[转载][词汇资料] LEC（法律英语证书考试）词汇系列5

ADHESION CONTRACT – a contract balanced in favor of one party over the other that one can assume it was not entered into on equal bargaining grounds.
附意合同；附和合同；附加合同

ACTIVE CASE – pending case; not disposed of.
带审理案件

AD DAMNUM – the amount of the plaintiff's claim of damages in a civil case.
（民事诉讼中的）索赔金额

AD IDEM – a Latin word of "meeting of the minds." If two parties to a contract understand the terms and conditions of a contract in the same manner, then it is said at parties are "ad idem" on the terms and conditions.
法律（条件、意见等）契合；一致

ADJOURN – to suspend indefinitely, or until a later stated time.
使终止；使延期；拖延；推迟

ADJOURNMENT – the postponing or putting off of a case or session of court until another time or place.
延期审讯；休会待续；辩论终止待续

ADJUDICATE – to determine judicially.
判决；宣判；裁定；审判

ADJUDICATION –
1.      the act of a court in making an order, judgment, or decree.
（法院）宣告

2.      a judicial decision or sentence.
判决；裁定

3.      a court decree in bankruptcy.
破产之宣告

AD LITEM – (esp. of a guardian) appointed to act in a lawsuit on behalf of a child other person who is not considered capable of representing themselves.
专门为某一诉讼指定（诉讼监护人）

ADMINISTRATION – the management and disposal of the property of an intestate, deceased person, debtor or other individual, or of an insolvent company, by a legally appointed administrator.
遗产管理

ADMINISTRATRIX – a female administrator of an estate.
女遗产管理人

ADMIRALTY – the jurisdiction of courts of law over cases concerning ships or the sea and other navigable waters (maritime law).
海事法诉讼

ADR – alternative dispute resolution.
非诉讼程序