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This document provides basic information about legal terms and resources: It defines common legal terms like attorney, appeal, complaint, etc. and has students match terms to definitions. It also has a dialogue completing blanks with legal terms like lawsuit and damages. Finally, it describes where to find different types of legal resources in libraries. It explains that primary materials contain original laws, secondary materials give opinions on the law like encyclopedias and digests. It notes form books show how to format legal documents, and case annotations discuss individual rulings. Most resources can now be accessed through computerized databases.

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Basic Legal Terms Plataforma

This document provides basic information about legal terms and resources: It defines common legal terms like attorney, appeal, complaint, etc. and has students match terms to definitions. It also has a dialogue completing blanks with legal terms like lawsuit and damages. Finally, it describes where to find different types of legal resources in libraries. It explains that primary materials contain original laws, secondary materials give opinions on the law like encyclopedias and digests. It notes form books show how to format legal documents, and case annotations discuss individual rulings. Most resources can now be accessed through computerized databases.

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BASIC LEGAL TERMS

DOCENTE: Jimmy Somar Tipacti Hernandez


BASIC LEGAL TERMS
DOCENTE: Jimmy Somar Tipacti Hernandez

I. MATCH THE WORDS WITH THE DEFINITIONS

1. Attorney ___ is a citizen’s guarantee that he or she will receive


Will receive a fair trial.

2. Appeal ___ is a disagreement or conflict.

3. Complaint ___ to ask for a problem to be investigated again, in


Order to have a decision changed.

4. Dispute ___ is an accusation in a civil court.

5. Due process ___ a person who works in law and gives legal advice.

6. Legal action ___ to take legal actions against someone because


You believe they did something harmful to you.

7. Form book ___ is the use of lawyers and legal system to help
solve a problem.

8. Sue ___ is a collection of forms and documents which are


Required or recommended to be used in legal
Cases.
II. COMPLETE THE DIALOGUE WITH WORDS FROM THE CHART

Offer - Lawsuit - Settle - Pay for half - Damages - Proof - You’re right

Lawyer: Hello, Mr Williams. I received an _____________ from Ms. Johnson’s lawyer. She’s

ready to end this dispute.

Client: Really? What do we need to do?

Lawyer: Well, she’s not dropping the _____________ unless you agree to___________.

Client: What is she asking for?

Lawyer: She wants you to________ _________ _________ of the ___________ to her car.

Client: But I didn’t wreck her car! Someone else ran into it.

Lawyer: I know. But since you have no ___________, I suggest you settle.

Client: I don’t like it. But I guess ________ ___________.


Letter of The Law Where do I look?

There are many legal resources, so it’s important to know how


libraries organize them.
Most libraries have a section for Primary Materials. These texts
contain laws relevant to cases.
Secondary materials give opinions on the law. They include legal
encyclopedias and digests.
Encyclopedias often cite primary sources in their references.
Digests summarize individual cases that have similar topics.
Other legal publications include case annotations and form book.
Annotations are articles about cases, and they are printed in law
journals. Form books show how documents should be worded and
formatted. Thankfully, most of these resources are available on
computerized databases. That way, you don’t have to carry around a ton of books!

READ AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER.

1. Legal professionals publish their thoughts and assessments about laws in:
A. Digests
B. Primary materials
C. Form books
D. Case annotations

2. What can be inferred about form books?


A. Judges use them when making decisions.
B. Attorneys use them to find relevant laws.
C. Lawyers use them when writing official papers.
D. Libraries use them to organize computer databases.

3. Which of the following does NOT focus on information about laws?


A. Digests
B. Computerized databases
C. Primary materials
D. Legal encyclopedias

4. Mary should look at a collection of example documents to see how to word the contract
correctly.

A. Primary materials
B. Form book
C. Digest
D. Case annotation.

5. These articles are about individual legal cases.

A. Digests
B. Documentation
C. Case annotations
D. Journals

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