How do you say “lawyer” or “confidentiality” in Mandarin Chinese?
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| Term | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|
| Actus Reus | 犯罪行为 | Fànzuì xíngwéi |
| Affiliated company | 联属公司 | Liánzhǔ gōngsī |
| Appeal | 上诉 | Shàngsù |
| Arm’s length transaction | 公正交易 | Gōngzhèng jiāoyì |
| Articles of Association | 公司章程 | Gōngsī zhāngchéng |
| Asset | 资产 | Zīchǎn |
| Authorised representative | 授权代表 | Shòuquán dàibiǎo |
| Bail | 保释 | Bǎoshì |
| Bankrupt | 破产 | Pòchǎn |
| Beneficial interest | 实益权益 | Shíyì quányì |
| Board of Directors | 董事会 | Dǒngshìhuì |
| Breach (of a contract) | 违约 | Wéiyuē |
| Burden of proof | 举证责任 | Jǔzhèng zérèn |
| Capital gains tax | 资本增值税 | Zīběn zēngzhí shuì |
| Causation | 造事原因/因果关系 | Zào shì yuányīn/yīnguǒ guānxì |
| Certified | 被证明的 | Bèi zhèngmíng de |
| Claim | 要求权 | Yāoqiú quán |
| Class action lawsuit | 集体诉讼 | Jítǐ sùsòng |
| Collateral | 抵押品 | Dǐyā pǐn |
| Comfort letter | 信心保证书 | Xìnxīn bǎozhèngshū |
| Confidentiality | 保密性 | Bǎomì xìng |
| Conflict of interest | 利益冲突 | Lìyì chōngtú |
| Contract | 合同 | Hétóng |
| Corporation | 有限公司 | Yǒuxiàn gōngsī |
| Counterparty | 交易对手 | Jiāoyì duìshǒu |
| Court | 法庭/法院 | Fǎtíng/fǎyuàn |
| Creditor | 债权人 | Zhàiquánrén |
| Crime | 罪行 | Zuìxíng |
| De facto (in fact) | 事实上 | Shìshí shàng |
| Debenture | 债券 | Zhàiquàn |
| Defamation | 诽谤 | Fěibàng |
| Disclaimer | 免责声明 | Miǎnzé shēngmíng |
| Disclosure | 披露 | Pīlù |
| Evidence | 证据/证词/证人/证物 | Zhèngjù/zhèngcí/zhèngrén/zhèng wù |
| Goodwill | 商誉 | Shāng yù |
| Guarantor | 担保人/保证人 | Dānbǎo rén/bǎozhèngrén |
| Indemnity | 赔款 | Péikuǎn |
| Injunction | 禁令 | Jìnlìng |
| Insolvency | 无力偿债 | Wúlì cháng zhài |
| Instrument of transfer | 过户文件 | Guòhù wénjiàn |
| Joint Venture | 合资 | Hézī |
| Judgment | 判决 | Pànjué |
| Jurisdiction | 管辖权 | Guǎnxiá quán |
| Law | 法规/法例 | Fǎguī/fǎlì |
| Lawyer | 律师 | Lǜshī |
| Legal system | 法律体制 | Fǎlǜ tǐzhì |
| Liability | 责任 | Zérèn |
| License | 特许 | Tèxǔ |
| Litigation | 诉讼 | Sùsòng |
| Mens rea | 犯罪意图 | Fànzuì yìtú |
| Mergers and acquisitions | 合并与收购 | Hébìng yú shōugòu |
| Misrepresentation | 虚假陈述 | Xūjiǎ chénshù |
| Negligence | 过失 | Guòshī |
| Net asset value | 资产净值 | Zīchǎn jìngzhí |
| Parent company | 母公司 | Mǔ gōngsī |
| Partnership | 合伙 | Héhuǒ |
| Plaintiff | 原告 | Yuángào |
| Power of Attorney | 授权书 | Shòuquán shū |
| Precedent | 判例 | Pànlì |
| Presumption of innocence | 无罪推定 | Wú zuì tuīdìng |
| Prosecutor | 检控官 | Jiǎnkòng guān |
| Registered trademark | 注册商标 | Zhùcè shāngbiāo |
| Regulation | 规章/监管 | Guīzhāng/Jiānguǎn |
| Security | 保证金 | Bǎozhèngjīn |
| Sole proprietorship | 个人独资企业 | Gèrén dúzī qǐyè |
| Stakeholder | 利益相关者 | Lìyì xiāngguān zhě |
| Statute of limitation | 时效法规 | Shíxiào fǎguī |
| Subpoena | 证人传票 | Zhèngrén chuánpiào |
| To sue | 控诉 | Kòngsù |
| Trial | 审讯 | Shěnxùn |
| Trustee | 受托人 | Shòutuō rén |
| Verdict | 判决 | Pànjué |
| Vested rights | 既定权利 | Jìdìng quánlì |
| Without prejudice | 无偏见 | Wú piānjiàn |
| Witness | 证人 | Zhèngrén |
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