法律
为移民、留学生和上班族解释澳大利亚日常词汇、俚语和生活办事用语——简明英语加 8 种语言。
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160 个词条土地所有权证书
An official record showing who owns land and any interests registered on it.
Check the certificate of title before you buy.
购买前查看土地所有权证书。change of name
noun更改姓名
Officially changing your name, registered with your state's Births, Deaths and Marriages registry.
She applied for a change of name after the wedding.
她婚后申请更改姓名。charge
noun / verb指控
A formal accusation that someone has committed a crime; to make such an accusation.
Police charged him with theft.
警方以盗窃罪起诉了他。child support
noun子女抚养费
Regular payments a parent makes to help cover a child's living costs after separation.
He pays child support every month.
他每月支付子女抚养费。class action
noun集体诉讼
A legal case brought by a group of people with similar claims against the same party.
Customers joined a class action against the bank.
客户们加入了针对该银行的集体诉讼。社区法律中心
A free local service giving legal information and advice.
The community legal centre helped him with his tenancy problem.
社区法律中心帮他解决了租赁问题。社区服务令
A sentence requiring an offender to do unpaid work in the community.
The court gave her a community service order.
法院判她社区服务令。Constitution
noun宪法
Australia's founding legal document that sets out how the federal government works.
Changing the Constitution requires a referendum.
修改宪法需要全民公投。
conviction
noun定罪
A court's decision that someone is guilty of a crime.
The conviction was overturned on appeal.
该定罪在上诉中被推翻。copyright
noun版权
The legal right to control the copying and use of original creative work.
Photos online are usually protected by copyright.
网上的照片通常受版权保护。court
noun法院
A place where legal cases are heard and decided by a judge or magistrate.
The case will go to court next month.
这个案子下个月开庭。criminal record
noun犯罪记录
An official record of a person's past criminal convictions.
A criminal record can affect visa applications.
犯罪记录可能会影响签证申请。custody
noun拘留；监护权
Being held by police; also the legal care of a child.
The man was taken into custody.
那名男子被拘留。damages
noun损害赔偿金
Money a court orders someone to pay for loss or injury they caused.
She was awarded damages for her injuries.
她获得了伤害赔偿金。危险驾驶
Driving in a way that puts others at serious risk.
He was charged with dangerous driving.
他被控危险驾驶。事实伴侣关系
A couple living together in a genuine relationship without being married.
Their de facto relationship is recognised for the visa.
他们的事实伴侣关系在签证上获得认可。defamation
noun诽谤
Damaging someone's reputation by saying or publishing false statements.
The celebrity sued the newspaper for defamation.
那位名人以诽谤罪起诉了报社。defence lawyer
noun辩护律师
A lawyer who represents the accused person in a criminal case (US: defense).
His defence lawyer said he was innocent.
他的辩护律师说他是无辜的。defendant
noun被告
The person accused of a crime or sued in a civil case.
The defendant pleaded not guilty.
被告不认罪。dispute
noun / verb纠纷
A disagreement, especially a formal one; to argue about something.
The neighbours had a dispute over the fence.
邻居们因围栏发生了纠纷。dividing fence
noun分界围栏
A fence on the boundary between two properties; neighbours often share the cost.
They split the cost of the new dividing fence.
他们分摊了新分界围栏的费用。divorce
noun / verb离婚
The legal ending of a marriage; to end a marriage legally.
They applied for a divorce after a year of separation.
他们分居一年后申请离婚。duty of care
noun注意义务
A legal obligation to take reasonable care to avoid harming others.
Teachers have a duty of care to their students.
教师对学生负有注意义务。easement
noun地役权
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.
后围栏旁有一条排水地役权。雇佣合同
A legal agreement setting out the terms of a job.
Read your employment contract before starting work.
开始工作前阅读雇佣合同。