Vocabulaire Flashcards by Manon Escoda

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Un législateur

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A legislator

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Réguler

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To regulate

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Un passe-droit judiciaire

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A judicial bypass

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Abroger

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To repeal

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Legaliser

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To legalise

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Interdire

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To ban, to outlaw, to prohibit

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Demandeur

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A plaintiff

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Contraindre quelqu’un ´

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To bind someone

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Légiférer

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To legislate

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Poursuivre

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To prosecute

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Inverser

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To reverse

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S’entendre à l’amiable

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To settle

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Témoigner

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To testify

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Annuler une décision

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To overrule

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Changer une décision

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To overturn

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Juge dissident

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Dissent judge (juge pas d’accord)

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Revendications

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Claims

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Peine capitale

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Capital punishment

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Infraction

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Offense

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Présomption d’innocence

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Presumption of innocence

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Greffier

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Clerk

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Plaider

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Litigate

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Renoncer à un droit

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To waive a right

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Rejeter un pourvoi

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To quash an appeal

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Peine de mort

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Death penalty

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Libération

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Release

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Pension alimentaire

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Alimony

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Corruption

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Bribery

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Chantage

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Blackmail

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Ivresse sur voie publique

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Public drunkenness

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Multirécidiviste

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Persistent offender

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Manslaughter

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Homicide involontaire

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Circonstances aggravantes

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Gravating circumstances

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Institution/organisme public

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Public corporation/institution

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A non-profit organisation

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Asso a but non lucratif

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Accorder un délai supplémentaire

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To grant additional time

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A justice

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Supreme court judge

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The congress

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House of representatives and Senate

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Abortion rights

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Roe v Wade overturned

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Libel

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Diffamation

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Tortfeasor

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Celui qui a causé le préjudice

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Celui qui a causé le préjudice

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The wrongdoer

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Dissuasif

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Deterrent

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Dissuader

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To deter

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Recevoir

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To be awarded

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No win no fee

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Affaires pas sérieuses sans réelles bases juridiques

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Frivolous cases with no legal grounds

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Plaintes

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Complaints

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Maintenir

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To sustain

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Confirmer

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To uphold

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Precedents

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JP

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Être accusé de

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To be charged with

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Preuves

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Evidence

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Violences conjugales

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Domestic violence

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Droit de vote

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Voting rights

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Droit au respect de la VP

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Right to privacy

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Liberté de manifestation

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Freedom of demonstration

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Liberté de réunion

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Freedom of assembly

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Droit de grève

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Right to strike

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Un détenu

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An inmate

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Comportement

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Demeanour

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S’exacerber

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To flare

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Le résultat, l’issue

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The outcome

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Aborder, prendre en considération

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Tackle

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Perturbateur

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To be disruptive

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Être distrait

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Distraught

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Allées et venues

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Whereabouts

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Se rapporter à

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To pertain to

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Partie sombre

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The grim part

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Confinement

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Lockdown

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Regresser

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To decline

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Inadapté

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Unsuitable, improper