Lesson one
1、a cause of action案由
2、social norms 社会标准
3、substantive law实体法
4、procedural law程序法
5、resolve disputes解决纠纷
6、provide for规定
7、be entitled to 有权······
8、law of contracts合同法
9、private law私法
10、public law公法
11、constitution law宪法
12、administration law行政法
13、criminal law刑法
14、the law of torts 侵权法
15、the civil law system大陆法体系
16、the common law普通法
17、the operation of the judicial processes司法程序的运作
18、the United States Congress美国国会
19、judge-made law判例法
20、judicial decision 司法决定
Lesson two
multi-state transactions 多重性
choice of law 法律的选择
substantive rights实体权利
conflicts of law 法律冲突
choice of forum 法院的选择
courts of limited jurisdiction 有限管辖权法院
courts of general jurisdiction 一般管辖权法院
trial courts初审法院
inferior court低级法院
superior court 高级法院
supreme court最高法院
circuit court 巡回法院
district court区法院
appellate court上诉法院
intermediate appellate court中级宪法
at the discretion of 由······自由裁量
court of limited subject matter jurisdiction 有限对事管辖权法院the amount in controversy争议数额
diversity jurisdiction多元管辖
federal question联邦问题
the United States Courts of Appeals美国上诉法院
the Court of Appeals for the district of ······特区上诉法院
the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit联邦巡回法院
the Supreme Court of the United States联邦最高法院
original jurisdiction初审管辖权
Lesson three
judicial process司法程序
serve our purpose达到我们的目的
regulatory and enabling legislation 规范性和授权性法规
the adversary system抗辩制
trial procedure 审判程序
the inquisitorial system纠问制
regulatory legislation规范性法规
direct and cross examination直接质证、间接质证
procedural safeguards程序保障
due process正当程序
on his own case 证明自己的立场
impartial investigation 不偏不倚的调查
resort to law诉诸法律
resort to force诉诸武力
turn on 取决于，依赖
Lesson four
legal relief 法律救济
arbitration仲裁
jurisdiction over the person of the defendant对被告的人身管辖权courts of original jurisdiction初审管辖权法院
minimum contacts最低限度的联系
be filed with 把······登记备案
service of process送达
give notice to通知
service by publication公告送达
a motion to dismiss驳回动议
pleading-in-answer 答辩状
sue对······提起诉讼
redress纠正，补救
summons传票
affirmative defense积极抗辩
counter-claim反诉
on one’s part(on the part of )就某人而言，在某人一方；某人有责任的under penalty of （违者）以·······惩治
in essence实质上
default judgment缺席判决
Lesson five
