English for specific purposes – ESP / Vocabulary about law & crimes.

English for specific purposes – ESP / Vocabulary about law & crimes.

Devido aos vários pedidos, nós estamos postando um vocabulário referente à área do Direito. Ele serve tanto para estudantes de direito quanto para pessoas que precisam traduzir textos com termos jurídicos. Toda semana, postaremos termos similares referentes a outras áreas do conhecimento. Esperamos que gostem.

Insurance = when you pay a company money and they pay the costs if you are ill, have a car accident, etc. = seguro.

Premium = an amount of money that you pay for insurance. = prêmio de seguro.

Fraud = when someone deceives people to get money. = fraude.

To file (a claim) = make an official statement that you are going to do something, especially in a court. = arquivar.

To sue (someone) = start a legal process to get money from someone who has harmed you in some way. = processar.

To guarantee = promise that something will happen or be done. = garantir.

An appeal = when someone asks a higher court to change the decision of a lower court. = apelação.

Arson = the crime of deliberately making something burn, especially a building. = incêndio criminoso.

To convict (someone of) = officially decide in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime. = condenar alguém.

To sentence (someone to) = give a legal punishment to someone who is guilty of a crime.  = sentenciar.