chap 4 the legal profession un the us Flashcards by lalie jadot

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AALS ( association of american law schools)

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association des écoles de droit américaines

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ABA (american bar association)

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Barreau américain

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accredited

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accrédité

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adverse to

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contraire à

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affidavit

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attestation par écrit

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agency

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mandat

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ambulance chaser

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chasseur de prime

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associate

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associé débutant

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attorney / attorney at law

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avocat

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to authenticate ( a signature)

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authentifier ( to witness)

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bank officer

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employé de banque

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to certify (a document)

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certifier (un doc)

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contingent (fee)

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honoraires proportionels aux dommages et interets percus

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corporation

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société

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corporation counsel

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avocat de société

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counsel/counsellor/ counsellor at law

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avocat

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counselling

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conseil juridique

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crooked (lawyer)

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(avocat) marron

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to disbar

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radier du barreau

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disbarment

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radiation du barreau

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to draft (legal documents)

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dresser (des actes juridiques)

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law of evidence

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droits de la preuve

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ex parte

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pour le compte de

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faculty (to be a)

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( etre) professeur de droit, enseigner le droit

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fee

honoraires

jurisprudence

philosophie du droit

graduate

diplomé

knowingly

sciemment

law

droit substantif

law firm

cabinet d'avocat

lawyer

juriste

legal department

service juridique (d'une société)

legal education

études de droit

litigant

plaideur

litigation

procès

matter

affaire = case

related matter

affaire apparentées

moot case

litige fictif ( a la fac de droit)

moot court

tribunal fictif (a la fac de droit)

notary public

notaire

to administer an oath

faire préter un serment

oath

serment

to take an oath

préter serment ( to be sworn)

partner

associé

partners

cabinet d'avocat/ avocat travaillant en association

pettifogger

avocat malhonnête/ traitant de petites affaires

position

situation

power of attorney

mandat/ procuration écrite

practice

exercice d'une profession juridique

to practice

exercer

practitioner

praticien

legal practitioner

juriste en exercice

single practitioner

juriste/ avocat indépendant

private practice

cabinet privé

public officer

fonctionnaire

recruit

stagiaire/ recrue

rules of professional conduct

code de deontologie

shyster

avocat marron

tort

responsabilité civile

trust

fidéicommis

trustee

fidéicommissaire

to witness ( a document)

authentifier