Law: basic terms I) The following terms introduce you to the law and basic legal terminology. Below are the definitions. Find the definition for each term.
authority court govern judge law enforcement agency lawyers legal action legal system legislation rule the judiciary tribunal

1. a body that is appointed to make a judgement or inquiry tribunal
2. a country's body of judges
3. an act or acts passed by a law-making body
4. behaviour recognized by a community as binding or enforceable by authority
5. legalproceedings
6. an official body that has authority to try criminals, resolve disputes, or make other legal decisions
7. an organization responsible for enforcing the law, especially the police
8. a senior official in a court of law
9. the body or system of rules recognized by a community that are enforceable by established process
10. the control resulting from following a community's system of rules
11. members of the legal profession
12. to rule a society and control the behaviour of its members

Lawyer is a wide term which refers to all professionals working in the legal profession; it does not refer to a specific job.

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