School vocab Flashcards
Attorney general
Chief legal officer, appointed by the Government
procureur général
appointed by
Nommé par
A bailiff
Law officer
Un huissier
To witness
être témoin de
Notary public or solicitor
Person with official authority to witness the signing of legal documents and perform certain other legal functions.
Notaire
Judge
Public officer with authority to decide cases in a lawcourt
Prosecutor
Person who brings criminal charge against sb in a court of law
To prosecute
Poursuivre en justice
In civil case: représenter la partie civil
In criminal case: représenter le ministère public
Lord chancellor
The highest judge and chairman of the House of the Lords
Chairman
Président de séance
a Counsel
A lawyer conducting a law case
Jurist, magistrate
Official who acts as a judge in the lowest courts, justice of the peace
A barrister
In english law, lawyer who has the right to speak and argue as an advocate in higher lawcourts
avocat
Registrar, clerk
Official keeper of records or registers
greffier
Legal expert
A professional able to give advice on law
Reimbursed / paid back
Rembourser
Overcome
Surmonter
Pitfalls
Ecueil / Hunting: Trappe
Recompense (law)
Dédommagement
To settle out
Settle
Régler à l’ammiable
Régler / trancher (dispute)
Installer
Poor
Maigre / faible / pauvre
Spit
Cracher, postilloner
Elderly
âgé
Fees
Honoraires (for doctor n lawyers)
Liable
être tenu responsable
Uphold
Faire respecter / défendre (law/right)
Maintenir, confirmer (law-conviction)
a tort (in law)
préjudice, délit
Relevant
Pertinent
Although
Bien que
To board
Monter (board the moving train)
Fireworks
feu d’artifice
Appeal (in law)
Faire appel, se pourvoir
Reverse
Renverser, retourner (situation)
It results
Lead to
Comit
Commettre un tort
Wilful
Volontaire / délibéré
To foresee
Prévoir / prédir
Therefore
So (donc)
To Allege to
Prétendre que /alléguer
Court ruling
Décision / jugement
To sue
Poursuivre ne justice civil case
To prosecute
Poursuivre en justice criminal case
Violation / invasion of privacy
Violation de la vie privée
Bring legal action against
Poursuivre en justice (Sais pas si c’est civil or criminal)
To try
Essayer but also Juger
To Assault
attack (agression)
To Broadcast
diffuser / téléviser / émettre / émission
Infringement
une infraction / atteinte
a Breach
gap (brèche, trou)
To testify
Déclarer, affirmer (be witness too)
to handle
a handle : manche (couteaux) / poignée
Verb : touch, manipuler (handle with care)
S’occuper de, traiter qqch etc.
Injury case
Affaire de blessure corporelles
Litigation
Contentieux
a fee
somme d’argent, honoraire pour avocat
Provide
fournir
Guarantee
guarantir
TO our clients
à nos client
To the stand
à la barre (procès)
ON holidays
En vacances
To acknowledge
reconnaître
to Convict
déclarer / reconnaître coupable
to involve
impliquer / comporter
to range from
s’étendre de à
the quality ranges from mediocre to excellent
mitigating factors / circumstances
circonstances atténuantes
in-depth
en profondeur
reckless
imprudent, irréfléchie, téméraire
a ruling
décision / jugement
whose
à qui
to Fulfill
fulfill one’s duty
accomplir
to leave up to a contract
respect a contract
a litigant
plaideur
to make compensation for
apporter un dédommagement
the cost incurred
le prix conséquent
to buy in a higher price
surfacturer
a law
a statute
on behalf of sb
as a representative of
Au nom de qq’un
to have (as consequence)
to result IN
a fine (punishment)
monetary penalty
to award
accorder, décerner, allouer etc.
In law : dommage-intérêt (noun)
frivolous
frivole (futile)
an income
Revenu
the income from her shares : les revenus de ses actions
Even though
Même si
being accused of
être accusé de
being Charged with
être accusé de
to Handcuf(fed)
passer les menotes
Whether
like ‘if’ but more for a yes/no question
an harsh sentence
une peine dure / sévère
A lenient sentence
Une peine gentille / douce
to prompt SO to do Something / a prompt thing
inciter qq’un / rapide -prompt
To prevent SO to do something
empêcher qq’un de
Deprive SO of rights
priver qq’un de ses droits
To compensate
Compenser
the loss incurred
la perte encouru
To incur
Subir, s’exposer à, encourir
Square
equal
Oeil for oeil
dent pour dent
To deter SO / the Deterrence
la dissuasion / dissuader
A sens of closure
un sens de fermeture, de fin (crime for example, people can mourn)
Retribution
vengeance, pay for what it’s done
Plea bargain
Bargain (marchander) forth stage in criminal case
period of negociation betw a prosecutor (the prosecuting attorney) and the defend counsel
pladoierie
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
Set an amount
définir une somme
To Record
Enregistrer
the length
la longueur (distance or duration)
beyond reasonable doubt
au-delà de doute sérieux
being taken into custody
être sous la garde (emprisonment / detention before trail) or care (the son is in the costudy of his mother)
Fingerprint
empreinte digital
An alleged crime
Un crime supposé
to allege : alléguer / supposer
being released ON bail or FROM custody until trail/pending trail
être délivré sous caution jusqu’au procès
The charges held against SO
charges retenues contre qq’un
An acquittal
un acquittement
A conviction
Une accusation (become a convict person)
An ex-convict
un ex-prisonnier
to accuse
accuser
to acquit
acquitter
to affirm
confirmer une décision de justice
to ban
interdire quelque chose officiellement
break the law
enfreindre la loi
to dismiss a claim
rejeter une demande
to dismiss a proceeding
rejeter une instance ou une procédure
to enact
promulguer (loi)
to enforce a judgment
faire appliquer un jugement
to file
remplir un document de façon officielle
to imprison
emprissoner
to indict
accuser quelqu’un d’un crime
to infringe
enfreindre
to issue a warrant
délivrer un mandat
overrule
annuler
to probate
homolguer
to quash an appeal
rejeter un pourvoir
received in evidence
recevoir une preuve
to recover a judgment
obtenir gain de cause
reserve a judgment
ajourner
to serve a summons
signifier une assignation
use in evidence
invoquer en tant que preuve
violate
enfreindre une loi
waive a right
renoncer à un droit
an alimony
une pension alimentaire
a capital punishment
peine capitale
a conditional release
libération conditionnelle
custodial sentence
peine privative de liberté
death penalty
peine de mort
