- 公安机关 public security organ 
- 人民检察院 the people's procuratorate 
- 人民法院 the people's court  
- 拘留所 detention house 
- 侦查人员 investigator 
- 犯罪嫌疑人criminal suspect 
- 申诉 appeal to 
- 起诉 file a suit 
- 申请回避 demand withdrawal 
- 传唤 summon 
- 进行讯问 conduct interrogation拘留 detention - 行为 act 
- 手语 sign language 
- 笔录 written record/transcript 
- 尿检 urine test 
- 走私 smuggle 
- 贩毒 drug trafficking  
- 大麻 weeds/pot/marijuana/cannabis 
- 《中华人民共和国刑事诉讼法》Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China 
- 《犯罪嫌疑人诉讼权利义务告知书》Procedural Rights and Obligations of Criminal Suspects  
- 《中华人民共和国逮捕拘留条例》Regulations of the PRC on Arrest and Detention 
- 累积证据 cumulative evidence  
- 立案报告 place a case on file  
- 立案管辖 functional jurisdiction  
- 立案决定书 written decision of case-filing  
- 立案侦查 report of placing a case on file  
- 利害关系人 interested party; stakeholder 
- 临时裁决书 interim award  
- 律师见证书 lawyer’s written attestation; lawyer’s written authentication  
- 律师事务所 law office; law firm  
- 律师提前介入 prior intervention by lawyer  
- 免于刑事处分 exemption from criminal penalty  
- 民事案件 civil case  
- 民事审判庭 civil tribunal  
- 民事诉讼 civil action  
- 民事诉讼法 Civil Procedural Law 
- 起诉状 indictment; information  
- 区县检察院 grassroots People’s Procuratorate  
- 取保候审 the bail pending trial with restricted liberty of moving  
- 缺席判决 default judgement  
- 人民调解委员会 People’s Mediation Committee  
- 派出法庭 detached tribunal  
- 派出所 police station  
- 判决 judgement; determination  
- 判决书 judgement; determination; verdict  
- 旁证 circumstantial evidence  
- 陪审员 juror  
- 批准逮捕 approval of arrest  
- 破案 clear up a criminal case; solve a criminal case