suit-lawsuit

仅从字面翻译来讲，这三个词都是诉讼、起诉的意思，其中action指通过法庭采取排除缓解争端的司法手续，suit则表示为了恢复权利或者主张的审判程序，proceeding单数形式表示采取法律诉讼的任一步骤，复数形式proceedings和lawsuit意思一样，法律诉讼、法律行动。

class action lawsuit是什么意思

一、释义

1. ?英文释义

1） The regular and orderly progression of a lawsuit, including all acts and events between the time of commencement[1] and the entry of judgment.

2) ?Any procedural means of seeking redress[2] from a tribunal[3] or agency.

3) ? An act or step that is part of a larger action.

4) ? The business conducted by a court or other official body; a hearing.

5) ? Bankruptcy . A particular dispute or matter arising within a pending case --as opposed to the case as a whole.

2. ?中文释义

1）程序；诉讼程序：?

------可指完整的正规的诉讼程序，包括从诉讼开始到作出判决期间所进行的全部行为和步骤；

------也可指在一个大的诉讼过程中的某一程序阶段或步骤

------或指向法庭或其他机构寻求救济的程序手段

2）听审；听证： 执法员或其他官方机构所处理的事务

3）（破产法）：在诉讼期间产生的特定争议或事项---区别于作为整体的案件本身。

二、衍生词汇节选

adjudicatory proceeding ? 行政裁决程序? =adjudicatory action/hearing/process

administrative proceeding ?行政听证程序

collateral proceeding ?附带程序

competency proceeding ?意识能力诉讼

core proceeding ? 核心诉讼

ex parte proceeding 单方程序

in camera proceeding ? 非公开程序

informal proceeding ? 非正式程序

parallel proceeding ?并行诉讼

"A criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding that runs concurrently or simultaneously with another relating to the same core facts.

proceeding in rem ?对物诉讼 = in rem action

quasi-criminal proceeding ?准刑事诉讼

summary proceeding ? 简易程序

"A non-jury proceeding that settles a controversy or disposes of a case in ?a relatively prompt and simple manner.= summary trial. Cf. plenary action?

三、生词

[1] ?commencement ? n. （诉讼）开始

[2] ?redress ?n. ?补救 =recovery; restitution

[3] ?tribunal ?n. 法院、法官席

[4] ?ancillary ?adj. 辅助的、附属的

[5] ?provisional ?adj. 临时的、暂时的

[6] ?garnishment ?adj. ?扣押第三债务人财产令

[7] ?injunction ?adj. 禁制令

[8] ?ne exeat ?n. 禁止离境令 writ of ne exeat ?禁止离境令状

[9] ?remittitur ?n. 案件发回原审法院重审；减少损害赔偿金

[10] ?appellate ?adj. 受理上诉的

[11] ?last resort ?终极手段

律师行业常用英语词汇

class action lawsuit

集体诉讼；集体诉讼案件

例句

1.The retailer said it was pleased with the court's decision, which "effectively ends this class action lawsuit" .

沃尔玛表示对最高法院的裁决感到满意——它“有效地了结了这桩集体诉讼”。

2.Sometimes I think women should file a class-action lawsuit against the companies that make movies out of fairy tales.

有时候我想女人应该对那些制作童话**的公司提出诉讼。

3.United States: Class action lawsuit in state of Massachusetts

美国：马萨诸塞州，集体诉讼

4.But if a lot of people have similar claims, they may try to bring a class action lawsuit.

但如果许多人有共同的诉讼主张，他们可以尝试提起集体诉讼。

5.This week's verdict affects 1. 5m current or former employees who joined a class-action lawsuit against Walmart.

这个星期的裁定影响着沃尔玛150万在职或离职女性员工，这些人联合向沃尔玛发起了集体诉讼。

律师行业常用英语词汇

　导语：律师是指通过国家司法考试并依法取得律师执业证书，接受委托或者指定，为当事人提供法律服务的执业人员。下面是我收集整理的'律师行业常用英语词汇，欢迎参考!

