LSAT考试经常出现的法律用语词汇:

　　1. category “A” prisoners A类囚犯

　　=prisoners who are dangerous， and would be a danger to the public if they escaped from prison. 越狱后将对公众造成危险的重罪犯

　　2. abandonment 放弃(自愿放弃某项权利，如财产权)

　　= act of giving something up voluntarily (such as the right to a property)

　　abandonment of a claim = giving up a claim in a civil action.

　　放弃索赔(在民事诉讼中放弃一种要求权)

　　abandon做动词是“遗弃”的意思：

　　e.g. Abandoning a child under two years old is a notifiable offence. 遗弃两岁以下儿童是一种严重的犯罪行为。

　　3. abeyance 中止，暂缓

　　e.g. This law is in abeyance. 此法暂缓执行。 = This law is not being enforced at the present time.

　　4. ABH

　　= actual bodily harm 实际人身伤害

　　5. abode

　　= residence， the place where someone lives 居住地，住所 right of abode = right to live in a country. 居住权(在一个国家的居住权)

　　6. abolish

　　= to cancel or to remove (a law or a rule) 废除、撤回(废止或废除法律或规定)

　　e.g. The Chancellor of the Exchequer refused to ask parliament to abolish the tax on alcohol. 财政大臣拒绝让议会废除对烈性酒的征税。

　　7. abscond

　　= to go away without permission or not to return to the court after being released on bail or to escape from prison.

　　潜逃、失踪(擅自逃走或保释后不回到法庭或越狱逃走)

　　8. absolute

　　= complete or total 无条件的，绝对的

　　absolute discharge = letting a convicted person go free without any punishment. 无条件释放

　　absolute title = land registered with the Land Registry， where the owner has a guaranteed title to the land (absolute title also exists to leasehold land， giving the proprietor a guaranteed valid lease) 绝对的不动产所有权(指在土地登记处登记的土地，其所有人对土地享有 被担保的所有权。租借土地也享有绝对所有权，它给予物主一个有担保的 有效租借权。)