法律
移民・留学生・働く人のための豪州の日常語、スラング、生活手続き用語を、やさしい英語と8言語で解説します。
確認済み項目
160 件権利証（登記簿）
An official record showing who owns land and any interests registered on it.
Check the certificate of title before you buy.
購入前に権利証を確認して。change of name
noun改名
Officially changing your name, registered with your state's Births, Deaths and Marriages registry.
She applied for a change of name after the wedding.
彼女は結婚後に改名を申請した。charge
noun / verb起訴、容疑
A formal accusation that someone has committed a crime; to make such an accusation.
Police charged him with theft.
警察は彼を窃盗の罪で起訴した。child support
noun養育費
Regular payments a parent makes to help cover a child's living costs after separation.
He pays child support every month.
彼は毎月養育費を払っている。class action
noun集団訴訟
A legal case brought by a group of people with similar claims against the same party.
Customers joined a class action against the bank.
顧客たちはその銀行に対する集団訴訟に加わった。地域法律センター
A free local service giving legal information and advice.
The community legal centre helped him with his tenancy problem.
地域法律センターが彼の賃貸の問題を助けた。社会奉仕命令
A sentence requiring an offender to do unpaid work in the community.
The court gave her a community service order.
裁判所は彼女に社会奉仕命令を出した。Constitution
noun憲法
Australia's founding legal document that sets out how the federal government works.
Changing the Constitution requires a referendum.
憲法を改正するには国民投票が必要だ。
conviction
noun有罪判決
A court's decision that someone is guilty of a crime.
The conviction was overturned on appeal.
その有罪判決は上訴審で覆された。copyright
noun著作権
The legal right to control the copying and use of original creative work.
Photos online are usually protected by copyright.
ネット上の写真は通常著作権で保護されている。court
noun裁判所
A place where legal cases are heard and decided by a judge or magistrate.
The case will go to court next month.
その事件は来月裁判になる。criminal record
noun前科
An official record of a person's past criminal convictions.
A criminal record can affect visa applications.
前科はビザ申請に影響することがある。custody
noun身柄拘束；親権
Being held by police; also the legal care of a child.
The man was taken into custody.
その男は身柄を拘束された。damages
noun損害賠償金
Money a court orders someone to pay for loss or injury they caused.
She was awarded damages for her injuries.
彼女はけがに対する損害賠償を認められた。危険運転
Driving in a way that puts others at serious risk.
He was charged with dangerous driving.
彼は危険運転で起訴された。事実婚
A couple living together in a genuine relationship without being married.
Their de facto relationship is recognised for the visa.
彼らの事実婚はビザ上認められている。defamation
noun名誉毀損
Damaging someone's reputation by saying or publishing false statements.
The celebrity sued the newspaper for defamation.
その有名人は名誉毀損で新聞社を訴えた。defence lawyer
noun弁護人
A lawyer who represents the accused person in a criminal case (US: defense).
His defence lawyer said he was innocent.
彼の弁護人は彼が無実だと述べた。defendant
noun被告
The person accused of a crime or sued in a civil case.
The defendant pleaded not guilty.
被告人は無罪を主張した。dispute
noun / verb紛争
A disagreement, especially a formal one; to argue about something.
The neighbours had a dispute over the fence.
隣人同士がフェンスをめぐって争った。dividing fence
noun境界フェンス
A fence on the boundary between two properties; neighbours often share the cost.
They split the cost of the new dividing fence.
彼らは新しい境界フェンスの費用を折半した。divorce
noun / verb離婚
The legal ending of a marriage; to end a marriage legally.
They applied for a divorce after a year of separation.
彼らは1年の別居の後に離婚を申請した。duty of care
noun注意義務
A legal obligation to take reasonable care to avoid harming others.
Teachers have a duty of care to their students.
教師は生徒に対して注意義務を負っている。easement
noun地役権
A legal right to use part of someone else's land for a purpose, such as drainage.
There is a drainage easement along the back fence.
裏のフェンス沿いに排水用の地役権がある。雇用契約書
A legal agreement setting out the terms of a job.
Read your employment contract before starting work.
働き始める前に雇用契約書を読んで。