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Civil law

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Le droit civil

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Criminal law

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Le droit pénal

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Statute law

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Le droit statutaire

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Common law

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Le droit coutumier (jurisprudence)

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A criminal code

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Un code pénal

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To enact

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Promulguer une loi / rendre un arrêt

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A statute

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Une loi votée par le plt (UK) ou par le Congress (USA)

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A statutory offence

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Un délit prévu par la loi

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Statutory

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Légal / établi / fixé / prévu par la loi

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An order

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Un décret / une ordonnance

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An opinion (a judge’s opinion)

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Une décision

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The judiciary

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Le pouvoir judiciaire

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A court / a tribunal

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Un tribunal

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A courthouse

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Un palais de justice

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A court of justice / a court of law

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Une Cour de justice

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A civil court

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Un tribunal d’instance

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A court-martial (military only)

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Une Court martial

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To be in session

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Siéger

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To apply the law

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Appliquer la loi

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The bar

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Le barreau

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To go to law school

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Faire une faculté de droit

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To practice law

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être homme de loi

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A law practice / firm

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Un cabinet d’avocats

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To retain / hire a lawyer

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Prendre un avocat

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A client

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Un client

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Fees

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Honoraires / émoluments

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Damages

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Dommages et intérêts

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A prosecution witness

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Témoin à charge

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A defence witness

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Témoin à décharge

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(UK system) The Court of Appeal

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La Cour d’appel

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(UK system) The High Court of Justice

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La Haute Cour

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(UK system) The Central Criminal Court (the Old Bailey)

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La Cour criminelle (de Londres)

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(UK system) A Magistrates ‘ Court

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Un tribunal de police / correctionnel

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(UK system) A magistrate

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Un juge / un magistrat

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(UK system) A criminal court / A Crown Court

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Une cour d’assises

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(UK system) The public prosecutor

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Le procureur

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(UK system) The Director of Public Prosecutions (head of the Crown Prosecution Service)

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L’avocat général / le substitut du procureur général

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(UK system) An industrial tribunal

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Un conseil des prud’hommes

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(UK system) An ombudsman

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Un médiateur

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(UK system) A prosecuting counsel

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Un avocat de la partie civile

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(UK system) A defending counsel

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Un avocat de la défence

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(USA system) The Supreme Court

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La Cour suprême

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(USA system) A Justice

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Un juge de la Cour suprême

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(USA system) To write an opinion

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Rédiger un jugement

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(USA system) A unanimous decision

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Une décision à l’unanimité

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(USA system) A dissenting opinion

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Une décision contraire / un avis de minorité

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(USA system) A landmark decision

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Une décision historique

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(USA system) A nominee

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Un candidat désigné

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(USA system) A hearing

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Une audition

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(USA system) The Attorney General

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Le ministre de la Justice

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(USA system) ABA = the American Bar Association

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L’association des barreaux américains

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(USA system) A federal court

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Un tribunal fédéral

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(USA system) A state court

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Un tribunal d’Etat

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(USA system) A trial court

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Une Cour de première instance

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(USA system) A circuit

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Une circonscription judiciaire

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(USA system) DA = a district attorney

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Un procureur

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(USA system) To impeach

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Mettre en accusation

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To be granted bail

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être mis en liberté sous caution

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To refuse bail

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Refuser la mise en liberté sous caution

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A fine

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Une contravention

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The public prosecutor’s department

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Le parquet

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An investigating magistrate

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Un juge d’instruction

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To deliberate / to decide

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Délibérer

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Proceedings / deliberations

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Délibérations

Vocabulaire Anglais (10 decks)

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