majeure, act of God 不可抗力

to pronounce sentence 宣判

miscarriage of justice 審判不當(dāng),誤判

sentence 宣判,判決

convict 既決犯,被制罪者

judgment by default 缺席審判

to be ordered to pay costs 判處交納訴訟費(fèi)用

acquittal 宣告無(wú)罪,開(kāi)釋

verdict of not guilty 無(wú)罪的判決

petition for a reprieve 緩刑起訴書(shū)

stay of proceedings 停止進(jìn)行訴訟

nonsuit 駁回

to appeal, to lodge an appeal 上訴