law-court

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law court

[l'ɔ: kɔ:t] n tribunal de justiça.

1) (the collection of rules according to which people live or a country etc is governed: Such an action is against the law; law and order.) lei

2) (any one of such rules: A new law has been passed by Parliament.) lei

3) ((in science) a rule that says that under certain conditions certain things always happen: the law of gravity.) lei

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- lawful

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[lɔ:] n 1 lei. 2 direito. 3 regulamento. 4 regra, código. 5 estatuto. 6 mandamentos. 7 jurisprudência. 8 advocacia. 9 foro, tribunal. 10 coll policial, polícia. • vi coll demandar, processar. at law em juízo. blue laws leis puritanas. brother-in-law cunhado. by law por lei. canon law direito canônico. civil law direito civil. commercial law direito comercial. common law direito consuetudinário. daughter-in-law nora. ecclesiastical law direito eclesiástico. father-in-law sogro. in-laws coll os parentes por afinidade. I like my in-laws / gosto dos parentes de minha mulher (ou de meu marido). international law direito internacional. law of averages Stat lei da média dos principais promédios. law of gravity Phys lei da gravidade. law of motion Phys lei dos movimentos. law of supply and demand Com lei da oferta e da procura. law of the jungle lei da selva. marine law direito marítimo. martial law lei marcial. military law lei militar. mother-in-law sogra. sister-in-law cunhada. son-in-law genro. the Law n a) a Lei de Deus, promulgada por Moisés. b) o Antigo Testamento. to be a law into oneself fazer o que se quer, sem ligar para as leis. to be at law estar em demanda. to be enforced by law ser garantido por lei. to be in the law ser jurista. to go to law processar. to have the law on processar. to lay down the law dar ordens. to take the law into one’s hands fazer justiça pelas próprias mãos. zoning law lei de zoneamento.

1) (the collection of rules according to which people live or a country etc is governed: Such an action is against the law; law and order.) lei

2) (any one of such rules: A new law has been passed by Parliament.) lei

3) ((in science) a rule that says that under certain conditions certain things always happen: the law of gravity.) lei

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- lawful

court of law

tribunal de justiça.

1) (a place where legal cases are heard: a magistrates' court; the High Court.) tribunal

2) (the judges and officials of a legal court: The accused is to appear before the court on Friday.) tribunal

3) (a marked-out space for certain games: a tennis-court; a squash court.) campo

4) (the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen: the court of King James.) corte

5) (the palace of a king or queen: Hampton Court.) Palácio

6) (an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house.) praça

1) (to try to win the love of; to woo.) cortejar

2) (to try to gain (admiration etc).) buscar

3) (to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc).) arriscar-se a

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- courtier

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[kɔ:t] n 1 pátio. 2 viela. 3 área, quadra para jogos. 4 mansão senhorial. 5 corte, a família e as pessoas que rodeiam um soberano. she was presented at court / ela foi introduzida na corte. 6 paço, residência real. 7 reunião formal organizada por um soberano. 8 corte de justiça, tribunal. he brought the case into court / ele levou o caso perante um tribunal. 9 juízes de um tribunal. 10 galanteio, corte, namoro. he paid her his court / ele lhe fez a corte. 11 cortejo, homenagem. • vt+vi 1 cortejar, galantear, agradar. 2 namorar. 3 solicitar, procurar, requestar. 4 provocar, atrair. at court na corte. court of appeal tribunal de apelação. court of claims tribunal de ações contra o governo. court of domestic relations tribunal das famílias e sucessões. court of honor n tribunal militar que investiga questões relacionadas com a honra. court of inquiry tribunal militar. court of justice tribunal de justiça. court of law tribunal de justiça. court of record tribunal de registro público. General Court Amer assembléia legislativa. in court no tribunal, perante um tribunal. in open court em julgamento público. tennis court quadra de tênis. the High Court of Justice o supremo tribunal (da Inglaterra e Gales em Londres). the High Court of Parliament reunião plenária do parlamento. to bring into court processar, levar perante o juiz. to come to court ser julgado (processo). to go into court processar. to pay court to (a woman) fazer a corte, cortejar (uma mulher). to put into court levar perante um tribunal. to put out of court excluir do julgamento. to settle out of court resolver amigavelmente.

