Chinese-English Legal Lexicon
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The following lexicon includes English legal terms and their Chinese translations in alphabetical order.
| ENGLISH | CHINESE | PINYIN |
| Abduct and traffic (women / children) | 拐卖（妇女，儿童） | guai3mai4 (fu4nv3 / er2tong2) |
| Accomplice | 从犯 | cong2fan4 |
| Acting in concert | 合作 | he2zuo4 |
| Adjudication | 审判 | shen3pan4 |
| Appeal | 上诉 | shang4su4 |
| Appear in court | 出庭 | chu1ting2 |
| Apply, application | 申請 | shen1qing3 |
| Approve (an arrest) | 批准（逮捕） | pi1zhun3 (dai4bu3) |
| Appoint (an attorney) | 指定（律師） | zhi3ding4 (lv4shi1) |
| Arrest (v.) | 逮捕, 拘捕 | dai4bu3, ju1bu3 |
| Arson | 放火 | fang4huo3 |
| Attempted (crime) | 未遂（罪） | wei4sui4 (zui4) |
| Battery, to beat up | 毆打 | ou1da3 |
| Blood | 血液 | xue4ye4 |
| Burden | 重擔 | zhong4dan4 |
| Bribery | 賄賂 | hui4lu4 |
| Case | 案件 | an4jian4 |
| Charge, accuse | 控告 | kong4gao4 |
| Check (the accuracy of sthg.) | 核對 | he2dui4 |
| Circumstances (of a case) | 情節 | qing2jie2 |
| Circumstantial evidence | 旁證 | pang2zheng4 |
| Civil (adj.) | 民事 | min2shi4 |
| Coerce | 脅迫 | xie2po4 |
| Commute a sentence | 減刑 | jian3xing2 |
| Compare and contrast | 相比和對比 | xiang1bi3he2dui4bi3 |
| Compensation | 賠償 | pei2chang2 |
| Confess | 供認,供述 | gong4ren4, gong4shu4 |
| Confession, deposition | 供詞 | gong4ci3 |
| Confession (oral) | 口供 | kou3gong4 |
| Corruption | 腐敗 | fu3bai4 |
| Counterfeit, falsify | 偽造 | wei3zao4 |
| Court | 法院,法庭 | fa3yuan4, fa3ting2 |
| Criminal (adj.) | 刑事 | xing2shi4 |
| Criminal (n.) | 犯罪份子 | fan4zui4fen1zi3 |
| Criminal law | 刑法 | xing2fa3 |
| Criminal procedure law | 刑事訴訟法 | xing2shi4su4song1fa3 |
| Death penalty | 死刑 | si3xing2 |
| Defect | 缺點 | que1dian3 |
| Defendant | 被告者 | bei4gao4zhe3 |
| Defend, defense | 辯護 | bian4hu4 |
| Defender | 辯護者 | bian4hu4zhe3 |
| Detain, detention | 拘留 | ju1liu2 |
| Detain, take into custody | 羈押 | ji1ya1 |
| Detention centre | 拘留所 | ju1liu2suo3 |
| Discontinuation of a crime | 犯罪終止 | fan4zui4zhong1zhi3 |
| Discovery | 要求告知 | yao1qiu2gao4zhi1 |
| Dismiss, dismissal | 駁回，撤消 | bo2hui2, che4xiao1 |
| DNA | 脱氧核糖核酸 | tuo1yang3he2tang2he2suan1 |
| Drugs, narcotics | 毒品 | du2pin3 |
| Drug trafficking | 販賣毒品 | fan4mai4du2pin3 |
| Entrust (a representative) | 委託（代理人） | wei3tuo1 (dai4li3ren2) |
| Evidence | 證據 | zheng4ju4 |
| Evidence, documentary | 书证 | shu1zheng4 |
| Evidence, material | 物證 | wu4zheng4 |
