The law and the courts Flashcards

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1
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le pouvoir judiciaire

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judicial power

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2
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selon la loi

A

by the law

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3
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(faire ) appliquer la loi

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to enforce the law

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4
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faire voter une loi

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to pass a law

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5
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rendre qqch. légal

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to make sth legal

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6
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enfreindre la loi

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to break the law

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7
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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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11
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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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12
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commettre un délit

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to commit an offence

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13
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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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14
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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

19
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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

24
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condammer

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to sentence

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une condamnation

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a conviction

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le coupable

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the culprit

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les circonstances atténuantes

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attenuating circumstances

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payer la caution de qqn

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to bail sb out

29
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mettre en liberté conditionnelle

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to release on parole

30
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une amende

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a fine

31
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une peine de substitution

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an alternative sentence

32
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un casier judiciaire

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a criminal record

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le témoin clé

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the key witness

34
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procès

A

trial

35
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le principal suspect

A

the prime suspect

36
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être jugé, être traduit en justice

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to be tried