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• for cause
  правомерные причины (которые принимаются во внимание судом)

  Maria was always late for work, no wonder she was fired from her job for cause after the violation of the office rule.
• invasion of privacy
  посягательство на уединение

  I decided to sue my stepfather for the invasion of privacy because he often comes into my room without my permission.
• grounded in fact
  основанный на фактах

  The judge dismissed the accusations against Tim Burk because they were not grounded in fact.
• false witness
  фальшивый свидетель

  The woman turned out to be a false witness in the case of shoplifting.
• responsible party
  ответственная сторона (человек или организация)

  The teachers' trade union was the responsible party for the street demonstration.
• have/get one's day in court
  иметь возможность объяснить что-либо в суде

  Mark Browbeaten had his day in court and was cleared of any wrongdoing.
• in good faith
  честно, добросовестно, искренне

  Wendi acted in good faith when she gave me that piece of advice.
• power of attorney
  доверенность

  Robert Crow has been given power of attorney over his father's money.
• in the wrong
  (быть) не правым

  In attacking a little, Steve was plainly in the wrong.
• in consideration of (something)
  с учётом чего-либо

  In consideration of the amount of work I have to do I think I should charge more money for my services.
• offensive weapon
  холодное оружие

  When the young man was arrested, they found an offensive weapon on him.
• in bad faith
  с нечестными намерениями

  Jack Robinson was bargaining in bad faith when he tried to sell a computer to me.
• miscarriage of justice
  ошибка правосудия

  Everybody was sure that the light sentence the burglar received was a miscarriage of justice.
• post mortem
  вскрытие трупа для определения причины смерти

  To determine the cause of the woman's death the autopsist performed a post mortem on her body.
• in public
  открыть, публично

  The judge has told his colleagues that he is sick but will not admit it in public.
• in kind
  расплачиваться товаром, а не деньгами; расплачиваться натурой

  They wanted to pay us back in kind for the use of their summer cottage.
• consecutive sentences
  приговор по нескольким статьям

  The criminal was given three consecutive sentences for assault, burglary and rape.
• subject to (something)
  зависеть от чего-либо

  The arrangement of a picnic was subject to weather conditions.
• extenuating circumstances
  обстоятельства, смягчающие вину

  Because of extenuating circumstances, Robert Simpson didn't go to jail for kidnapping.
• in/have custody of (someone or something)
  (быть) под охраной, заключение под стражу

  Alan was mentally sick that's why he was placed in custody of the mental hospital.
• penalty clause
  штрафная неустойка, штрафная санкция

  There is a penalty clause in my bank loan agreement if I don't pay out the money in time.
• moral turpitude
  позорное поведение

  The lawyer was accused of moral turpitude because he had distorted the facts.
• grounds for (something)
  основание для чего-либо

  I don't think there are any grounds for the man being prosecuted under law.
• punitive damages
  убытки, присуждаемые в порядке наказания

  The man was awarded a large sum of money as punitive damages in his lawsuit against the landlord.
• in defiance of (someone or something)
  открытое неповиновение кому-либо \ чему-либо

  The man was in defiance of the court order as he didn't want to pay the fine.
• to stand trial
  быть под судом

  Bella Summerfield will have to stand trial for forgery.
• swear on a stack of bibles
  поклясться на библии

  The witness swore on a stack of bibles before he gave his testimony.
• serve notice on (someone)
  вручить уведомление кому-либо

  The firm served notice on its employees that their salaries would be cut down since next month.
• preliminary hearing
  предварительное слушание

  There was no need for a preliminary hearing because there was not enough evidence to charge the man with the crime.
• on probation
  быть условно освобождённым, находиться под присмотром полиции

  The teenagers were on probation for robbing a cigarette store.
• in abeyance
  временная отмена, временное бездействие

  The law was in abeyance while the congressmen looked at it in more detail.
• in trust of (someone)
  под чью-либо ответственность

  At his death Mr. Arnolds left all his property to his nephew in trust of the boy's mother.
• in dispute
  подвергать сомнению, выступать против

  I looked through the contract and saw that some parts of it are in dispute.
• in private
  конфиденциально

  The teacher told Mary that she wanted to talk to her in private after class.
• to show cause
  давать объяснение

  The man was asked to show cause as to why he had assaulted a passer-by.