tribunal de justiça

noun (a court of law for settling disputes between management and workers.)

noun (the highest court of law in (a state of) the USA and many other countries.)

noun (a court of law for settling disputes between management and workers.) justiça do trabalho

noun (the highest court of law in (a state of) the USA and many other countries.) Suprema Corte

1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) julgar

2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) julgar

3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) julgar

4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) julgar

1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) juiz

2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) juiz

3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) juiz

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- judgement

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[dʒ∧dʒ] n 1 juiz, árbitro, julgador. 2 Judge Juiz Supremo, Deus. 3 perito, técnico, especialista. he is a good judge of cattle / ele é um perito de gado vacum. • vt+vi 1 julgar, sentenciar. I judge of him from his behaviour / eu o julgo pelo seu comportamento. 2 decidir, concluir, considerar como. 3 avaliar, ajuizar, opinar. he judges the merits of their proposal / ele avalia os méritos de sua proposta. 4 criticar, condenar, censurar. 5 expor, considerar, pensar. as far as I can judge segundo meu modo de pensar. as God is my judge! assim Deus me salve!

1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) julgar

2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) arbitrar

3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) julgar

4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) julgar

1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) juiz

2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) árbitro

3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) perito

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- judgement

1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) estar de pé

2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) pôr-se de pé

3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) permanecer

4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) manter-se em vigor

5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) encontrar-se

6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) estar

7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) candidatar-se

8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) colocar

9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) sofrer

10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) pagar

1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) posição

2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) suporte

3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) quiosque

4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) arquibancada

5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) barra das testemunhas

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- take the stand

1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) duração

2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) prestígio

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- stand-by

- stand-in

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[stænd] n 1 parada, pausa, descanso. 2 resistência, defesa. 3 lugar, posto, posição, estação, ponto. 4 plataforma, tribuna, estrado. 5 andaime, suporte, estante. 6 estande: recinto reservado a cada participante de uma exposição. 7 barraca, tenda, banca (de jornais e revistas). 8 grupo de árvores ou plantas. 9 coll loja, local de negócio. 10 Amer banco onde as testemunhas depõem. 11 arquibancada. 12 descanso, suporte. 13 pé, pedestal. • vt+vi (ps, pp stood) 1 estar em pé. 2 ter certa altura quando em pé, medir. 3 levantar, ficar em pé. 4 estar situado ou localizado, encontrar-se. 5 colocar, encostar, pôr em pé. don’t stand the umbrella against the table! / não encoste o guarda-chuva na mesa! 6 estar colocado, ocupar certo lugar ou cargo. 7 manter em certa posição. 8 sustentar. 9 estar, ser, encontrar-se. 10 continuar, permanecer, resistir, oferecer resistência. 11 tolerar, agüentar. I can’t stand him / não o posso tolerar. I can’t stand it any longer / não agüento mais isso. I can’t stand it / não tolero isso. there is no standing her stupidity / ninguém agüenta sua estupidez. 12 juntar-se, acumular-se. 13 durar. 14 sofrer, submeter-se, suportar. 15 custear, pagar. it stands me in eight dollars / coll isso me custa oito dólares. I’ll stand you a bottle / pago-lhe uma garrafa, convido-o para tomar um drinque. 16 manter um certo rumo. 17 parar, paralisar, ficar parado, estagnar. 18 valer, estar em vigor. 19 candidatar-se. he stands for Parliament / ele é candidato ao parlamento. 