majority
[ 成年
=the age when someone legally becomes an adult [反 minority] reach majority/the age of majority #He became a partner in the family firm on reaching his majority.(LDOCE)
balk
[ ためらう、尻込みする
=to not want to do or try something, because it seems difficult, unpleasant, or frightening balk at #Many people would balk at setting up a new business during a recession.(LDOCE)
shun
[ 避ける 遠ざける
=to deliberately avoid someone or something:
litigation
[ 訴訟、告訴、起訴
=the process of taking claims to a court of law
their differeces =disagreements: settle their differeces
[ 不和、紛争を解決する
=agree not to argue any more
out of court
[ 法廷外で
out-of-court settlement [countable] =an agreement to end a legal argument, in which one side agrees to pay money to the other so that the problem is not brought to court
properly functioning legal system
[ きちんと機能している法制度
have one's hand on the pulse of society
[ 社会の動向をしっかり把握する
stringent
[ 厳しい
*また出てきたstringent 以前の記事はこちら
DUI
Driving under the influence [ 飲酒および麻薬の影響下[服用時]の運転
forthcoming lay assessor system
[ 来るべき裁判員制度
assessor
[《法律》裁判所補佐人、判事補佐官
forthcoming
=a forthcoming event, meeting etc is one that has been planned to happen soon
Japanese citizenry's participation in the criminal justice system
[ 日本国民の参加
citizenry [ 市民,通例 the citizenry
=all the citizens in a particular town, country, or state
inaugurate
[ 開設する、発足する
=to hold an official ceremony when someone starts doing an important job in government
notwithstanding
[ それにもかかわらず
=in spite of something
ultimate accord with
[ ~との決定的な合意
the main stream of the Japanese public [ 日本国民の大方
☆Zero in on the lesson☆
be set in stone動かしがたい、変更不可能である(carve write おもに否定文で用いる)
今日5時以降の私の予定は決して変更不可能ではありません
[ My plans for after five today are by no means set in stone.
loath to
嫌う、気が進まない
従業員のほとんどは、社屋立て直し計画を受け入れることに気が進みませんでした。
[ Most of the employees were loath to accept the company's plan for the reconstruction of the building