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WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| action n | (law) | ação judicial sf + adj |
| | The lawyers' action against the company caused it to go bankrupt. |
| | A ação judicial contra a companhia causou sua falência. |
| court case n | (trial, legal proceeding) | processo judicial loc sm |
| | In the US court cases are heard either by a judge or a jury. |
| court clerk n | (record-keeper of a law court) | secretário judicial loc sm |
| | When you file a petition with the court, the court clerk stamps it. |
| court order n | (legal instruction or ruling) | ordem judicial loc sf |
| | | mandato judicial loc sm |
| | He has to pay child support by court order. |
| kangaroo court n | (unfair or improperly-conducted trial) (tribunal ilegal e irregular) | tribunal de faz-de-conta loc sm |
| | | farsa judicial loc sf |
| | They set up a kangaroo court to try the dissident; everyone knew what the outcome would be. |
| lawsuit n | (legal) | ação judicial loc sf |
| | | processo sm |
| | The company launched a lawsuit against their competitor for patent violations. |
| legal action n | (court proceeding) (procedimento judicial) | ação judicial loc sf |
| | I've decided to take legal action against my neighbour. |
| legal aid n | (free or subsidized legal assistance) (serviços legais gratuitos) | ajuda legal, ajuda judicial loc sf |
| | The migrant worker's family received pro bono assistance from legal aid attorneys. |
| legal challenge n | (law: case objecting to sth) | recurso judicial sm + adj |
| legal separation n | (official agreement to separate) | separação judicial loc sf |
| | The couple decided to try a legal separation before getting a divorce. |
nonjudicial,
non-judicial adj | (not relating to a legal judgement) | não judicial loc adj |
| nonsuit sb vtr | (law: dismiss sb's suit) (direito) | rejeitar a ação judicial vt + sf + adj |
| secondary evidence n | (law: indirect proof) (lei: prova indireta) | presunção judicial sf |
| | | prova circunstancial sf |
| | | indício sm |
| | | prova indireta sf |
| writ n | (law: order or summons) | ordem judicial loc sf |
| | A writ has been issued for recovery of the vehicles. |
| | Uma ordem judicial foi expedida para a recuperação dos veículos. |