Justice - Going to court Flashcards

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1
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To go to court / law

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Recourir à la justice

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To file a suit against someone /
To bring an action against someone /
To institute proceedings against someone

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Intenter un procès à qqln

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A trial

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Un procès

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4
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(USA) a lawsuit

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Une action en justice

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5
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To sue

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Engager des poursuites /
Poursuivre qqln en dommages-intérêts

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To prosecute

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Engager des poursuites

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7
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The prosecution

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Poursuites judiciaires / l’accusation

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8
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To initiate an action

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Intenter une action

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9
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A court order

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Une ordonnance judiciaire

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10
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To work on a case

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Travailler sur un dossier

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11
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To have a strong case

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Avoir des arguments bien étayés

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12
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To have a weak case

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Avoir de faibles arguments

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13
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(USA) a pre-trial hearing

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Une audition préliminaire

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To lodge a complaint against someone /
To bring a charge against someone

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Porter plainte contre qqln

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To press charges

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Engager des poursuites

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16
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To drop charges

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Abandonner les poursuites

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17
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To conduct a case

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Plaider une affaire

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18
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Legal costs

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Frais de justice

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19
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In camera

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à huis-clos

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20
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In open court

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en audience publique

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21
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Advocate general

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Avocat général

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22
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To retain

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Retenir

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23
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Opinion

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Avis juridique

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24
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A court ruling

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Une décision de justice

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25
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Appalled

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Consterné

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26
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The jury

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Les jurés

27
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A juror

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Un juré

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To do jury service

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Exercer les fonctions de juré

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To challenge a juror

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Récuser un juré

30
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A hung jury

A

Un jury dans l’impasse

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The foreman / forewoman of the jury

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Le président du jury

32
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To take the oak /
To be sworn in

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Prêter serment

33
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The judge

A

Le juge

34
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(UK) JP = a Justice of the Peace

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Un juge de paix (magistrat)

35
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The dock

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Le banc des accusés / des prévenus

36
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To be in the dock

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être sur le banc des accusés

37
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The defendant / the accused

A

Le prévenu

38
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Tried in his absence

A

Jugé par défaut

39
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A witness

A

Un témoin

40
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To subpoena a witness

A

Citer un témoin à comparaître

41
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A subpoena

A

Assignation à comparaître

42
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To bear witness /
To give evidence /
To give testimony

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Témoigner / déposer

43
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A cross examination

A

Un contre-interrogatoire

44
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Perjury

A

Faux témoignage

45
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To commit perjury

A

Se perjurer

46
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To produce / give an alibi

A

Fournir un alibi

47
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A piece of evidence

A

Une preuve

48
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To reach a verdict

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Parvenir à un verdict

49
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To come to / return a verdict

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Rendre un verdict

50
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To bring in a verdict

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Prononcer un verdict

51
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A conviction

A

Une condamnation

52
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To condict somebody of something

A

Reconnaître qqln coupable de

53
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To be found guilty

A

être reconnu coupable

54
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To return a guilty verdict

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Rendre un verdict de culpabilité

55
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To settle a case ouf of court

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Arranger une affaire à l’amiable /
Retirer une plainte

56
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Contempt of court

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Outrage à magistrat / à la Cour

57
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To be found innocent

A

être reonnu innocent

58
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To be cleared of a charge

A

être lavé d’une accusation

59
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To acquit

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Acquitter / relaxer

60
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An acquittal

A

Un acquittement

61
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A discharge / acquittal / release

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Une relaxe

62
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Inconclusive evidence

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Preuves non-concluantes

63
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To dismiss a charge / case dismissed

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Rendre un non-lieu

64
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To release / to let off

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