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Attorney general

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Chief legal officer, appointed by the Government

procureur général

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appointed by

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Nommé par

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A bailiff

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Law officer

Un huissier

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To witness

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être témoin de

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Notary public or solicitor

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Person with official authority to witness the signing of legal documents and perform certain other legal functions.
Notaire

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Judge

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Public officer with authority to decide cases in a lawcourt

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Prosecutor

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Person who brings criminal charge against sb in a court of law

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To prosecute

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Poursuivre en justice

In civil case: représenter la partie civil
In criminal case: représenter le ministère public

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Lord chancellor

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The highest judge and chairman of the House of the Lords

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Chairman

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Président de séance

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a Counsel

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A lawyer conducting a law case

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Jurist, magistrate

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Official who acts as a judge in the lowest courts, justice of the peace

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A barrister

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In english law, lawyer who has the right to speak and argue as an advocate in higher lawcourts
avocat

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Registrar, clerk

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Official keeper of records or registers

greffier

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Legal expert

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A professional able to give advice on law

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Reimbursed / paid back

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Rembourser

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Overcome

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Surmonter

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Pitfalls

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Ecueil / Hunting: Trappe

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Recompense (law)

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Dédommagement

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To settle out

Settle

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Régler à l’ammiable
Régler / trancher (dispute)
Installer

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Poor

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Maigre / faible / pauvre

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Spit

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Cracher, postilloner

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Elderly

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âgé

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Fees

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Honoraires (for doctor n lawyers)

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Liable

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être tenu responsable

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Uphold

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Faire respecter / défendre (law/right)

Maintenir, confirmer (law-conviction)

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a tort (in law)

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préjudice, délit

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Relevant

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Pertinent

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Although

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Bien que

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To board

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Monter (board the moving train)

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Fireworks

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feu d’artifice

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Appeal (in law)

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Faire appel, se pourvoir

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Reverse

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Renverser, retourner (situation)

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It results

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Lead to

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Comit

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Commettre un tort

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Wilful

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Volontaire / délibéré

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To foresee

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Prévoir / prédir

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Therefore

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So (donc)

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To Allege to

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Prétendre que /alléguer

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Court ruling

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Décision / jugement

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To sue

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Poursuivre ne justice civil case

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To prosecute

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Poursuivre en justice criminal case

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Violation / invasion of privacy

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Violation de la vie privée

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Bring legal action against

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Poursuivre en justice (Sais pas si c’est civil or criminal)

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To try

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Essayer but also Juger

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To Assault

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attack (agression)

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To Broadcast

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diffuser / téléviser / émettre / émission

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Infringement

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une infraction / atteinte

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a Breach

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gap (brèche, trou)

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To testify

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Déclarer, affirmer (be witness too)

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to handle

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a handle : manche (couteaux) / poignée
Verb : touch, manipuler (handle with care)
S’occuper de, traiter qqch etc.

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Injury case

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Affaire de blessure corporelles

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53
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Litigation

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Contentieux

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54
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a fee

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somme d’argent, honoraire pour avocat

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Provide

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fournir

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56
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Guarantee

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guarantir

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TO our clients

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à nos client

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To the stand

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à la barre (procès)

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ON holidays

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En vacances

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To acknowledge

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reconnaître

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to Convict

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déclarer / reconnaître coupable

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to involve

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impliquer / comporter

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to range from

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s’étendre de à

the quality ranges from mediocre to excellent

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mitigating factors / circumstances

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circonstances atténuantes

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in-depth

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en profondeur

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reckless

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imprudent, irréfléchie, téméraire

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a ruling

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décision / jugement

68
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whose

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à qui

69
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to Fulfill

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fulfill one’s duty

accomplir

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to leave up to a contract

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respect a contract

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a litigant

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plaideur

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to make compensation for

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apporter un dédommagement

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the cost incurred

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le prix conséquent

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to buy in a higher price

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surfacturer

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a law

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a statute

76
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on behalf of sb

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as a representative of

Au nom de qq’un

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to have (as consequence)

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to result IN

78
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a fine (punishment)

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monetary penalty

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to award

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accorder, décerner, allouer etc.

In law : dommage-intérêt (noun)

80
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frivolous

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frivole (futile)

81
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an income

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Revenu

the income from her shares : les revenus de ses actions

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Even though

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Même si

83
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being accused of

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être accusé de

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being Charged with

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être accusé de

85
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to Handcuf(fed)

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passer les menotes

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Whether

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like ‘if’ but more for a yes/no question

87
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an harsh sentence

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une peine dure / sévère

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A lenient sentence

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Une peine gentille / douce

89
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to prompt SO to do Something / a prompt thing

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inciter qq’un / rapide -prompt

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To prevent SO to do something

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empêcher qq’un de

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Deprive SO of rights

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priver qq’un de ses droits

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To compensate

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Compenser

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the loss incurred

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la perte encouru

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To incur

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Subir, s’exposer à, encourir

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Square

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equal

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Oeil for oeil

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dent pour dent

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To deter SO / the Deterrence

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la dissuasion / dissuader

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A sens of closure

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un sens de fermeture, de fin (crime for example, people can mourn)

99
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Retribution

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vengeance, pay for what it’s done

100
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Plea bargain

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Bargain (marchander) forth stage in criminal case
period of negociation betw a prosecutor (the prosecuting attorney) and the defend counsel
pladoierie

101
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Arraignment

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Third stage in criminal case
First meeting with the judge. Read charges n ask if plea guilty or not
lecture d’acte d’accusation

102
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Set an amount

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définir une somme

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To Record

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Enregistrer

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the length

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la longueur (distance or duration)

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beyond reasonable doubt

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au-delà de doute sérieux

106
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being taken into custody

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être sous la garde (emprisonment / detention before trail) or care (the son is in the costudy of his mother)

107
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Fingerprint

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empreinte digital

108
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An alleged crime

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Un crime supposé

to allege : alléguer / supposer

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being released ON bail or FROM custody until trail/pending trail

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être délivré sous caution jusqu’au procès

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The charges held against SO

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charges retenues contre qq’un

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An acquittal

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un acquittement

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A conviction

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Une accusation (become a convict person)

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An ex-convict

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un ex-prisonnier

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to accuse

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accuser

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to acquit

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acquitter

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to affirm

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confirmer une décision de justice

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to ban

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interdire quelque chose officiellement

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break the law

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enfreindre la loi

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to dismiss a claim

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rejeter une demande

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to dismiss a proceeding

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rejeter une instance ou une procédure

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to enact

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promulguer (loi)

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to enforce a judgment

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faire appliquer un jugement

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to file

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remplir un document de façon officielle

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to imprison

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emprissoner

125
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to indict

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accuser quelqu’un d’un crime

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to infringe

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enfreindre

127
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to issue a warrant

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délivrer un mandat

128
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overrule

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annuler

129
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to probate

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homolguer

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to quash an appeal

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rejeter un pourvoir

131
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received in evidence

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recevoir une preuve

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to recover a judgment

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obtenir gain de cause

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reserve a judgment

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ajourner

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to serve a summons

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signifier une assignation

135
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use in evidence

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invoquer en tant que preuve

136
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violate

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enfreindre une loi

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waive a right

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renoncer à un droit

138
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an alimony

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une pension alimentaire

139
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a capital punishment

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peine capitale

140
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a conditional release

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libération conditionnelle

141
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custodial sentence

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peine privative de liberté

142
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death penalty

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peine de mort

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