Norwegian in 90 Days

Day 70 - Legal Terms

Vocabulary of the Day

domstol

(court)

lov

(law)

tiltalte

(defendant)

Dom

(verdict)

rettigheter

(rights)

Saksøker

(plaintiff)

saksøke

(sue)

advokat

(lawyer)

dommer

(judge)

advokat

(attorney)

rettssak

(trial)

juridisk

(legal)

sak

(case)

vitne

(witness)

vitnemål

(testimony)

kontrakt

(contract)

forbrytelse

(crime)

uskyldig

(innocent)

"kriminell"

(criminal)

sivil

(civil)

bot: bot English: fine Norwegian: bot

(fine)

rettferdighet

(justice)

Bevis

(evidence)

anke

(appeal)

Kausjon

(bail)

straff

(punishment)

Avtale

(agreement)

Jury

(jury)

skyldig

(guilty)

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

(petition)

forpliktelse

(obligation)

Men edsforsømmelse

(perjury)

rettshøring

(hearing)

megling

(mediation)

forskrift

(regulation)

Tvisteløsning

(litigation)

uaktsomhet

(negligence)

overtredelse

(violation)

lov

(statute)

erstatningsrett

(tort)