Inka KT 3

Override (e.g., a court decision) 

To cancel or change a court’s ruling with a higher authority.

Pay damages

To compensate someone with money for harm caused.

Plaintiff

The person who brings a lawsuit in court.

Prescriptive law

A law that sets rules on how things must be done.

Pressure groups

Organizations that try to influence laws and policies.

Probation (to be on probation) 

A period of supervision instead of jail for a convicted person.

Proscribe

To ban or make something illegal.

Prosecution

The legal process of charging and trying someone for a crime.

Public law 

The area of law that deals with government and individuals (e.g., constitutional law, criminal law).

Public opinion 

The general view or attitude of society on an issue.

Refrain from doing something

To legally or officially stop yourself from doing something.

Repeal obsolete law

To officially cancel a law that is no longer useful.

Revise the system

To change or improve how a legal or political system works.

Rights and obligations

The legal benefits and duties a person or organization has.

Scrutinize the provisions

To carefully examine the details of a law or contract.

Separation of powers

The division of government into branches (executive, legislative, judicial) to prevent abuse of power.

Signatory

A person or country that has officially signed an agreement or treaty.

Social values

The moral and cultural beliefs of a group

Specific performance

A court order forcing someone to fulfill a contract instead of just paying damages.

Suspension

Temporarily stopping a law, contract, or legal right from being enforced.