英文法律文书简明教程.docx

英文法律文书简明教程英文法律文书简明教程（精选3篇）英文法律文书简明教程篇1一、缩写Abbreviations规则1、在正式写作中，应当避免使用缩写，除非有下述规则2、规则3和规则4的情形。Informalwriting,oneshouldnotuseabbreviations,exceptasindicatedinrules2,3,and4below.例如：Incorrect:TheU.S.SupremeCourtheldthatthedefendant\’srightshadbeenviolated.Correct:TheUnitedStatesSupremeCourtheldthatthedefendant\’srightshadbeenviolated.Incorrect:ProfessorJonasmentionedseveralcitiesthathavedomestic-partnershipordinances,e.g.,NewYorkandSanFrancisco.Correct:ProfessorJonasmentionedseveralcitiesthathavedomestic-partnershipordinances,includingNewYorkandSanFrancisco.Incorrect:TheCourtannounceditsdecisioninthecaseonOct.12,1994.Correct:TheCourtannounceditsdecisioninthecaseonOctober12,1994.规则2、如果一个缩写的应用已经非常普遍，在一般用法中已经取代了全称，则可以使用缩写；但使用此缩写时不应该使用表示缩写的英文句号（.）。Whenanabbreviationhasbecomesocommonthatithassupplantedthefullnameincommonusage,onemayusetheabbreviation;however,oneshoulddosowithouttheuseofperiods.例如：Incorrect:TheN.A.A.C.P.wasthesubjectofaprofileonC.B.S.lastweek.Correct:TheNAACPwasthesubjectofaprofileonCBSlastweek.（注：NAACPabbr.NationalAssociationfortheAdvancementofColoredPeople(美国)全国有色人种协进会，CBSabbr.（美国）哥伦比亚广播公司(ColumbiaBroadcastingSystem)）However:ThedefendantinthecaseisR.J.ReynoldsIndustries,Inc.请注意，在上面的例子中，字母R和J后面的句号（.）应当保留，因为这个缩写所代表的含义并非广为人知。一般来说，这样的缩写应当使用全称；但是在上面的例子中不能用全称，因为缩写R.J.是公司注册名称中使用的。Noticethatintheprecedingexample,thepointsafter\"R\"and\"J\"shouldbeleftin,becausethemeaningoftheabbreviationisnotsufficientlywellknowntomostreaders.Ordinarily,onewouldreplacesuchanabbreviationwiththefullterms;however,onecannotdosointhiscasebecausethelegalcorporatenameinvolvedincludestheabbreviation.规则3、当使用legalcitation时，一定要按照Bluebook（见译注）的要求来缩写。但在行文中提及法院时，不应用缩写。Whenwritinglegalcitations,alwaysusetheabbreviationsrequiredbytheBluebook.However,