　案件受理费 court acceptance fee

　案情重大、复杂 important and complicated case

　案由 cause of action

　案子 case

　包揽诉讼 monopolize lawsuits

　被告 defendant(用于民事、行政案件); the accused (用于刑事案件)

　被上诉人 appellee

　被诉人 respondent; defendant

　本案律师 councel pro hac vice

　本地律师 local counsel

　毕业证 diploma; graduation certificate

　辩护词 defense; pleadings

　辩护律师 defense lawyer

　辩护要点 point of defense

　辩护意见 submission

　财产租赁 property tenancy

　裁定书 order; ruling; determination(指终审裁定)

　裁决书 award(用于仲裁)

　裁决书 verdict(用于陪审团)

　采信的证据 admitted evidence; established evidence

　草拟股权转让协议 drafting agreement of assignment of equity interests

　查阅法条 source legal provisions

　产权转让 conveyancing

　出差 go on errand; go on a business trip

　出国深造 further study abroad

　出具律师意见书 providing legal opinion

　出示的证据 exhibit

　出庭 appear in court

　传票 summons; subpoena

　答辩状 answer; reply

　代理词 representation

　代理房地产买卖与转让 agency for sale and transfer of real estate

　代理公证、商标、专利、版权、房地产、工商登记 agency for notarization, trademark, patent, copyright, and registration of real estate and incorporations

　代理仲裁 agency for arbitration

　代写文书 drafting of legal instruments

　待决案件 pending case

　当事人陈述 statement of the parties

　第三人 third party

　吊销执业证 revocation of lawyer license

　调查笔录 investigative record

　调查取证 investigation and gathering for evidence

　调解 mediation

　调解书 mediation

　二审案件 case of trial of second instance

　发送电子邮件 send e-mail

　法律顾问 legal consultants

　法律意见书 legal opinions

　法律援助 legal aid

　法律咨询 legal counseling

　法庭 division; tribunal

　法学博士学位 LL.D (Doctor of Laws)

　法学会 law society

　法学课程 legal courses

　法学硕士学位 LL.M (Master of Laws)

　法学系 faculty of law; department of law

　法学学士学位 LL.B (Bachelor of Laws)

　J.D ( juris doctor缩写，美国法学学士)