20 coll dar ou pagar conforme o trato. as it stands, as the case stands, as matters stand como estão as coisas, pela situação atual. and there it stands! basta! está encerrado o assunto! he stands no nonsense com ele não se brinca. he stands out like a sore thumb Amer sl ele chama a atenção (de maneira desagradável). how do we stand? como estamos? qual é a situação? it stands at that (cost) price o preço de custo é este. it stands to reason é plausível, evidente, razoável. stand off! saia de perto! vá embora! stand or fall vitória ou morte! the thermometer stands at 35° o termômetro marca 35°. the things I stand up in o que tenho no corpo (roupa). to be at a stand estar parado, estar perplexo, estar em dúvida, indeciso. to come to a stand chegar a um impasse. to make a stand parar, resistir, oferecer resistência, opor-se. to make a stand for something insistir em alguma coisa, responder por alguma coisa. to take a firm stand ocupar uma posição firme. to take one’s stand tomar posição, colocar-se. to take the stand Jur depor. to stand about ficar à toa, rodear. to stand against oferecer resistência, destacar-se de. to stand a good chance ter boas probabilidades. to stand a comparison poder enfrentar uma comparação. to stand alone estar sozinho, estar sem auxílio, estar em posição isolada. to stand aloof manter-se de lado, afastar-se. to stand aside sair ao caminho, ficar de lado. to stand at attention Mil tomar sentido. to stand back afastar-se, recuar. to stand between estar no caminho, estar no meio. to stand by estar presente, estar ao lado, assistir, estar de prontidão, manter (palavra). to stand by a thing defender uma coisa. to stand by one through thick and thin prestar assistência a outrem em qualquer vicissitude. to stand by one’s word manter sua palavra. to stand by someone assistir alguém, acudir. to stand condemned estar condenado. to stand corrected conformar-se com a pena, reconhecer seu erro. to stand down a) abdicar (em favor de outrem). b) Brit dar baixa (soldados). c) deixar o banco de testemunhas. to stand fast resistir, não ceder. to stand fire resistir à prova (suportar o fogo do inimigo). to stand first ser o primeiro, estar em primeiro lugar. to stand for a) significar, querer dizer. b) pretender. c) ter rumo para, velejar para. d) auxiliar. e) ser responsável por, representar. to stand forth mostrar-se, salientar-se. to stand from Naut vir de, ter rumo de, velejar de. to stand gaping ficar de boca aberta, boquiaberto. to stand godfather (to) ser padrinho (de). to stand good ter valor, estar válido. to stand high ter bom nome, ter boa fama. to stand in a) Naut velejar em direção à terra. b) substituir alguém (serviço). to stand in awe ter temor de. to stand in fear ter medo de. to stand in line ficar na fila. to stand in need of ter necessidade de, precisar. to stand in someone’s way estar no caminho de alguém, atrapalhar alguém, impedir alguém. to stand off ficar de lado, afastar-se, retroceder, retrair-se, recusar-se, protelar (pagamento), Naut ficar ao largo. to stand off from Naut afastar-se de. to stand on basear-se em alguma coisa, contar com alguma coisa. to stand on ceremony fazer cerimônias. to stand on end estar em pé (cabelos). to stand one’s ground manter-se, defender-se, ficar firme, não ceder. to stand on one’s dignity fazer questão da sua dignidade. to stand on one’s head ficar de ponta-cabeça, ficar de pernas para o ar. to stand one’s tackling manter seu ponto de vista. to stand on one’s right insistir em seu direito. to stand on your own two feet ser independente, ser auto-suficiente, andar com as próprias pernas. to stand out salientar-se, distinguir-se, sobressair, resistir, não ceder. to stand out for insistir em. to stand over ficar, sobrar, ficar em atraso, adiar, protelar. to stand pat Amer a) conformar-se, opor-se a mudanças. b) Game não pedir cartas, passar. to stand ready to prontificar-se, dispor-se a. to stand security dar fiança, garantir. to stand someone friend mostrar-se amigo para alguém. to stand someone up faltar a um encontro. to stand something on its head mudar de repente, virar de pernas para o ar. to stand still imobilizar-se, ficar parado. to stand the test (ou a trial) passar a prova. to stand to a) permanecer, manter. b) aderir a. c) apoiar, defender. she stood to him / ela o defendeu. to stand trial ser submetido a julgamento. to stand up a) levantar-se. b) Amer decepcionar, abandonar, deixar na mão. to stand up against levantar-se contra, rebelar-se, lutar contra. to stand up for defender, apoiar, tomar o partido de. to stand upon insistir em, basear-se em. to stand upon one’s guard tomar cuidado, precaver-se. to stand up to encarar, enfrentar. to stand well with dar-se bem com, ter amizade com. what stand do you take? qual é a sua opinião?

