C1 — advancedsociety45 words
Law, justice & rights
| Serbian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| zákon | law, statute |
| právo | a right (to something); law (as a subject); being right |
| sȗd | a court; a judgement, an opinion (bookish); the dishes (in the plural) |
| ȕgovōr | contract |
| advòkāt | a lawyer, solicitor; attorney (American) |
| ȍbaveza | an obligation, a commitment, a duty (at work); things to do (plural) |
| prȅsuda | verdict, court ruling |
| tùžba | a lawsuit, a statement of claim (to a court; the case itself is parnica) |
| žàlba | an appeal, a complaint (against an official decision) |
| ȕstāv | a constitution |
| odgovórnōst | responsibility, liability (legal; feminine) |
| pròpis | a regulation (a written rule of an authority; in the plural, the rules) |
| pràvīlnīk | a rulebook, regulations (issued by a ministry, an organisation) |
| člȃn | a member (of a body, a family, a team); an article (of a law, a contract) |
| stȁv | a stance, an attitude (a view); a paragraph (of a legal article) |
| tȁčka | a full stop, a dot, a point; an item (of a law, a contract, an agenda) |
| sȗdskī pòstupak | court proceedings, legal proceedings, a court case |
| pàrnica | litigation, a civil case (a dispute in court; the claim itself is tužba) |
| tùžilac | a prosecutor (in a criminal case); a claimant, a plaintiff (in a civil case) |
| túženī | a defendant, a respondent (in a civil case; the accused is okrivljeni) |
| pòdneti tȕžbu | to file a lawsuit, to bring a claim, to sue someone |
| ròčīšte | a court hearing, a hearing (in a case) |
| sȗdskā òdluka | a court decision, a judicial decision (a presuda or a rešenje) |
| rešénje | a solution; a decision (of an authority), a ruling |
| prȁvnosnažan | final and binding (no longer open to appeal) |
| drȕgostepenī | of the second instance, appellate (of a court, a body) |
| nádležnōst | jurisdiction, competence (the matters a body or court deals with) |
| dȍkaznī pòstupak | the taking of evidence (the evidence stage of a trial) |
| svedòčēnje | testimony, the giving of evidence |
| vèštāk | a court-appointed expert, an expert witness |
| túžiti | to sue someone, to take to court; to tell on someone (colloquial) |
| zastúpānje | representation (acting on someone’s behalf) |
| pȕnomōćje | power of attorney (the document) |
| prȁvo na | the right to (something; + Acc.) |
| rȁskid ùgovora | termination of a contract (before it runs out) |
| ùgovōrnā kȁzna | a contractual penalty, liquidated damages |
| nȁknada štȅte | compensation for damage, damages (a payout on a claim, by a court) |
| rȏk zastàrelosti | a limitation period, the statute of limitations |
| prȃvno líce | a legal person, a legal entity |
| fìzičko líce | a natural person, a private individual |
| ȍvera | certification |
| nòtār | a notary, a notary public (the everyday word; officially javni beležnik) |
| nàsledstvo | inheritance |
| testàment | a will (the document) |
| stàratēljstvo | guardianship (of a child or of an adult who cannot manage alone) |
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