党的十八届四中全会（4th plenary session of 18th CPC Central Committee）明确提出了全面推进依法治国的总目标、重大任务。全会提出，全面推进依法治国，总目标是建设中国特色社会主义法治体系，建设社会主义法治国家。在全会公报中出现了不少新“术语（语句）”，有些还是第一次提出。下面是十八届四中全会部分关键术语（语句）的英文翻译，供读者参考。
★中国共产党第十八届中央委员会第四次全体会议：4th plenary session of 18th CPC Central Committee
★建设社会主义法治国家：build a country under "the socialist rule of law"
★建设法治政府：build a law-abiding government
★巡回法庭：circuit courts, 例如： “最高人民法院设立巡回法庭：Supreme People's Court will set up circuit courts”.
★全面推进法治：comprehensively advance the rule of law
★跨行政区划人民法院：cross-administrative region courts, 例如： “探索设立跨行政区划人民法院和人民检察院，探索建立检察机关提起公益诉讼制度：the country will explore establishing cross-administrative region courts and procuratorates, and seek to allow prosecutors to file public interest litigation cases”.
★人权司法保障：protection of human rights in judicial procedures
★从符合条件的律师、法学专家中招录立法工作者、法官、检察官：recruit lawmakers, judges and prosecutors from qualified lawyers and law experts
★法治社会建设：building of a law-based society
★保证司法公正：ensure judicial justice
★确保党在中国特色社会主义法制建设中的领导地位：ensure the leadership of CPC in "the socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics".
★形成中国特色社会主义法制服务体系：form a system serving "the socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics"
★依法保障“一国两制”实践和推进祖国统一：guarantee the practice of "one country, two systems" and promote national reunification in line with laws
★提高司法公信力：improve judicial credibility
★加强队伍建设：improve team building
★提高司法体系的公信力：improve the credibility of judicial system
★完善中国特色社会主义法律体系：improve the socialist system of laws with Chinese characteristics
★政府重大决策合法性：legitimacy of major decision-making in governments
★重大决策终身责任追究制度：lifelong liability accounting system for major decisions
★依党规党纪管好自身：manage itself in line with Party rules and disciplines
★人民当家作主的权力：people's rights as the master of the nation
★政绩考核体系：performance appraisal system, 例如： “The effectiveness of implementing rule of law will be a significant index in judging the work of officials at various levels and will be added to their performance appraisal system”.
★推进依法执政：promote administration by law
★增强全民法律意识：promote public awareness of law
★增强全民法治观念：promote the public awareness of rule of law
★推进法制：promote the rule of law
★推进政府事务的透明度：promote transparency of government affairs
★建立领导干部干预司法活动、插手具体案件处理的记录、通报和责任追究制度：record officials who interfere in judicial cases and name them publicly to hold them accountable
★责任倒查机制：retrospective mechanism to hold people accountable for wrong decisions
★依法治国：rule the country in line with the law
★保障司法公正：safeguard judicial justice
★党在推进法制中的领导：CPC's leadership in pushing forward rule of law
★加快法制政府建设：speed up the building of a law-abiding government
★依法管理国家和社会事务：state and social affairs be handled in line with law
★加强宪法实施：strengthen the implementation of the Constitution
