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法律词汇表U-Z
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术语 |
定义 |
| undue | More than necessary; excessive. |
| unlawful detainer | Detention of real property without consent of owner or other person entitled to its possession. |
| usury (YOO seh ree) | Charging higher interest rate or higher fees than law allows. |
| vacate | To nullify, render void. |
| venire (veh NI ree; popularly pronounced veh NEER) | Writ summoning persons to court to act as jurors. Also, a group of people summoned for jury duty. |
| venue (VEN YOO) | Geographical area from which a jury is drawn, where a criminal trial is held and where an action is brought. Also, the geographical location in which the alleged actions that gave rise to the legal action occurred. |
| verdict | Decision reached by a jury or judge on the facts presented at a trial. |
| voir dire (vwahr deer) | Process of questioning potential jurors. |
| waiver | Voluntarily giving up right. |
| waiver of immunity | Means by which witness relinquishes the right against self-incrimination, thereby making it possible for his/her testimony to be used against him/her in future proceedings. |
| warrant | Writ directing or authorizing someone to do something; most commonly, a court order authorizing law enforcement officers to make an arrest or conduct a search. |
| weight of evidence | Persuasiveness of some evidence as compared to other. |
| will | Legal document that sets forth how an individual wants his/her property disposed of when he/she dies. |
| willfully | Intentionally, as distinguished from accidentally, carelessly or inadvertently, but not necessarily maliciously. |
| with prejudice | Judge's decision in a case whereby any future action on the claim is barred in any court. |
| without prejudice | Without loss of rights. |
| witness | One who testifies to what he/she has seen, heard or otherwise experienced. |
| work release | Sentence under which defendant is imprisoned, but is released during day to work at a job approved by Department of Corrections or the court. |
| writ | Judicial order directing a person to do something. |
| writ of certiorari (SIR she oh RARE ee) | See certiorari. |
| writ of execution | Writ directing sheriff or other officer of the court to enforce a judgment or decree of a court. |
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