Norwegian in 90 Days

Day 70 - Legal Terms

Vocabulary of the Day

lov

(law)

domstol

(court)

dommer

(judge)

advokat

(lawyer)

advokat

(attorney)

juridisk

(legal)

rettigheter

(rights)

Saksøker

(plaintiff)

tiltalte

(defendant)

saksøke

(sue)

rettssak

(trial)

sak

(case)

Dom

(verdict)

vitne

(witness)

vitnemål

(testimony)

Bevis

(evidence)

kontrakt

(contract)

Avtale

(agreement)

anke

(appeal)

Kausjon

(bail)

Jury

(jury)

forbrytelse

(crime)

"kriminell"

(criminal)

sivil

(civil)

straff

(punishment)

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(fine)

skyldig

(guilty)

uskyldig

(innocent)

rettferdighet

(justice)

rettshøring

(hearing)

Tvisteløsning

(litigation)

megling

(mediation)

uaktsomhet

(negligence)

forpliktelse

(obligation)

Men edsforsømmelse

(perjury)

Klage (or Petisjon, depending on the specific legal context)

(petition)

forskrift

(regulation)

lov

(statute)

erstatningsrett

(tort)

overtredelse

(violation)