anglais

Question 1

what is a plaintiff

Answer 1

the person who file complaint in civil lawsuit.

the plaintiff

Question 2

what is a motion

Answer 2

an application to the court for an order of some kind.

Question 3

what is an answer

Answer 3

a written statement made by the defendant party in respond of a complaint.

Question 4

what is a complaint

Answer 4

a written statement by the plaintiff witch details the wrongs allegedly committed by another person

Question 5

injunction

Answer 5

an order by the court of stopping something.

Question 6

damages

Answer 6

money compensation.

Question 7

torts

Answer 7

it is a something wrong done to someone.

Question 8

clerk of court

Answer 8

a officier appointed by the court is role is to assist

Question 9

torts

Answer 9

an act or omission, breach of contract, a civil wrong

Question 10

what is a class action

Answer 10

a procedural device witch alow claims to be held by a group and be resolved in one proceeding.

Question 11

Forge

what are the element of the forge

meaning in french

Answer 11

to make an illegal copy of something

document, painting or something in written

falsifier

Question 12

Defraud

who are the victim ?

in french

Answer 12

to get money illegally by tricking somoene.

a person or an organization

escroquerie

Question 13

counterfeit

what the people victim of the couterfeit thinks ?

the meaning in french

Answer 13

to make a nearly exact copy of something valuable

they think their getting the real thing

contrefaçon

Question 14

define swindle
what’s the pupuse ?

in french

Answer 14

• to cheat somebody
  -to get money or something valuable from them

anarquer

Question 15

bribe

in french

Answer 15

to give somebody money or something valuable in order to persuade them to help you, especially by doing something dishonest

corrompre / pot de vin

Question 16

embezzle

in french

Answer 16

steal the money from your employer or the money you were responsible for.

détourner

Question 17

translate freshman year

Answer 17

première année d’étude universitaire

Question 18

translate fleeced

Answer 18

Tondre => expression prendre toute la thune de quelqu’un.

Question 19

translate fork over

Answer 19

Débourser de l’argent et le mettre dans plusieurs endroits

Question 20

translate in french relief

Answer 20

répération

Question 21

Define liability

Answer 21

Responsibility

Question 22

Define settlement

Answer 22

An official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or a conflict

Question 23

Who have to support the burden of the proof ?

Answer 23

The plaintif have to support the burden in civil and criminal cases

Question 24

What is the standard of proof ?

Answer 24

In civil case it’s 51% the preponderance of evidence.
In criminal cases it’s 100% beyond reasonable doubt.

Question 25

*What are the seven steps in trial/court*

Answer 25

1/ write a complaint 2/ file the complaint 3/ the complaint is reviewed by the court 4/ the defendant is served with a summon 5/ pleadings 6/ discovery 7/ motions

Question 26

What are the 4 condition to establish the negligence ?

Answer 26

- establish that the defendant had a duty of care toward the victims paintiff. - establish that the duty of care was a breached. - Establish that the plaintiff suffered a damage or harm as a result. - establish that the damage was a direct result of the breach of the contract.

Question 27

What are the two result of a trial ?

Answer 27

- Conviction ( condamnation). - Acquittal (acquittement).

Question 28

Translate « guilty plea » ?

Answer 28

Reconnaître sa culpabilité

Question 29

Define the holding ?

Answer 29

In civil procedure it’s the decision of the court

Question 30

defamation | is a tricky area of law

Answer 30

- statement that injure a third party's reputation. - the defamtion can be **libel** (written statement) or **slander**(spoken statement) | between stating an opinion versus a fact and the 1st amendement.

Question 31

what is the discovery

Answer 31

period or you ask a document.

Question 32

what is the meaning of the expression of ambulance chasers ?

Answer 32

lawyer who go to the hospital to *make their own **marketing** by paying people to check a person injury and ask why.

Question 33

define minglle

Answer 33

fréquentez

Question 34

meaning of "file a complians"

Answer 34

formal statement that someone has harmed somebody else or done something illegal witch must be proved in a court of law.

Question 35

What are the six steps of a pleading ?

Answer 35

1/ introduce you and the client. 2/ give the facts. 3/ state the complaint. 4/ give indication about witness you’ll call to testify the evidence you’ll present. 5/ pre-emptive strikes. 6/ make a conclusion

Question 36

Translate in French Hoax

Answer 36

Canular

Question 37

What is the difference between damage and damages ?

Answer 37

Damage => it’s an injury or harm Damages => money compensation

Question 38

What are the three commonly stated purposes of tort law ?

Answer 38

- deterrence or incentive - compensation - fairness

Question 39

Translate deterrence and incentive in French

Answer 39

Deterrence = dissuader Incentive = incite à bien se comporter.

Question 40

What are the two type of torts ?

Answer 40

- lineal torts accrue grime accidents, product liability strict liability. - oblique torts ( economic or dignitary harm - fraud intentional economic interference, defamation, invasion of privacy)

Question 41

Give a synonyme of walked

Answer 41

To toe the line.( franchir la ligne)

Question 42

What is the civil standard ?

Answer 42

Preponderance of the evidence or the balance of the probability.

Question 43

What does it mean sequestered in court ?

Answer 43

That the jury is supposed to live on a hotel with no tv computer television or mobile phone to prevent them from being influenced

Question 44

what is the meaning of the accronyme DARVO

Answer 44

deny, attack, reverse, victim, offender

Question 45

Translate christened lampoon

Answer 45

christened = baptise Lampoon = ridiculiser

Question 46

What are the four main parts of a complaint?

Answer 46

{1}The names and adresses of the plaintiffs and the defendants 2. The jurisdiction 3. The allegation or claims 4. The remedy you seeking fern the court ( monetary or something you want the judge to make the defendant do or stop doing).

Question 47

What are the 3 types of damages ?

Answer 47

Punitive damages = the purpose is to awarded a punishment a wrongdoer Compensatory damages = compensate the harmed party for their loss or injury Nominal damages = when the defendant is found liable but awarded by the court a symbolic amount such as a dollar