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法律英语 Law English 第一讲 Law in General Explain the meanings of the word or phrase in each sentence both in English and in Chinese. 1.appeal （1）Politics have appealed to me since I was at Oxford because they are exciting morning, noon and night. （2）By appealing to his better nature，we succeeded in helping the boy get rid of his bad habit. （3）The decision of the Supreme Court shall not be appealed against. 2.advocate （1）Advocates of multiparty systems believe they permit all points of view to be represented in government. （2）Bar, in law, originally refers to the rail in the English Inns of Court that separated the court officials from the suitors and their advocates. 3.conviction （1）His religious convictions brought him into conflict with the authorities, and he was imprisoned. （2）He led a life of crime and received his final conviction in 1945 for distributing ＄134 million in forged bank notes. 4.condemn （1）Most people are willing to condemn the needless waste of food. （2）In these war crimes trials, a number of defendants were condemned to death, approximately 120 were given prison sentences, and 35 were acquitted. 5.justice （1）The love of justice is, in most men, nothing more than the fear of suffering injustice. （2）His government made major reforms in the justice system, making the central courts more efficient. （3）The Supreme Court reaches decisions by majority vote, but any justice may issue a dissenting opinion. Terms. 1.A ______, who is also called an attorney, is an individual licensed by a state to practice law. States generally require that individuals take and pass a special examination, a ______ ______, before they can be licensed to practice law. 2._______ preside over U.S. courts and are decision makers within the court system. 3.At the trial, the parties present their evidence and witnesses in court, with the_______ going first, followed by the _______. 4._____ is the standard of proof in criminal cases that requires a high degree of quantity an