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• bona fide
  без обмана, честно

  I could not very well believe that they made a bona fide effort to solve the dispute.
• in the right
  (быть) правым

  In family quarrels, it is hard to say who is in the right.
• open-and-shut case
  простое, элементарное дело

  That is a simple and clear matter, and I hope it will be an open-and-shut case.
• let (someone) off (easy)
  освобождать от наказания

  The judge let Jeremy Brown off easy in spite of the fact that he was guilty of an assault.
• last will and testament
  завещание

  Mr. Brown went to a notary to authenticate his last will and testament.
• next of kin
  близкий родственник

  Margaret was run over by a car, and the police had to notify the next of kin about the accident.
• for the record
  заявить что-либо для протокола

  William was asked, for the record, to declare his intentions.
• give (someone) a slap on the wrist
  назначить кому-либо лёгкое наказание

  A few high school students were taken to the police station and given a slap on the wrist because they had been playing truant.
• on condition that
  при условии

  Elena agreed to act in the performance on condition that she could wear her own costumes.
• common law
  общее право, неписаный закон

  Common law is mostly based on custom and court decisions of the past.
• out on parole
  освобождать заключённого условно, условно-досрочное освобождение

  Don Moss was out on parole after having spent two years in prison.
• sit in judgment of (someone)
  выносить суждение кому-либо

  The members of the jury are to sit in judgment of the drug dealers' case.
• judge (someone or something) on its/their own merit(s)
  судить о ком-либо \ чём-либо по достоинству

  We usually judge people on their own merits.
• class action lawsuit
  судебный процесс в интересах группы пострадавших людей

  The miners decided to file a class action lawsuit against the owners of coal mines for damage to their health.
• dangerous offender
  опасный преступник

  Jack Pitt was proclaimed to be a dangerous offender and was given a life sentence.
• not hold water
  не иметь смысла, быть нелогичным

  My friend likes arguing but very often his arguments do not hold water.
• laugh (something) out of court
  посмеяться над чем-либо, высмеять что-либо

  They laughed the case out of court as being extremely ridiculous.
• find (someone) innocent
  признать кого-либо невиновным

  Mark Emmerson was arrested for burglary, but the judge found him innocent.
• assemble a case (against someone)
  собрать доказательства против кого-либо

  There was not enough evidence, so the prosecution was unable to assemble a case against the man.
• cross-examine (someone)
  подвергать перекрёстному допросу

  The lawyer cross-examined the principal witnesses for the prosecution Janet Mackenzi, maid to the dead woman.
• burden of proof
  бремя доказательства; необходимость доказать оспариваемый факт

  Georgina had accused Jack of swindling and the burden of proof fell on her during the trial.
• build a case (against someone)
  собирать доказательства для возбуждения уголовного дела

  It was evident that Rick Thunder was guilty, yet they couldn't build a case against him.
• commercial law
  торговое право

  After I graduate the university I would like to practice in commercial law.
• decide in favor of (someone)
  решить в пользу кого-либо, признать кого-либо невиновным

  The jury needed little time to decide in favor of the prisoner, a young man named Leonard Vole who was charged with the murder of a wealthy elderly lady.
• in trouble with the law
  не в ладу с законом

  When Simon was a teenager, he was often in trouble with the law.
• of one's own free will/accord
  по собственной воле, по своему желанию

  It was her choice; she had married that man of her own free will.
• breach of promise
  нарушение обещания или соглашения

  Mr. Paderevski was accused of a breach of promise when he broke the contract to buy the house.
• quid pro quo
  квипрокво, взаимные уступки

  To solve their dispute the authorities and the taxi-drivers gave up some of their demands in a quid pro quo effort.
• run afoul of the law
  нарушить закон

  Paul Browning was arrested because he had run afoul of the law.
• crack down on (someone or something)
  принудить кого-либо строго исполнять правила или закон

  There was an increase in accidents on the road and the police decided to crack down on speeding cars.
• citizen's arrest
  арест без ордера

  The shopkeeper made a citizen's arrest of a shoplifter.
• go scot-free/get off scot-free
  избежать наказания или быть оправданным

  Denis managed to get off scot-free in the case involving a car fraud.
• common property
  общая собственность (жителей)

  Parks in London are common property and anyone can use them.
• pick holes in an argument
  находить слабые места в аргументации

  The judge found it very easy to pick holes in the argument of the lawyer.
• free and clear
  полностью (владеть чем-либо), без ограничений

  I own my country house free and clear.