法律，是国家的产物，是指统治阶级(统治集团，就是政党, 包括国王、君主)，为了实现统治并管理国家的目的，经过一定立法程序，所颁布的基本法律和普通法律。你知道哪些法律用语?下面，我们一起看看吧。
testify
v.证明，证实;作证(give evidence, verily)
The teacher testified to the boy's honesty.
老师为男孩的诚实作证。
substantiate
vt.证实(corroborate, verify)
How can you substantiate that he was themurderer?
你如何证实他是杀人犯?
observance
n.遵守
impeach
vt.弹劾;控告(accuse)
The Congress has decided to impeach a President.
国会已决定弹劾总统。
indictment
n.起诉(charge, accusation)
The rise in delinquency is an indictment of our society and its values.
犯罪增多是对我们社会及其价值观的控诉。
incriminate
vt.控告(accuse);使负罪
The witness's testimony against the racketeers incriminates some high public officials as well.
证人对敲诈勒索者的证词也牵连了一些高级官员.
denounce
vt.告发
Union officials denounce the action as breach of agreement.
工会官员谴责这一行动违反了协议。
query
n.质问，问题 v.询问(inquire)
He could not bear his wife's daily queries about where he had been and he demanded a divorce.
他不能忍受他的妻子每天询问他的行踪，要求离婚。
exempt
vt.免除(prevent, immune) adj.被免除的(excused)
The teacher exempted the smartest students from taking the quiz./Children under 16 areexempted from prescription charges.
老师免除了最聪明的学生参加测验。/16岁以下的儿童免收处方费用。
condone
vt.宽恕，赦免(forgive, pardon)
Not punishing them amounts to condoning their crime.
不惩罚他们就等于纵容他们的罪行。
remit
vt.赦免
His prison sentence has been remitted.
他的刑期已被免除。
credential
n.凭证(reference, certificate)
heirship
n.继承权
confiscate
vt.没收，充公(seize)
If you are caught smuggling goods into the country, the police will confiscate them.
如果你被抓到向国家非法入境货物，警察会没收这些货物。
invalidate
vt.使作废(nuHify)
to invalidate a will
使遣嘱无效
captivity
n.囚禁，拘留
Wild animals do not breed well in captivity.
被圈养的野生动物繁殖不良。
trial
n.审判(hearing, inquisition)
The scandal put the President on trial and the trail lasted a week.
丑闻使总统受审，审判持续了一个星期。
detain
vt.拘留
The boss was detained in the office by unexpected calls.
老板被意外的的电话绊在了办公室。
extenuate
vt.使(罪过等)显得轻微(diminish, lessen)
Nothing can extenuate such appalling behavior.
没有什么能减轻这种可怕行为造成的.罪过。
empower
vt.授权;使能够
The new laws empowered the police to stop anybody in the street.
新的法律使警察有权制止街上的任何人。
saddle
vt.使负担(burden, load)
I have been saddled with the job of organizing the conference.
我已负担起组织会议的工作。
flee
v.逃跑，逃离(escape)
The customers fled when the alarm sounded.
警报响起时，顾客逃跑了。
abstinence
n.禁戒,节制
Abstinence from fatty foods and smoking can probably lengthen your life.
禁食油腻食物和抽烟可延长寿命。
abstain
vi.戒绝
Because my cholesterol is high, my doctor told me to abstain from eating fat.
因为我的胆固醇很高，我的医生建议我戒吃脂肪。
veto
n.否决，否决权(rejection) vt.否决;禁止(negate)
Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council have a veto over any proposal.
联合国安理会常任理事国对任何提议都有否决权。
stipulate
v/.约定，规定(set, specify)
It was stipulated that goods should be shipped within two days.
规定货物应在两天内运到。
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