| Examine, inspect | 檢查 | jian3cha2 |
| Exonerate | 證明無罪 | zheng4ming2wu3zui4 |
| Extort a confession through torture | 刑訊逼供 | xing2xun4bi1gong4 |
| Eyewitness | 見證人 | jian4zheng4ren2 |
| Facts | 事實 | shi4shi2 |
| Fiber | 纖維 | xian1wei1 |
| Fine | 罰金 | fa2jin1 |
| Foreseeable | 應當預見 | ying1dang1yu4jian4 |
| Fraud, swindle | 詐騙 | zha4pian4 |
| Guilty | 有罪 | you3zui4 |
| Hair | 頭髮 | tou2fa, mao2 |
| Hire (an attorney) | 聘請（律師） | pin4qing3 (lu4shi1) |
| Homicide | 殺人 | sha1ren2 |
| Illegal | 犯法的 | fei1fa3de |
| Illegal detention | 非法拘禁 | fei1fa3ju1jin1 |
| Illegal search | 非法搜查 | fei1fa3sou1cha2 |
| Indecent behavior (usually toward a woman) | 猥褻 | wei3xie2 |
| Independent (adjudication) | 獨立（審判） | du2li4 (shen3pan4) |
| Innocent | 無罪 | wu2zui4 |
| Insufficient facts | 證據不足 | zheng4ju4bu4zu2 |
| Insufficiency (case) | 不足 | bu4zu2 |
| Intentional | 故意 | gu4yi4 |
| International bridges to justice | 國際司法橋梁 | guo2ji4si1fa3qiao2liang2 |
| Interrogate, question | 訊問 | xun4wen4 |
| Interrogation record | 訊問筆錄 | xun4wen4bi3lu4 |
| Intoxication (as an affirmative defense) | 喝醉 | he1zui4 |
| Investigate | 追究，偵察 | zhui1jiu1, zhen1cha2 |
| Jail (n.) | 監獄 | jian1yu4 |
| Jail (v.) | 監禁 | jian1jin4 |
| Judge (n.) | 法官 | fa3guan1 |
| Judge (v.), enter a judgment | 判決 | pan4jue2 |
| Jurisdiction | 管轄 | guan3xia2 |
| Justification, justifiable defense | 正當防衛 | zheng4dang1fang2wei4 |
| Juvenile | 少年 | shao4nian2 |
| Juvenile delinquency | 少年犯罪 | shao4nian2fan4zui4 |
| Kidnap | 綁架 | bang3jia4 |
| Law | 法律 | fa3lu4 |
| Lawsuit | 訴訟 | su4song4 |
| Legal aid | 法律援助 | fa3lu4yuan2zhu4 |
| Legal principle | 法律法則 | fa3lv4fa3ze2 |
| Legal representative | 法定代理人 | fa3ding4dai4li3ren2 |
| Liability, responsibility | 責任 | ze2ren4 |
| Life imprisonment | 無期徒刑 | wu2qi1tu2xing2 |
| Limitation period (for prosecution of crime) | 追訴期限 | zhui1su4qi1xian4 |
| Murder | 故意殺人 | gu4yi4sha1ren2 |
| Mental illness | 精神病 | jing1shen2bing4 |
| Ministry of Justice | 司法部 | si1fa3bu4 |
| Mitigate, mitigation | 減輕 | jian3qing1 |
| Mitigating circumstances | 減輕處罰 | jian3qing1chu3fa2 |
| Motion | 提案 | ti2an4 |
| National Legal Aid Center | 法律援助中心 | fa3lu4yuan2zhu4 |
| National People's Congress | 全國人民代表大會 | quan2guo2ren2min3dai4biao3da4hui4 |
| Negligence | 疏忽 | shu1hu1 |
| Negligent crimes | 過失犯罪 | guo4shi1fan4zui4 |
| Non-governmental | 非政府 | fei1zheng4fu3 |
| Non-governmental organization | 非政府組織 | fei1zheng4fu3zu3zhi1 |
| Non-profit | 非營利 | fei1ying2li4 |
