Professional Documents
Culture Documents
-oteena strana
An individual who is entitled to commence a lawsuit against another because his or her legal rights
have been violated.
a dead letter
-mrtvo slovo na papiru
This contract is a dead letter. Forget it!
assets
aktiva, imovina
award damages
nadoknaditi tetu
ascertain damages
odrediti tetu
anticipate
previdjeti
ally
saveznik
adjacent
susjedni
abstain
susprezati se
assignment
pripadnost, dodjeljivanje, upuivanje
ascertain
utvrditi
aforesaid
prije spomenuto, gore spomenuto
blood typing
odreivanje krvne grupe, tipizacija krvi
billabe work
-rad/satnica koja se naplauje (osobito u odvjetnikoj profesiji)
bid-rigging
namjetanje nadmetanja
Bid rigging (or collusive tendering) occurs when businesses, that would otherwise be expected to
compete, secretly conspire to raise prices or lower the quality of goods or services for purchasers
who wish to acquire products or services through a bidding process.
blue chips
- prvoklasne burzovne dionice kojima se najvie trguje
bonds
obveznice
balance sheet
bilanca
bound by
vezan s
by-law
podzakonski akt
breaching party
strana koja raskida ugovor
bound by
vezan s
binding
obvezujui
bill
prijedlog zakona
beneficiary
korisnik, ovlatenik, nositelj prava
criminal offence
krivino djelo
collude
to collude biti u dosluhu, urovati
The European Commission has accused JPMorgan, HSBC and Credit Agricole of colluding to fix a key
euro benchmark borrowing rate Euribor.
culpable homicide
-ubojstvo zbog grubog nehaja; skrivljeno ubojstvo
If he is acquitted of murder, the court must consider an alternative charge of culpable homicide, for
which he could receive about 15 years in prison.
contract-based lawsuit
-spor oko ugovora
In the USA, the average contract-based lawsuit takes two years; similar cases in arbitration can be as
short as five or six months.
-(AmE) ustavni zatitni mehanizmi, sustav konica i ravnotea, uzajamna kontrola moi triju oblika
vlasti (izvrne, zakonodavne i sudbene prema Ustavu SAD-a); sigurnosni sustav
Checks and balances is a system that allows each branch of a government to amend or veto acts of
another branch so as to prevent any one branch from exerting too much power.
cross-examination
-unakrsno ispitivanje
Oscar Pistorius tells his murder trial he was heartbroken at seeing the body of his girlfriend Reeva
Steenkamp, as five days of cross-examination end.
circumvent
-zaobii, mimoii
She planned a way to circumvent all the bureaucratic red tape.
criminal offence
-kazneno djelo
cross- examination
-unakrsno ispitivanje
cybersquatting
-iskoritavanje imena za registraciju domena
Cybersquatting is the act of registering a popular Internet address, usually a company name, with the
intent of selling it to its rightful owner.
cautious
-oprezan
The defense attorneys summary before the jury helped him to carry the day.
credit
vt pripisati, n kredit
diminished responsibility
smanjena uraunljivost/ubrojivost
he has admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility
double-entry
dvojno
debt
dug
debit
vt zaduiti, n dugovanje
duress
prinuda
dispute
svaa, spor
directive
direktiva (EU)
delegation of duties
delegacija dunosti
defraud
prevariti nekoga
default
ne izvriti obvezu
deed poll
pojedinani zahtjev, jednostrani zahtjev, zahtjev za promjenu osobnog imena
decline
odbiti
extenuating circumstances
(takoer diminished/mitigating circumstances)
-olakotne okolnosti
In law, extenuating circumstances in criminal cases are unusual or extreme facts leading up to or
attending the perpetration of the offense which, though an offense has been perpetrated without legal
justification or excuse, mitigate or reduce its gravity from the point of view of punishment or moral
opprobrium.
ex officio
- po slubenoj dunosti (By virtue of office or position)
For this purpose he should be ex officio a member of all committees required to receive and disburse
funds.
employment tribunal
-radni sud
exercise caution
-biti na oprezu
I therefore agree that there is a need for harmonisation, but we must remember to exercise caution.
equities
dionice, potvrde o vlasnikom udjelu
exemplary damage
kaznena odteta
evaluate
procijeniti
enact
ozakoniti, propisati
e.g.
exampli gratia lat. na primjer
exceed
nadmaiti, premaiti; prei mjeru (granice)
exaggeration
preuveliavanje
Klikni za izgovor i detaljnije : exaggeration
equity
glavnica, kapital, vlastiti kapital, redovne dionice, temeljni kapital
equities
dionice
face charges
-suoiti se s optubama
The captain faces charges including negligence of duty and violation of maritime law.
flag
to flag opasti u snazi
The conversation flagged.
felony
-zloin, krivino djelo
frustration
nemogunost izvrenja ugovora
fee
naknada, pristojba
guardianship
-skrbnitvo
A guardianship is a legal relationship created when a person or institution named in a will or assigned
by the court to take care of minor children or incompetent adults.
garnishment
go to the wall
-propasti, bankrotirati
good offices
-dobre usluge: nastojanje tree drave, ili grupe drava, da se savjetima i nagovaranjima upuenima
jednoj, drugoj ili obim stranama u sporu dovede do izravnih pregovora, da se pospjee pregovori koji
su ve u tijeku, ili da se obnove prekinuti pregovori. Dobre su usluge, dakle, sredstvo i nain mirnog
rjeavanja sporova. I dobre usluge razlikuju se []
hinge on/upon
-ovisiti o
The success of the project hinges upon you and how well you do your job.
