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This page gives 100 Russian words on “Law, justice and administration”. The full topic holds 172 in the KoKo app: 62 at the easy level, 65 at the medium level and 45 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 Russian 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.

Russian vocabulary: law and justice

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

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

Level 1: easy 36 words

Russian	English
администрация	administration
арест	arrest
нападение	assault
жалоба	complaint
конституция	constitution
договор	contract
авторское право	copyright
коррупция	corruption
преступление	crime
заявление	declaration
защита	defence
материалы дела	file
удостоверение личности	identity card
расследование	investigation
судья	judge
правосудие	justice
обязательство	obligation
паспорт	passport
разрешение	permit
полицейский	police officer
тюрьма	prison
процедура	procedure
прокурор	prosecutor
очередь	queue
вид на жительство	residence permit
правило	rule
статья закона	section of law
подпись	signature
закон	statute
подозреваемый	suspect
кража	theft
угроза	threat
подавать апелляцию	to appealVerb, to challenge a judgment before a higher court
подавать	to file
судить	to judge
свидетель	witnessNoun, the person who saw or heard the facts

Level 2: medium 38 words

Russian	English
оформление документов	administrative step
арбитраж	arbitration
залог	bail
пособие	benefit payment
свидетельство о рождении	birth certificate
квартирная кража	burglary
обвинение	charge
чиновник	civil servant
гражданское состояние	civil status
обвинительный приговор	conviction
возмещение ущерба	damages
указ	decree
обвиняемый	defendant
семейная книжка	family record book
фиксированный штраф	fixed penalty
бланк	form
домогательство	harassment
интеллектуальная собственность	intellectual property
вмешательство в частную жизнь	invasion of privacy
следственный судья	investigating judge
гражданство	nationality
многофункциональный центр	one stop shop
отказ	refusal
предварительное заключение	remand
арест имущества	seizure
социальная выплата	social benefit
социальный взнос	social contribution
номер социального страхования	social security number
условный срок	suspended sentence
арестовывать	to arrest
подписывать	to sign
преследовать в судебном порядке	to sue
давать показания	to testifyVerb, to state before a court what one saw or heard
незаконная торговля	trafficking
нарушение	violation
виза	visa
ордер	warrant
справка	written certificate

Level 3: hard 26 words

Russian	English
уведомление о вручении	acknowledgement of receipt
алиби	alibi
перепись населения	census
секретарь суда	clerk
закрытое заседание	closed session
речь защитника	closing argument
контрафакция	counterfeiting
киберпреступность	cybercrime
совещание	deliberation
спор	dispute
безнаказанность	impunity
административная жалоба	informal appeal
законность	legality
лицензионный сбор	licence fee
постановление	local order
отмывание денег	money laundering
нотариальный акт	notarial deed
условно-досрочное освобождение	parole
доверенность	power of attorney
обвинительная речь	prosecution speech
отмена	repeal
обыск	search of premises
подтверждающий документ	supporting document
заверять	to certify
уведомлять	to notify
узаконивать	to regularise

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Russian words on “Law, justice and administration”. The full topic holds 172 in the KoKo app: 62 at the easy level, 65 at the medium level and 45 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 Russian 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.