| Non-profit organization | 非營利組織 | fei1ying2li4zu3zhi1 |
| Objective (adj.) | 客觀 | ke4guan1 |
| Panel (of judges) | 合議庭 | he2yi4ting2 |
| Pardon | 赦免 | she4mian3 |
| Parole | 假釋 | jia3shi4 |
| People's Court, Primary | 基層人民法院 | ji1ceng2ren2min3fa3yuan4 |
| People's Court, Intermediate | 中級人民法院 | zhong1ji2ren2min3fa3yuan4 |
| People's Court, Higher | 高級人民法院 | gao1ji2ren2min3fa3yuan4 |
| People's Court, Supreme | 最高人民法院 | zui4gao1ren2min3fa3yuan4 |
| Penalty, punishment | 刑罰 | xing2fa2 |
| Police, policeman | 警察 | jing3cha2 |
| Preliminary inquiry | 預審 | yu4shen3 |
| Preparation (for a crime) | （犯罪）預備 | (fan4zui4) yu4bei4 |
| Principal actor | 主犯 | zhu3fan4 |
| Private prosecution | 自訴 | zi4su4 |
| Probation period | 考驗期 | kao3yan4qi1 |
| Procuratorate | 檢察院 | jian3cha2yuan4 |
| Promulgate (a regulation, etc.) | 公佈（規定,等） | gong1bu4 (gui1ding4,deng3) |
| Prosecutor (procurator) | 原告,檢察官 | yuan2gao4,jian3cha2guan1 |
| Prove, proof | 證明 | zheng4ming2 |
| Public prosecution | 公訴 | gong1su4 |
| Public security bureau | 公安局 | gong1an1ju2 |
| Public surveillance | 管制 | guan3zhi4 |
| Rape | 強姦 | qiang2jian1 |
| Recidivist | 累犯 | lei3fan4 |
| Reeducation through labor | 勞教 | lao3jiao4 |
| Reeducation and reform through labor (more formal) | 教育改造 | jiao4yu4gai3zao4 |
| Regulation | 規定 | gui1ding4 |
| Review, reconsideration | 復議 | fu4yi4 |
| Represent, representation | 代表 | dai4li3 |
| Robbery | 搶劫 | qiang3jie2 |
| Search | 搜查 | sou1cha2 |
| Search warrant | 搜查證 | sou1cha2zheng4 |
| Seize, seizure | 扣押 | kou4ya1 |
| Semen | 精液 | jing1ye4 |
| Sentence, sentencing | 量刑 | liang4xing2 |
| Smuggle | 走私 | zou3si1 |
| Sue | 控訴 | kong4su4 |
| Suspect (v.) | 涉嫌 | she4xian2 |
| Suspect (n.) | 嫌疑人 | xian2yi2ren2 |
| Suspend (execution of punishment) | 緩期（執行刑罰） | huan3qi1 (zhi2xing2xing2fa2) |
| Suspended sentence | 緩刑 | huan3xing2 |
| Testimony | 證言 | zheng4yan2 |
| Theft, to steal | 盜竊 | dao4qie4 |
| Threat, threaten | 威脅 | wei1xie2 |
| Try, bring to trial | 審判 | shen3pan4 |
| Try, trial | 審訊 | shen3xun4 |
| Unforeseeable circumstances | 不能遇見的情況 | bu4neng2yu4jian4deqing2kuang4 |
| Victim | 被害者,受害者 | bei4hai4zhe3,shou4hai4zhe3 |
| Violate (rights, etc.) | 侵犯（權益,等） | qin1fan4 (quan2yi4, deng3) |
| Voluntary surrender | 自首 | zi4shou3 |
| Warrant, arrest warrant | 拘票 | ju1piao4 |
| Withdraw | 迴避 | hui2bi4 |
| Witness | 證人 | zheng4ren2 |
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