Collocations

Here are some common collocations referring to legal English vocabulary

Words connected with "case"


A case is a legal action that will be decided in a court of law

adjective + noun

• court case: a case that will be heard in court
• criminal case: a case involving a criminal act
• civil case: a case under civil lawbring a case (against somebody): to file charges against another person

vb + noun

• to defend a case: to try to prove that the accused is innocent
• to consider a case: to hear the defence and prosecution arguments and reach a decision
• to hear a case: or consider a case
• to handle a case: to be in charge of representing either side
• to prosecute a case: when the prosecuiton decides to press charges and asks a court to hear the case
• to deliberate the case : when the jury retires to discuss the case and reach a verdict
• to dismiss a case: to end a case without reaching a verdict
• to settle a case: to reach an agreement without finishing the trial
• to drop the case: to decide not to prosecute a case

"Lawsuit" collocations
Lawsuit : is a legal action by one person or entity against another person or entity

to file a lawsuit: to go through the process of making a legal claim
to bring a lawsuit: same meaning as to file a lawsuit
to drop a lawsuit: to decide not persue a lawsuit


"document" collocations

• to draft a document: to produce a piece of writing that you intend to change later
• to issue a document: to produce something official
• to serve a document on someone: to deliver a document
• to submit a document to an authority: to deliver a document formally for a decision to be made by others
• to file a document with an authority: to officially record something