Legal English test

A highest court in a court system is also referred to as a ______.

The federal Constitution ______ executive power in the President of the United States.

The first ten amendments to the federal Constitution were all ______ in 1791.

The ______ brought legal action against his employer.

In criminal matters, as a general rule, the ______ of proof is borne by the prosecution.

The judges said that the application must be supported by ______ from a senior executive explaining why they need more time to comply with the court order.

The ______ Jeopardy Clause says a defendant is prohibited from being tried more than once for the same crime.

A judge ruled that the trust was liable for the accident, and Mr Cowan was accordingly awarded $9,000 in ______.

When individuals create a power of ______, in most cases their signature on the form should be witnessed by a notary public.

In a ______ partnership some of the owners do not participate in the management of the business, and are liable only to the extent of their capital contributions.

Owners of ______ shares usually have greater rights to receive dividends than owners of ordinary shares.

Although you are a non-profit entity, you may not be ______ for tax-exempt status.

The board of directors may take an official action if at least half of the board members are ______.

A director who breaches his ______ duty may be sued by the shareholders.

A debtor secures a loan by pledging something of value as ______ for the loan.

He is a secured creditor, and has a ______ charge or claim against specified assets held by the company.

If you ______ on mortgage payments, the bank will usually get in touch with you to quickly resolve the problem.

The insurable interest requirement prevents someone from ______ a life insurance policy on a randomly selected person.

A customer may accuse a manufacturer or seller of engaging in ______ transactions.

Many customers do not know how to ______ their rights concerning a warranty or a service contract.

The International Covenants on Human Rights of 1966 are legally ______ upon the signatories.

The premises of a diplomatic mission are ______.

A ______ of some sort or another is absolutely necessary to the forming of a good contract.

The lawyer explained the possible tax treatments of legal fees ______ by individuals.

The legal right to deal with the estate of someone who's died is called ______.

In their report, the committee said that the government's proposals to tackle climate change need to be tougher and legally ______.

Does your country have legislation that is designed specifically to ______ phishing?

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act was passed in order to address concerns relating to copyright ______.

For almost 10 years, the cartelists carried out the most harmful anti-competitive practices, including ______.

A pregnant employee is ______ not to be dismissed because of pregnancy or any reason connected with it.