Justice Flashcards

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1
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Juger

A

To try

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Un procès

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A trial

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Porter plainte contre/poursuivre en justice

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To bring a legal case against

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Accusé

A

The defendant (in a criminal case)

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Procureur

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A prosecutor

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Poursuivre en justice

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To prosecute

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Poursuites judiciaires possibles de cour d’assise

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Criminal prosecution

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Une affaire civile

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A civil case

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Un crime

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A capital offence

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Un condamné/détenu

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A convict

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Être reconnu coupable

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To be convicted

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Le plaignant (qui a initié m’affaire)

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The plaintiff

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Une condamnation

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A conviction

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Un coupable

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A culprit

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Un meurtre

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A murder

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Un meurtrier

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A murderer

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Un rebelle, un déserteur

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A renegade

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Un complice

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An accomplice

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Prêter main forte/ aider

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To Abet someone (in a crime)

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Avocats de La Défense

A

Defence lawyers

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Le jury

A

The jury

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Jurés

A

The jurors

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Chef d’accusation

A

The charge

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Être mis en Examen pour meurtre

A

To be charged with murder

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Être condamné

A

To be sentenced To

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Condamnation à perpétuité

A

Life sentence

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Liberté conditionnelle

A

To be on parole

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Être condamné sans possibilité de liberté

A

A Life sentence without parole

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Purger une peine

A

To serve jail Time, a Life sentence

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Libéré

A

To be released (=freed) from jail

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Remettre quelqu’un en liberté conditionnelle

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To be released on parole

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Un appel

A

An appeal

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Cour d’appel

A

An appeal court

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Porter plainte

A

To lodge a complaint

35
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Attaquer en justice

A

To sue

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Aller en justice

A

To go To court

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Il y a une preuve accablante que…

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The proof is owerwhelming that

Evidence is overwhelming that

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Cacher des preuves

A

To plant evidence

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Être dans le couloir de la mort

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To be on death row

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Mettre à exécution une peine de mort

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To enact a death sentence

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Personnes graciées de pdm (dont la pdm a été commuée)

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Death-row exonerees

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Un juge conservateur (à la cour suprême)

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A conservative justice

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Un polar

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A whodunnit