Collocations: Verbs + Nouns
•A collocation is when words regularly go together. Above are some common Legal
English collocations with verbs and nouns, eg allow an appeal,enact a law.
•Now match the verbs in the blue box to the nouns in the green box.
•Some nouns can collocate with more than one verb, eg bring a claim,bring
charges,bring a lawsuit,bring a prosecution.
Tessuto, Worksheet 1, Ex 4, p.28
allege allow
argue bring
challenge claim
discharge enact
grant issue
override repeal
seek
act appeal case
charges claim compensation
contract crime decision
damages judicial review
law lawsuit legal advice
liability judgment permission
prosecution remedy right
statute victim
