FACULTAD DE DERECHO Y

CRIMINOLOGIA
SEPAD
Nombre: RAMIRO SALVADOR NETRO
VILLAFUERTE
Matricula: 1835737
Profesor: LIC. IVONNE YPEZ GONZLEZ
Materia: INGLES TERMINOLOGIA
JURIDICA EN DERECHO
Concepto: ACTIVIDAD 1
Hora: 8:30 AM
Clase: SEMANA 1
Fecha 02/09/17
Basic legal terms

Chapter 1

1.1 People in the legal System: civil cases

A civil case begins with a plaintiff. He or she has a complaint about the actions of another person or
organization. The plaintiff files the complaint with a court.

The person or organization accused of wrongdoing is the defendant. Both the plaintiff and the defendant
usually have attorneys. The attorneys speak on behalf of their clients. A paralegal a person with legal
training, may assist the attorney.

In some cases, a jury listens to arguments for and against the defendant. Then they decide on a verdict.
Finally, the judge makes a decision to resolve the complaint.

1.1 gente en el Sistema legal casos civiles

Un caso civil empieza con una demanda l o ella tiene una queja acerca de las acciones de otra persona
u organizacin. Los archivos de la demanda los complementan con la corte.

La persona u organizacin acusada de un acto indebido es el acusado, amos el demandante y el acusado

usualmente tienen abogados, los abogados hablan en defensa de sus clientes, y un asistente legal es una
persona con entrenamiento legal y asiste al abogado.

En muchos casos, un jurado escucha los argumentos en contra del demandado, ellos deciden un
veredicto final, el juez toma una decisin para resolver la demanda.

Complaint: queja o denuncia

Plaintiff: demandante

Court: corte

Defendant: acusado

Attorneys: abogados

Paralegal: asistente legal

Jury: jurado

Verdict: veredicto

Judge: juez
Get ready

1 before you read the passage, talk about these questions.

1 what are some different jobs in the legal profession?

Attorney, paralegal and judge.

2 which legal job would you prefer, and why?

Attorney because is great job defend people, with arguments and the law.

Reading

2 Read the text and complete the table using information from the text.

Person Role or job

1 plaintiff Files a complaint

2 defendant Is accused of a crime

attorneys 3 speak on behalf

Paralegal 4 person with legal training

5 judge Resolves a complaint

Vocabulary

2 match the words (1-7) with the definitions (a-g)

1_B___ verdict 5__F___ paralegal

2_A__ legal system 6__E___ plaintiff

3_D___ court 7__G___ civil

4__C__ complaint

A the methods on interpreting laws and putting them into effect

B a legal conclusion

C a written document that states the reason for legal action

D the place where people go to conduct legal business

E a person who accuses another person of wrongdoing

G occurring between citizens.

3 check (x) the sentence that use the underlined parts correctly

1____ A the plaintiff delivered a verdict at the end of the trial

__X__ B the judge listened to the attorneys arguments.

2____A twelve paralegals determined the outcome of the case

__X__B the jury decided that the man was not guilty.

3__X__A the defendant hired an attorney to prove that he was innocent

____B on court, the plaintiff always makes the final decision

4_X___A Mr. Meaners attorney represented him during the trial

____B what verdict is the defendant accused of?