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Prosecutor

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Procureur

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A conviction

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Une condamnation

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Charges

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Chefs d’accusation

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Take into custody

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Mettre en garde à vue

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5
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Sentence

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Condamner

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Using deadly force

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Usage de la forcé létale

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Civilian defendant

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Défendeur (issu de la société civile)

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Trial

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Procès, affaire

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Jurors

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Membres du jury

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Guilty plea

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Plaider coupable

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11
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Causing a death

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Causer la mort

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To convict someone

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Condamne quelqu’un

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To charge someone with a crime

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Inculper quelqu’un d’un crime

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14
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To overturn a decision

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Casser une décision

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To uphold a decision

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Confirmer une décision

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To sue

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Engager des poursuites

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17
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To pass a law

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Voter une loi

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18
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A rule

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Une règle

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19
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To sentence someone to (x years in)prison

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Condamner quelqu’un en prison (a x années de prison)

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20
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Innocent

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Innocent

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21
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Guilty

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Coupable

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22
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Previous

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Précédent

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23
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A trial

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Un procès

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An infringement of one’s rights

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Une atteinte aux droits

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A suit

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Une action

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A court

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Un tribunal, une cour

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27
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The charge

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Chef d’accusation

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A bill

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Un projet de loi

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A representative

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Un député

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30
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A policy

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Une politique

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31
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A politician

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Un homme(femme) politique

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An elector

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Un grand électeur

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A voter

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Un électeur

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34
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A mistrial

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Une annulation d’un procès pour vice de procédure

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35
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A miscarriage

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Une erreur judiciaire

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A conviction

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Une condamnation

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37
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A ruling

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Une décision

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38
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Increasingly

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De plus en plus

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39
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Significantly

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Sensiblement considérablement

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40
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To assume

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Présumer

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41
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Aware

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Conscience

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42
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A campaign

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Une campagne électorale

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43
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Carbon print

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Empreinte carbone

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44
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Conscious

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Conscient (état)

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45
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Critical

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Primordial, crutial

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46
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Data

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Donnée

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47
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Efficiency

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Efficacité

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48
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Global warming

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Réchauffement climatique

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Growth

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Croissance

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Hearing

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Audition

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Improve

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Améliorer

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Increase

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Augmenter

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Law firm

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Cabinet d’avocat

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Monitor

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Surveiller, gérer

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Safety

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Sécurité

56
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Manslaughter

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Homicide involontaire

57
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First degree murder

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Assassinat

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Second degree murder

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Meutre (sans premeditation mais volontaire)

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Witness

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Témoin

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To Testify

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Témoigner

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Double jeopardy

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Double incrimination

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In Jeopardy

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En danger en peril

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To overrule

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Rejeter, annuler

64
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To appeal

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Faire appel

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To bring an action

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Engager une action en juste

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To procesute

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Poursuivre

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To swear

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Jurer

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To Enact

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Promulguer (une loi)

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To plead

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Plaider

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Claim

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Revendication

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Capital punishment

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Peine capital

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Theft

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Vol

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Break a law

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Enfreindre une loi

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To dismiss a claim

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Rejeter une demande

75
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To dismiss a proceeding

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Rejeter une instance / procédure

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Issue a warrant

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Délivrer un mandat

77
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To overturn sht

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Casser (une décision)

78
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An evidence

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Une preuve

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To serve

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Purger

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Counsel

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Avocat de La Défense

81
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Bribery

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Corruption

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Embezzlement

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Détournement de fond

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Parole

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Liberté conditionnel

84
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Acquitted

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Acquité

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Aggravating circumstances

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Des circonstances aggravantes

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Misdemeneour

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Un délit

87
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Pleading

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Plaidoirie

88
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To provide legal aid

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Assistance juridique

89
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Criminal record

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Un casier judiciaire

90
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The judge ruled that…

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Le juge a donné sa décision officielle

91
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To receive a suspended sentence

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Être condamné avec sursis

92
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To Be granted damages

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Obtenir des dommages et intérêts

93
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Red handed

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Flagrant délit

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To suffer from discrimination

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Souffrir d’une discrimination

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To sign a contract

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Signer un contrat

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To reform

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Reformer

97
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To conduct a survey on

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Mener un enquête sur

98
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Confidentiality

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Confidentiel

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To agree with sb

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Être d’accord avec quelqu’un

100
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To deal with

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Trouver une solution

101
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Whistleblower

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Lanceur d’alerte

102
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To underline

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Souligner

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To confront sthg

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Confronter

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A manifesto

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Une programme politique

105
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Turnout

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Taux de participation

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Affirmativ action

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Discrimination positive

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To deny

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Nier

108
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To jeopardise

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Menacer

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Misconception

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Idée fausse, erreur de jugement

110
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Trigger

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Déclencher

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Impeachment

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Mise en accusation

112
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Marbury v. Madison

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Affirme compétence de la cour suprême pour juger de la conformité des lois à la constitution (Judicial review)

113
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Row v. Wade

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Estime que les droits constitutionnels protégeant la vie privée concerne aussi celui d’une femme à porter ou non un enfant (avortement)

114
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University of California v. Bake

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Rejet de l’usage de quotas en fonction de l’origine ethnique dans les écoles. Possible prise en compte avec d’autres facteurs (affirmativ action)

115
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Miranda v. Arizona

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Garanti les droits des personnes arrêtées par la police

116
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Obergefell v. Hodges

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Droit au mariage des personnes de même sexe

117
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1st amendement

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Liberté d’expression, de religion et de presse

118
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2nd amendement

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Droit de porter une arme (bear a gun)

119
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6th amendment

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Droit à un procès équitable

120
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13th amendment

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Interdit l’esclavage

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