common law
common law - anglo-americké právo
BrE
/ˌkɒmən'lɔ:/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:mən'lɔ:/

noun, formal - a law system that consists mostly of traditions and past court decisions, rather than by acts passed by the Parliament

commit a crime
commit a crime - spáchat zločin
BrE
/kəˌmɪt ə'kraɪm/
AmE
/kəˌmɪt ə'kraɪm/

phrase - to do an illegal act

code
code - kodex, zákoník, stanovy
BrE
/'kəʊd/
AmE
/'koʊd/

noun, formal - a set of laws or rules

clause
clause - odstavec, klauzule, doložka
BrE
/'klɔ:z/
AmE
/'klɔ:z/

noun, formal - a particular section of a legal document

 
claim damages for - žádat náhradu za
BrE
/ˌkleɪm'dæmɪdʒɪz fɔ:/
AmE
/ˌkleɪm'dæmɪdʒɪz fɔ:r/

verb, formal - to request that someone pays for the damage they've done

claim
claim - požadavek
BrE
/'kleɪm/
AmE
/'kleɪm/

noun - a request to have something which one has a right to have

 
civil law - občanské právo, občanský zákon
BrE
/ˌsɪvl'lɔ:/
AmE
/ˌsɪvl'lɔ:/

noun, formal - the part of the law system that regards personal matters

 
civil action - občanské řízení (žaloba)
BrE
/ˌsɪvl'ækʃən/
AmE
/ˌsɪvl'ækʃən/

noun, formal - an official complaint of a person (or company) against someone

circuit judge
circuit judge - soudce obvodního soudu
BrE
/ˌsɜ:kət'dʒʌdʒ/
AmE
/ˌsɜ:rkət'dʒʌdʒ/

noun, formal - a judge who visits different courts in an area

 
ley canónica - církevní právo
BrE
/ˌkænən'lɔ:/
AmE
/ˌkænən'lɔ:/

noun, formal - the part of the law system that regards Church matters

cape
cape - mys
BrE
/'keɪp/
AmE
/'keɪp/

noun - a large piece of land that sticks out into the sea

cross out
cross out - škrtnout, vyškrtnout, přeškrtnout
BrE
/ˌkrɒs'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌkrɑ:s'aʊt/

verb - to draw a line or two crossing lines over a word or a piece of text that is wrong

current affairs
current affairs - aktuality, aktuální zprávy, současné události
BrE
/ˌkʌrənt ə'feəz/
AmE
/ˌkʌrənt ə'ferz/

noun - news reports about events that have happened very recently or are happening at the moment

coverage
coverage - reportáže, zpravodajství
BrE
/'kʌvərɪdʒ/
AmE
/'kʌvərɪdʒ/

noun - news reports in a particular magazine or newspaper

 
cover - dělat reportáž o (čem)
BrE
/'kʌvə/
AmE
/'kʌvər/

verb - to make a news report about something