How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Portuguese words on “Law, justice and administration”. The full topic holds 172 in the KoKo app: 68 at the easy level, 61 at the medium level and 43 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Portuguese vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Portuguese vocabulary: law and justice

The law, the court, the lawyer, forms and official papers: legal and administrative vocabulary in Portuguese.

Here are 100 Portuguese words on “Law, justice and administration”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Portuguese	English
recurso de apelação	appealNoun, the challenge lodged with a higher court
mandado de detenção	arrest warrant
certidão de nascimento	birth certificate
trabalho comunitário	community service
queixa	complaint
constituição	constitution
contrato	contract
direitos de autor	copyright
tribunal da relação	court of appeal
detenção policial	custody
prazo	deadline
decreto	decree
defesa	defence
arguido	defendant
documento	document
cartão de cidadão	identity card
investigação	investigation
sentença	judgment
júri	jury
direito	law
postura municipal	local order
homicídio	murder
polícia	police
prisão	prison
procedimento	procedure
recusa	refusal
regulamento	regulation
regra	rule
artigo de lei	section of law
pena	sentence
assinatura	signature
número de segurança social	social security number
lei	statute
imposto	tax
roubo	theft
processar	to sue
câmara municipal	town hall
tráfico	trafficking
julgamento	trial
testemunha	witnessNoun, the person who saw or heard the facts

Level 2: medium 35 words

Portuguese	English
proposta de alteração	amendment
detenção	arrest
agressão	assault
caução	bail
jurisprudência	case law
acusação	charge
funcionário público	civil servant
indemnização	compensation
condenação	conviction
corrupção	corruption
perdas e danos	damages
livro de família	family record book
recurso de revista	final appeal
multa	fine
formulário	form
assédio	harassment
prejuízo	harm suffered
audiência	hearing
inocente	innocent
instrução	judicial investigation
mediação	mediation
passaporte	passport
governo civil	prefecture
marca registada	registered trademark
burla	scam
penhora	seizure
prestação social	social benefit
prazo legal	statutory deadline
suspeito	suspect
pena suspensa	suspended sentence
testemunho	testimony
acusar	to accuse
apresentar	to file
assinar	to sign
veredicto	verdict

Level 3: hard 25 words

Portuguese	English
absolvição	acquittal
assalto a residência	burglary
à porta fechada	closed session
alegações finais	closing argument
confissão	confession
balcão	counter
cibercriminalidade	cybercrime
deliberação	deliberation
extradição	extradition
multa fixa	fixed penalty
reclamação graciosa	informal appeal
apoio judiciário	legal aid
taxa	licence fee
circunstância atenuante	mitigating circumstance
extrajudicial	out of court
liberdade condicional	parole
procuração	power of attorney
alegações da acusação	prosecution speech
interrogatório	questioning
revogação	repeal
busca domiciliária	search of premises
comprovativo	supporting document
certificar	to certify
notificar	to notify
regularizar	to regularise

In Brazil, people say

KoKo also teaches Brazilian Portuguese. Among the words on this page, here are the ones that change.

court of appeal tribunal da relação tribunal de apelação
defendant arguido réu
identity card cartão de cidadão carteira de identidade
local order postura municipal decreto municipal
town hall câmara municipal prefeitura
amendment proposta de alteração emenda
bail caução fiança
compensation indemnização indenização
final appeal recurso de revista recurso especial
prefecture governo civil sede do governo estadual
registered trademark marca registada marca registrada
scam burla estelionato
counter balcão guichê
informal appeal reclamação graciosa recurso administrativo
legal aid apoio judiciário assistência judiciária gratuita
search of premises busca domiciliária busca e apreensão
supporting document comprovativo comprovante

Mini quiz

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Portuguese words on “Law, justice and administration”. The full topic holds 172 in the KoKo app: 68 at the easy level, 61 at the medium level and 43 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Portuguese vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Portuguese vocabulary on iPhone.