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to listen to what is said in a court of law, and make a decision

to hear a case

the number of people a doctor, social worker etc. has to deal with

caseload

a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of interior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case

certiorari

a) the job of a judge in a court of law; b) the place where a judge sits in a court

bench

steps

ladder

a conflict or controversy, esp. one that has given rise to a particular lawsuit

dispute

to begin a legal case against someone

to bring

if a decision rests with someone, s/he is responsible for it

rest with

something that you complain about because you think it is unfair

grievance

to institute a lawsuit against (another party)

to sue

a cort's written order, in the name of a state or other competent legal authority, commanding the addressee to do or refrain from doing some specified act (nakaz)

writ

one or more presons - such as jurors in a trial who hear testimony and review evidence to rule on a factual issue

trier of fact (fact-finder)

to order someone to come to a particular place (wzywać)

summon

an impartial person appointed to make an award or a final decision

umpire

a small accident or mistake that does not have a very serious effect (wypadek)

mishap

the system of law or body of principles originating in the English Court of Chancery and superseding the common and statute law

equity

to convey or transport in any manner from one place to another

carry into

to get rid of something

dispose of

the transfer of an action from state to federal court

removal

the act of not including or doing something

omission

farthest from the middle (najdalszy)

outermost

an official order to appear in a court of law

summons

come before

precede