1、Glossary of Legal Terms2* 1Contention不拟答辩 nolo contendereI do not wish to contend.A plea in a criminal case by which the defendant answers the charges made in the indictment by declining to dispute or admit the fact of his or her guilt.Date 2矛 Contradict盾Party accused of a crime s himself (he might
2、be guilty)Witness s himself (testimony weakened or discredited)Two witnesses state things directly opposed to each other (contradictions reconciled by the judge)Date 3分担 Contribution分摊Maritime law: sharing of a loss; general average (cast goods overboard to lighten the vessel)Civil law: a partition
3、by which the creditors of an Insolvent debtor divide among themselves the proceeds 收益 of the debtors property in proportion to the amount of their respective credits.Date 4争 Controversy议An actual dispute btw individuals seeking judicial Resolution of their grievances arising from a conflict of their
4、 Alleged legal rights.Only in civil Litigation (protect and enforce private rights). The term Case applies to both a Civil Action 协议 agreement btw states; 会议 assemblyconstitutional convention 制 /改 /修宪会议judicial convention legislative convention political convention 党代表会议Conventional weaponsDate 6侵 C
5、onvert Conversion占Any unauthorized act that Deprives an owner of Personal Property without his or her ConsentReal property cannot be lost and then foundTangibleRights in a paperDate 7定罪 Convict罪犯Adjudge an accused person guilty of a crime at the conclusion of a criminal Prosecution, or after the ent
6、ry of a plea of guilty or a plea of nolo contendere. An individual who has been found guilty of a crime and, as a result, is serving a sentence as punishment for the act; a prisoner.Date 8Counsel Counsel 律师 集合名词 Counselor-at-law 有单复数 An attorney or lawyer. The Rendition of advice and guidance concer
7、ning a legal matter, contemplated form of argument, claim, or action.Is for the defense present?Are ready?Date 9Counter 反Counterclockwise; counterofferCounterclaim 反诉 ; Countervail 抵消；补偿Counterfeit 假冒Counterpart: Often a contract is in several s which are the same but each paper is signed by a different party, particularly if they are in different localities. It is now usual for all the parties to execute every part, and this makes them all originals. Date 10
