Going To Court Flashcards

1
Q

To go to law

A

Recourir à la justice

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2
Q

To file a suit against someone

A

Intenter un procès à qqun

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3
Q

A trial

A

Un procès

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4
Q

A lawsuit

A

Une action en justice

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5
Q

To sue

A

Engager des poursuites

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6
Q

To prosecute

A

Engager des poursuites

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7
Q

The prosecution

A

Poursuites judiciaires

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8
Q

A court order

A

Une ordonnance judiciaire

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9
Q

To work on a case

A

Travailler sur un dossier

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10
Q

To have a strong case

A

Avoir des arguments bien étayés

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11
Q

To have a weak case

A

Avoir de faibles arguments

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12
Q

A pre-trial hearing

A

Une audition préliminaire

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13
Q

To lodge a complaint against someone

A

Porter plainte contre quelqu’un

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14
Q

To press charges

A

Engager des poursuites

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15
Q

To drop charges

A

Abandonner les poursuites

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16
Q

To conduct a case

A

Plaider une affaire

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17
Q

Légal costs

A

Frais de justice

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18
Q

In camera

A

À huis-clos

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19
Q

In open court

A

En audience publique

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20
Q

Advocate general

A

Avocat général

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21
Q

To retain

A

Retenir

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22
Q

Opinion

A

Avis juridique

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23
Q

A court ruling

A

Une décision de justice

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24
Q

Appalled

A

Consterné

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25
Q

The jury

A

Les jurés

26
Q

A juror

A

Un juré

27
Q

To do jury service

A

Exercer les fonctions de juré

28
Q

To challenge a juror

A

Récuser un juré

29
Q

A hung jury

A

Un jury dans l’impasse

30
Q

The foreman

A

Le président du jury

31
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To take the oath

A

Prêter serment

32
Q

The judge

A

Le juge

33
Q

A Justice of the Peace

A

Un juge de paix

34
Q

The dock

A

Le banc des accusés

35
Q

To be in the dock

A

Être sur le banc des accusés

36
Q

The defendant

A

Le prévenu

37
Q

Tried in his absence

A

Jugé par défaut

38
Q

A witness

A

Un témoin

39
Q

To subpoena

A

Assignation à comparaître

40
Q

To bear witness

A

Témoigner

41
Q

A cross examination

A

Un contre-interrogatoire

42
Q

Perjury/ to commit perjury

A

Faux témoignages/ se parjurer

43
Q

To produce an alibi

A

Fournir un alibi

44
Q

A piece of evidence

A

Une preuve

45
Q

To reach a verdict

A

Parvenir à un verdict

46
Q

To come to a verdict

A

Rendre un verdict

47
Q

To bring in a verdict

A

Prononcer un verdict

48
Q

A conviction

A

Une condamnation

49
Q

To convict somebody of something

A

Reconnaître quelqu’un coupable de

50
Q

To be found guilty

A

Être reconnu coupable

51
Q

To return a guilty verdict

A

Rendre un verdict de culpabilité

52
Q

To settle a case out of court

A

Arranger une affaire à l’amiable

53
Q

Contempt of court

A

Outrage à magistrat

54
Q

To be found innocent

A

Être reconnu innocent

55
Q

To be cleared of a charge

A

Être lavé d’une accusation

56
Q

To acquit/ an acquittal

A

Acquitter/ un acquittement

57
Q

A discharge

A

Une relaxe

58
Q

Inconclusive evidence

A

Preuves non-concluantes

59
Q

To dismiss a charge

A

Rendre un non-lieu

60
Q

To release

A

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