involving opposition or disagreement
The two lawyers were on adversarial sides of the case.
advocates
a worker for a cause
Mother Theresa was an advocate for the poor.
arguments
a process of reasoning
It was diffiult to follow the lawyer's arguments.
benefit
an advantage or profit gained from something
The benefit of a big family is that you always have someone to talk to when you are sad.
canon law
law used for the internal ecclesiastical law which governs various churches
The way canon laws are interpreted among churches varies.
cropping up
to happen or appear unexpectedly
He recently broke up with his girlfriend, and her name keeps cropping up during conversations.
dictated
to say what someone must do
The government dictates how families must educate their children.
disputes
a lawsuit
The landlord and the tenant have a dispute over the rent.
drafting
writing a first or preliminary form of something
He spent the night drafting his argument for his case.
immigration
when someone comes to live in a different country immigration into the United States is getting more difficult.
inquisitorial
a trial where a judge is charged with prosecuting the individual before him
The inquisitorial systems seems more economic than the American legal system.
intellectual property
someone's idea or invention which can be protected by law from being copied by someone else
Most books are protected by intellectual property law.
marginalized
to make less important
With the arrival of the American military, the host nation's military has been marginalized.
onset
the beginning of something
The onset of his illness began last year.
orators
a skilled public speaker
Many consider Bill Clinton to be an expert orator; his arguments were very convincing.
plead
to request urgently
The woman pleaded her husband not to leave her.
property
an object or objects that belong to someone
The park is private property and not open to the public.
recorded
set down or registered in a permanent form recorded music was possible with the invention of the phonautograph by Frenchman Leon Scott in 1857.
specializations
the process of specializing
Orthopedic Surgery is a specialization in medicine.
the deceased
the dead person
The deceased was taken out of the room.