1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) ficar em pé

2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) levantar-se

3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) ficar

4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) permanecer

5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) ficar

6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) estar

7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) candidatar-se

8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) pôr em pé

9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) agüentar, submeter-se a

10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) oferecer

1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) posição

2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) suporte

3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) estande

4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) tribuna, arquibancada

5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) barra

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- take the stand

1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) duração

2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) reputação

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- stand-by

- stand-in

1) (the act or action of defending against attack: the defence of Rome; He spoke in defence of the plans.) defesa

2) (the method or equipment used to guard or protect: The walls will act as a defence against flooding.) defesa

3) (a person's answer to an accusation especially in a law-court: What is your defence?) defesa

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- defenceless

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[dif'ens] n Amer 1 defesa, defensa, amparo, proteção. 2 apologia, justificação, desculpa. 3 Mil fortificações, defesa, reparo. 4 contestação de uma acusação. 5 pessoas que em juízo cuidam da defesa. 6 grupo de jogadores que em vários jogos atuam na defensiva. air defence defesa aérea. in self defence em defesa própria. the lawyer for the defence o advogado de defesa.

1) (to guard or protect against attack: The soldiers defended the castle; I am prepared to defend my opinions.) defender

2) (to conduct the defence of (a person) in a law-court.) defender

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- defendant

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[dif'end] vt (against, from) 1 defender, proteger, preservar, amparar. 2 justificar, opor defesa, fazer defesa.

noun (a person accused or sued in a law-court.) réu

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[dif'endənt] n réu, acusado. • adj de defesa.

1) (a deepened part of a harbour etc where ships go for loading, unloading, repair etc: The ship was in dock for three weeks.) doca

2) (the area surrounding this: He works down at the docks.) docas

3) (the box in a law court where the accused person sits or stands.) banco dos réus

- docker

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[dɔk] n Bot labaça, azeda.

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[dɔk] n 1 parte grossa da cauda dos animais. 2 cauda cortada, rabo cotó. 3 rabicho. • vt 1 derrabar ou cortar a cauda, o rabo a. 2 encurtar, abreviar, reduzir, diminuir (pagamento). 3 despojar de, desfalcar, privar de.

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[dɔk] n 1 doca, dique, estaleiro, embarcadouro. 2 pl cais, instalações portuárias. 3 rail hangar, galpão. 4 banco dos réus. • vt+vi pôr um navio no estaleiro, fazer um navio entrar em doca ou estaleiro. dry dock, graving dock dique ou doca de querena. floating dock dique ou doca flutuante. in dry dock coll desempregado. wet dock doca de carga e descarga. to be in the dock 1 estar no banco dos réus. 2 em conserto.

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1) (a folder, loose-leaf book etc to hold papers.) arquivador/pasta

2) (a collection of papers on a particular subject (kept in such a folder).) ficheiro

3) (in computing, a collection of data stored eg on a disc.) arquivo/ficheiro

1) (to put (papers etc) in a file: He filed the letter under P.) arquivar

2) (to bring (a suit) before a law court: to file (a suit) for divorce.) registar

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- filename

- filings

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[fail] n 1 dispositivo para segurar papéis. 2 pasta de papéis. 3 fichário, arquivo, pasta registradora. 4 autos, peças de um processo, lista, rol. 5 fila (também Mil). 6 pequeno destacamento. 7 coluna do tabuleiro de xadrez. 8 Comp a maior unidade em processamento de dados (pode conter grandes quantidades de rolos de fita ou conjunto de discos). • vt+vi 1 arquivar, fichar, pôr em ordem. 2 propor uma demanda em juízo. 3 desfilar, marchar em fila. lndian file, single file coluna por um. in double file em coluna de dois. in file em fila. on file fichado, no arquivo. rank and file os soldados rasos, membros de uma organização ou sindicato. to file an application fazer requerimento, requerer patente. to file away arquivar corretamente, anotar com cuidado.

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[fail] n 1 lima (ferramenta). 2 sl finório, espertalhão, tipo. • vt+vi limar, polir, desgastar, fig esmerar, aperfeiçoar. close file avarento, sovina. a deep file sl um espertalhão. nail file lixa de unhas. rough file lima de desbastar. smooth file lima murça.