　法学院 law school

　法院公告 court announcement

　反诉状 counterclaim

　房地产律师 real estate lawyer; real property lawyer

　非合伙律师 associate lawyer

　非诉讼业务 non-litigation practice

　高级合伙人 senior partner

　高级律师 senior lawyer

　各类协议和合同 agreements and contracts

　公安局 Public Security Bureau

　公司上市 company listing

　公诉案件 public-prosecuting case

　公证书 notarial certificate

　国办律师事务所 state-run law office

　国际贸易 international trade

　国际诉讼 international litigation

　国内诉讼 domestic litigation

　合伙律师 partner lawyer

　合伙制律师事务所 law office in partner-ship; cooperating law ofice

　合同审查、草拟、修改 contract review, drafting and revision

　会见当事人 interview a client

　会见犯罪嫌疑人 interview a criminal suspect

　兼职律师 part-time lawyer

　监狱 prison; jail

　鉴定结论 expert conclusion

　缴纳会费 membership dues

　举证责任 burden of proof; onus probandi

　决定书 decision

　勘验笔录 record of request

　看守所 detention house

　抗诉书 protest

　控告人 accuser; complainant

　跨国诉讼 transnational litigation

　劳动争议 labor disputes

　劳动争议仲裁委员会 arbitration committee for labor disputes

　劳改场 reform-through-labor farm; prison farm

　利害关系人 interested party; party in interest

　律管处处长 director of lawyer control department

　律师 lawyer attorney; attorney at law

　律师惩戒 lawyer discipline

　律师法 Lawyer Law

　律师费 lawyer fee

　律师函 lawyer?s letter

　律师见证 lawyer attestation/authentication

　律师见证书 lawyer certification/authentication/witness

　律师卷宗 lawyer?s docile; file

　律师刊物 lawyer?s journal

　律师联系电话 contact phone number of a lawyer

　律师事务所 law office; law firm

　律师收费 billing by lawyer

　律师网站 lawyer website

　www.ryedu.net 本站律师：寇建华

　律师协会 National Bar (Lawyer) Association

　律师协会会员 member of Lawyer Association

　律师协会秘书长 secretary general of Bar (Lawyer) Association

　律师协会章程 Articles of Lawyer Assocition

　律师业务室 lawyer?s office

　律师执业证 lawyer license

　律师助理 assistant lawyer

　律师资格考试 bar exam; lawyer qualification exam

　律师资格证 lawyer qualification certificate

　民事案件 civil case

　民事调解 civil mediation

　民事诉讼 civil litigation

　派出所 local police station; police substation

　判决 judgement(用于民事、行政案件);

　determination(用于终审);

　sentence(用于刑事案);

　verdict(由陪审团作出)

　旁证 circumstantial evidence

　企业章程 articles of association; articles of incorporation; bylaw

　企业重组 corporate restructure

　起诉状 information; indictment

　取消律师资格 disbar

　全国律师代表大会 National Lawyer Congress

　缺席宣判 pronounce judgement or determination by default

　人民法院 People?s Court

　人民检察院 People?s Procuratorate

　认定事实 determine facts

　上诉案件 case of trial of second instance; appellate case

　上诉人 appellant

　上诉状 petition for appeal

　涉外律师 lawyers specially handling foreign-related matters

　申请复议 administrative reconsideration petition

　申请加入律师协会 application for admission to Law Association

　申请人 petitioner; claimant

　申诉案件 appeal case

　申诉人(仲裁) claimant; plaintiff

　申诉书 appeal for revision, petition for revision

　实习律师 apprentice lawyer; lawyer in probation period

　实习律师证 certificate of apprentice lawyer

　视听证据 audio-visual reference material

　适用法律 apply law to facts

　受害人 victim

　书证 documentary evidence

　司法部 Ministry of Justice

　司法建议书 judicial advise

　司法局 Judicial Bureau

　司法局副局长 deputy director of Judicial Bureau

　司法局局长 director of Judicial Bureau

　司法统一考试 uniform judicial exam

　送达 service of process

　诉讼 litigation; action; lawsuit

　诉讼当事人 litigation party; litigious party

　诉讼业务 litigation practice

　诉状 complaint; bill of complaint; statement of claim

　推销法律服务 promote/market legal service

　外国律师事务所 foreign law office

　委托代理合同 authorized representation contract

　委托代理人 agent ad litem; entrusted agent

　委托授权书 power of attorney

　物证 material evidence

　嫌疑人 criminal suspect

　项目融资 project financing

　项目谈判 project negotiating

　刑事案件 criminal case

　刑事诉讼 criminal litigation

　行政诉讼 administrative litigation

　休庭 adjourn the court; recess

　宣判 pronounce judgement; determination

　宣誓书 affidavit

　业务进修 attendance in advanced studies

　一审案件 case of trial of first instance

　与国外律师事务所交流 communicate with foreign law firms

　原告 plaintiff

　证券律师 securities lawyer

　证人证言 testimony of witness; affidavit

　执行笔录 execution record

　执业登记 registration for practice

　执业范围 scope of practice; sphere of practice; practice area

　执业申请 practice application

　执业证年检 annual inspection of lawyer license

　仲裁 arbitration

　仲裁案件 arbitration case

　仲裁机构 arbitration agency

　专门律师 specialized lawyer

　专职律师 professional lawyer; full-time lawyer

　撰写法律文章 write legal thesis

　资信调查 credit standing investigation

　自诉案件 private prosecuting case

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