School vocab Flashcards
(142 cards)
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Attorney general
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Chief legal officer, appointed by the Government
procureur général
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appointed by
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Nommé par
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A bailiff
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Law officer
Un huissier
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To witness
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être témoin de
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Notary public or solicitor
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Person with official authority to witness the signing of legal documents and perform certain other legal functions.
Notaire
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Judge
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Public officer with authority to decide cases in a lawcourt
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Prosecutor
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Person who brings criminal charge against sb in a court of law
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To prosecute
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Poursuivre en justice
In civil case: représenter la partie civil
In criminal case: représenter le ministère public
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Lord chancellor
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The highest judge and chairman of the House of the Lords
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Chairman
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Président de séance
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a Counsel
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A lawyer conducting a law case
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Jurist, magistrate
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Official who acts as a judge in the lowest courts, justice of the peace
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A barrister
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In english law, lawyer who has the right to speak and argue as an advocate in higher lawcourts
avocat
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Registrar, clerk
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Official keeper of records or registers
greffier
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Legal expert
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A professional able to give advice on law
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Reimbursed / paid back
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Rembourser
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Overcome
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Surmonter
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Pitfalls
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Ecueil / Hunting: Trappe
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Recompense (law)
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Dédommagement
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To settle out
Settle
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Régler à l’ammiable
Régler / trancher (dispute)
Installer
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Poor
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Maigre / faible / pauvre
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Spit
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Cracher, postilloner
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Elderly
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âgé
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Fees
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Honoraires (for doctor n lawyers)
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Liable
être tenu responsable
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Uphold
Faire respecter / défendre (law/right)
| Maintenir, confirmer (law-conviction)
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a tort (in law)
préjudice, délit
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Relevant
Pertinent
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Although
Bien que
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To board
Monter (board the moving train)
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Fireworks
feu d'artifice
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Appeal (in law)
Faire appel, se pourvoir
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Reverse
Renverser, retourner (situation)
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It results
Lead to
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Comit
Commettre un tort
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Wilful
Volontaire / délibéré
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To foresee
Prévoir / prédir
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Therefore
So (donc)
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To Allege to
Prétendre que /alléguer
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Court ruling
Décision / jugement
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To sue
Poursuivre ne justice civil case
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To prosecute
Poursuivre en justice criminal case
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Violation / invasion of privacy
Violation de la vie privée
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Bring legal action against
Poursuivre en justice (Sais pas si c'est civil or criminal)
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To try
Essayer but also Juger
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To Assault
attack (agression)
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To Broadcast
diffuser / téléviser / émettre / émission
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Infringement
une infraction / atteinte
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a Breach
gap (brèche, trou)
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To testify
Déclarer, affirmer (be witness too)
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to handle
a handle : manche (couteaux) / poignée
Verb : touch, manipuler (handle with care)
S'occuper de, traiter qqch etc.
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Injury case
Affaire de blessure corporelles
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Litigation
Contentieux
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a fee
somme d'argent, honoraire pour avocat
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Provide
fournir
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Guarantee
guarantir
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TO our clients
à nos client
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To the stand
à la barre (procès)
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ON holidays
En vacances
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To acknowledge
reconnaître
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to Convict
déclarer / reconnaître coupable
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to involve
impliquer / comporter
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to range from
s'étendre de à
| the quality ranges from mediocre to excellent
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mitigating factors / circumstances
circonstances atténuantes
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in-depth
en profondeur
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reckless
imprudent, irréfléchie, téméraire
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a ruling
décision / jugement
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whose
à qui
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to Fulfill
fulfill one's duty
| accomplir
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to leave up to a contract
respect a contract
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a litigant
plaideur
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to make compensation for
apporter un dédommagement
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the cost incurred
le prix conséquent
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to buy in a higher price
surfacturer
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a law
a statute
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on behalf of sb
as a representative of
| Au nom de qq'un
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to have (as consequence)
to result IN
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a fine (punishment)
monetary penalty
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to award
accorder, décerner, allouer etc.
| In law : dommage-intérêt (noun)
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frivolous
frivole (futile)
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an income
Revenu
| the income from her shares : les revenus de ses actions
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Even though
Même si
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being accused of
être accusé de
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being Charged with
être accusé de
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to Handcuf(fed)
passer les menotes
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Whether
like 'if' but more for a yes/no question
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an harsh sentence
une peine dure / sévère
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A lenient sentence
Une peine gentille / douce
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to prompt SO to do Something / a prompt thing
inciter qq'un / rapide -prompt
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To prevent SO to do something
empêcher qq'un de
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Deprive SO of rights
priver qq'un de ses droits
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To compensate
Compenser
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the loss incurred
la perte encouru
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To incur
Subir, s'exposer à, encourir
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Square
equal
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Oeil for oeil
dent pour dent
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To deter SO / the Deterrence
la dissuasion / dissuader
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A sens of closure
un sens de fermeture, de fin (crime for example, people can mourn)
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Retribution
vengeance, pay for what it's done
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Plea bargain
Bargain (marchander) forth stage in criminal case
period of negociation betw a prosecutor (the prosecuting attorney) and the defend counsel
pladoierie
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Arraignment
Third stage in criminal case
First meeting with the judge. Read charges n ask if plea guilty or not
lecture d'acte d'accusation
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Set an amount
définir une somme
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To Record
Enregistrer
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the length
la longueur (distance or duration)
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beyond reasonable doubt
au-delà de doute sérieux
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being taken into custody
être sous la garde (emprisonment / detention before trail) or care (the son is in the costudy of his mother)
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Fingerprint
empreinte digital
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An alleged crime
Un crime supposé
| to allege : alléguer / supposer
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being released ON bail or FROM custody until trail/pending trail
être délivré sous caution jusqu'au procès
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The charges held against SO
charges retenues contre qq'un
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An acquittal
un acquittement
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A conviction
Une accusation (become a convict person)
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An ex-convict
un ex-prisonnier
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to accuse
accuser
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to acquit
acquitter
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to affirm
confirmer une décision de justice
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to ban
interdire quelque chose officiellement
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break the law
enfreindre la loi
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to dismiss a claim
rejeter une demande
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to dismiss a proceeding
rejeter une instance ou une procédure
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to enact
promulguer (loi)
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to enforce a judgment
faire appliquer un jugement
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to file
remplir un document de façon officielle
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to imprison
emprissoner
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to indict
accuser quelqu'un d'un crime
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to infringe
enfreindre
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to issue a warrant
délivrer un mandat
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overrule
annuler
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to probate
homolguer
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to quash an appeal
rejeter un pourvoir
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received in evidence
recevoir une preuve
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to recover a judgment
obtenir gain de cause
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reserve a judgment
ajourner
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to serve a summons
signifier une assignation
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use in evidence
invoquer en tant que preuve
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violate
enfreindre une loi
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waive a right
renoncer à un droit
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an alimony
une pension alimentaire
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a capital punishment
peine capitale
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a conditional release
libération conditionnelle
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custodial sentence
peine privative de liberté
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death penalty
peine de mort
