Intermediate Business Vocabulary

Legal Terms Gap Fill

Choose the correct answers from the words in the box below.

barrister - attorney - solicitor - plead - libel - verdict - sentence - evidence


1. To ______ means to formally declare whether one is guilty or not.

2. A ______ is the punishment given by a court to someone found guilty.

3. Lawyers use ______ to support their arguments in court.

4. In the UK, a ______ often deals with legal documents and advice.

5. An ______ is another term for a lawyer, especially in the USA.

6. A ______ is a lawyer who represents clients in higher courts.

7. ______ is a written defamation that can harm someone's reputation.

8. The ______ is the decision made by the jury or judge in a trial.

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