The law and the courts Flashcards by emeline thourigny

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le pouvoir judiciaire

A

judicial power

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selon la loi

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by the law

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(faire ) appliquer la loi

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to enforce the law

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faire voter une loi

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to pass a law

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rendre qqch. légal

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to make sth legal

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enfreindre la loi

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to break the law

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respectueux des lois

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law-abiding

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légal

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lawful, legal

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illégal

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unlawful, illegal

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défendre ses droits

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to defend one’s rights

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faire justice soi-même

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to take the law into one’s own hands

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commettre un délit

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to commit an offence

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poursuivre qqn en justice

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to bring sb to trial /
to take sb to court

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un procès

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a trial

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une affaire

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a case

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poursuivre qqn

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to persecute /to sue sb

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accuser (de)

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to charge (with)

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un avocat

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a barrister, a lawyer

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une plaidoirie

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a plea

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prêter serment

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to take an oath

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témoigner contre qqn

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to give evidence against sb

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un témoignage

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a testimony

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une preuve

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evidence, proof

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condammer

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to sentence

une condamnation

a conviction

le coupable

the culprit

les circonstances atténuantes

attenuating circumstances

payer la caution de qqn

to bail sb out

mettre en liberté conditionnelle

to release on parole

une amende

a fine

une peine de substitution

an alternative sentence

un casier judiciaire

a criminal record

le témoin clé

the key witness

procès

trial

le principal suspect

the prime suspect

être jugé, être traduit en justice

to be tried