Exercises 23 legal words

LEARN 23 LEGAL WORDS & EXPRESSIONS! EXERCISES TO HELP YOU REMEMBER THE WORDS & EXPRESSIONS!

1 Gap-fill exercise

Complete the sentences with the words from below. agreement terms liable abide parties breach

liability penalty right

1. Under the of the contract, you have to complete the work by next Friday. 2. Both agreed to the terms of the contract. 3. We need to include a clause in the contract to cover us if the work isn’t finished in time. 4. We have every to be here and there’s nothing you can do about it. 5. They have to by the terms of the contract. 6. The company refused to comply with the terms of our verbal . 7. If you don’t deliver the goods by tomorrow, you’ll be in of contract. 8. The company is for all costs as the accident took place in their offices. 9. Failure to comply with the regulations could result in legal .

Answers on page 46

2 Sentence completion

Complete the sentences with the missing letters. 1. A legal agreement between two (or more) people or companies is a…. c 2. If you do this, you write or create a contract = to dr up a contract 3. If you do this, you put your name on a contract to show that you agree with it = to si a contract 4. A special section in a contract that is often numbered a cl 5. To start a legal process against someone in order to receive compensation = to take someone to co 6. If someone fails to do this, they don’t do what it says in the contract = to fail to co with the terms of the contract 7. Once a contract has been signed by all parties, it becomes legally bi 8. If a contract or agreement ends, it ex 9. Money that someone receives when they win a court case against someone = da 10. A decision by two or more parties to do something together = an ag 11. If someone has this, the amount of money they have to pay is limited to a fixed sum = limited lia 12. A written promise that says that a company will repair a product free of charge if it breaks = a wa 13. If you do this, you apply for compensation because you have a right to it = to file a cl for something 14. If you do this, you start a legal process against someone in order to get compensation = to file a la against someone