The case hinged on whether the jury believed the accused thief or the two witnesses.
hence
stoga
indemnity
-odteta
Entitlement of commercial agent to indemnity or compensation on termination of agency contract.
indictable offences
-kanjiva djela
interest-free loan
IPO
Initial public offering: inicijalna javna ponuda, prvo javno izdavanje dionica drutva
invoice
faktura
interest
kamata
issuance
izdavanje
irrespective of
neovisno o
intent
namjera
injunction
zabrana
infer
zakljuiti, izvesti, izvoditi
inducement
navoenje, poticanje
in the course of
za vrijeme, tijekom
in lieu of
umjesto
impose
nametnuti
judicial review
-nadzor nad zakonitou, ispitivanje zakonitosti presude; postupak protiv javnih tijela i slubenika ( u
Engleskoj); revizija odluke, sudska obnova postupka
Judicial review is the doctrine under which legislative and executive actions are subject to review (and
possible invalidation) by the judiciary. A specific court with judicial review power may annul the acts of
the state when it finds them incompatible with a []
journal
dnevnik
loan shark
-kamatar
A loan shark is a person or body that offers loans at extremely high interest rates. The term usually
refers to illegal activity.
lien
-zalono pravo
A right given to another by the owner of property to secure a debt, or one created by law in favor of
certain creditors.
long-term
-dugoroan
long-term funding
loan
zajam, kredit
liabilities
obveze, dug, tui kapital, pasiva
lend
posuditi nekome
lay
lay laid laid
poloiti
liability
odgovornost
liquidated damage
ugovorna kazna (zbog neizvrenja ugovora)
liability
odgovornost
letter of intent
pismo namjere
legislation
zakonodavstvo
land registry
zemljina knjiga
mortgage
hipoteka
mortgagor
hipotekarni dunik
mortgagee
hipotekarni vjerovnik
milestone
miljokaz; prekretnica
non-contentious
-izvanparnini
Marx has a wide-ranging corporate practice, which includes both contentious and non-contentious
work.
net income
neto dobit
novation
novacija, obnova, zamjena ugovora
overvalued
precijenjen
own
posjedovati
owe
dugovati
overheads
tekui trokovi, opi trokovi
parental care
-roditeljska skrb
The rearing of a child or children, especially the care, love, and guidance given by a parent.
public prosecutor
-dravni odvjetnik
peremptorily
-odluno, bez opoziva
adverb (formal)
in an urgent or commanding manner as if you expect to be obeyed immediately `Hello! the voice
said, more peremptorily. `Who is it? What do you want?
in a decisive manner The proposal was peremptorily rejected.
in an assured or dogmatic manner She spoke peremptorily.
(law) in a manner that admits of no denial or contradiction; precluding []
punctual
toan
plaintiff
tuitelj
perks
bonusi na plau, povlastice
pecuniary compensation
financijska odteta
Klikni za izgovor i detaljnije: pecuniary compensation
promissory note
mjenica.
rate-fixes
-namjetanje teaja
JPMorgan, HSBC and Credit Agricole accused of euro rate-fixes
rate-rigging
-namjetanje teaja
Banks accused of euro rate-rigging: the European Commission accuses JPMorgan, HSBC and Credit
Agricole of colluding to fix a key euro benchmark borrowing rate used to price of financial products.
rebut
to rebut odbiti
to rebut criticism
require
zahtijevati
reimburse
povrat trokova
revenue
prihod
retain
zadrati
receipt
raun
settle for
-nagoditi se
E-commerce giant eBay settles for $3.75m with the California Attorney General and the US Justice
Department over accusations of anti-competitive behaviour relating to hiring.
signatory
-potpisnik/potpisnica nekog ugovora
Croatia is a signatory to the convention.
stand up in court
-proi na sudu
That wont stand up in court!
severance pay
-otpremnina
stranglehold
-ilegalno udruenje da se suzbije konkurencija
to break stranglehold of big four
surveillance
nadzor
sufficiant
dovoljan
shares
dionice
shareholder
dioniar
set up
osnovati
sign fraudulently
prijevarno potpisati
to appear in court
-izai pred sud
to grant a trademark
-odobriti robni ig
to contest
-osporavati
to contest paternity
to plead guilty
-priznati krivnju
to apprehend suspects
-uhititi osumnjiene
to detain in custody
-zadrati u pritvoru
to take precaution
poduzeti mjere opreza
to exceed
prekoraiti
to entail
obuhvaati, sadravati
to be obliged to
biti primoran
to award damages
dodijeliti odtetu
tenant
stanar
title deed
izvadak iz zemljine knjige
undervalued
podcijenjen
voidness of contract
-nitetnost ugovora
whistle-blower
koji odaje (poslovnu) tajnu, zvida
Whistle blowers identify and report white-collar crimes.
white-collar
(adj.) kancelarijski
white-collar worker slubenik, inovnik
white-collar crime (prav.) pronevjera na radnom mjestu
white-collar crime
-zloin koji poini profesionalna osoba u sklopu svojeg posla
The phrase white-collar crime was coined in 1939 during a speech given by Edwin Sutherland to the
American Sociological Society. Sutherland defined the term as crime committed by a person of
respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation.
ward
-tienik
The legal relationship that exists between a person (the guardian) appointed by a court to take care of
and manage the property of a person (the ward) who does not possess the legal capacity to do so, by
reason of age, comprehension, or self-control.
warrant of arrest
-uhidbeni nalog
watertight argument
-argument koji dri vodu (ne da se lako oboriti)
withdrawal
povlaenje
working capital
obrtni kapital