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1
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Dissuader de

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To deter from

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dissuasif

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deterrant

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se cacher avec une mauvaise intention

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to lurk

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démissionner

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to resign

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une situation totalement bloquée

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a gridlock

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une acrobatie politique

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a stunt

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une position politique

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a political stance

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prudent

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cautious

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exploiter (des données)

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to harness (datas)

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subir, endurer

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to undergo

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le parti républicain

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the GOP

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légiférer sur

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to legislate on

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légaliser / abroger

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to legalize / to ban

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14
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Un homme politique / une politique / la politique

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a politician / a policy / Politics

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Une élection primaire / élection mi-mandat

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A primary election / a midterm election

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élire

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to elect

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Soutenir un candidat

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to endorse a candidate

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faire campagne

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to run for office

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le titulaire

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the incumbent

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la période de fonction / service

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the incumbency

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une tendance politique

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a political leaning

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adhérer/ adopter à une idéologie

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to embrace an ideology

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formuler, avancer une idée

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to put forward an idea

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défendre/ tenir bon sur une question

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to stand on an issue

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attaquer une question

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to tackle an issue

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la mise en place/ la réalisation

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the implementation

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un gouvernement ayant un grand pouvoir

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a “big” government

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28
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la sécurité sociale

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the social welfare

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29
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2nd Amendment

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“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

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30
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circonstances aggravantes

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aggravating circumstance

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31
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une accusation

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a charge, an accusation

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32
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accuser de (crime)

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to charge with (a crime)

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33
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déclarer coupable

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to convict

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34
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a serious crime punished by death or imprisonment in excess of one year

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a felony

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35
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a person who commits a felony

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a felon

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36
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a killing which is deliberate and premeditated

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a first degree murder

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37
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a killing in which premeditation is usually absent

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a second degree murder

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38
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un homicide involontaire

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a manslaughter

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39
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mettre en prison

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to incarcerate, to imprison, to confine

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40
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a man under the age of 18

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a juvenile

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41
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obligatoire

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mandatory, compulsory

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42
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circonstance atténuante

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a mitigating circumstance

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43
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a transgression of Law

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an offense

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44
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la liberté conditionnelle

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the probation

45
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poursuite judiciaire

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prosecution

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récidivisme

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recidivism

47
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décision d’une Cour sur une affaire ou une question légale

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a ruling

48
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une condamnation

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a sentance

49
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condamnation à perpétuité

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life sentance

50
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to go down

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to drop, to fall, to dip, to lower

51
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contourner

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to bypass, to circumvent

52
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passer au-dessus

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to override

53
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poursuivre qqun en justice

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to sue someone, to take someone to court, to bring an action against someone, to make a lawsuit/claim

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une raison

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a ground, a reason

55
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utopique

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utopian

56
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un citoyen qui respecte la loi

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a law abiding citizen

57
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to be prosecuted, judged and maube sentenced

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to try

58
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sex with an underage person

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a statutory rape

59
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aggravated kidnapping

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demand for ransom, physical harm, underage victim

60
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unlawful entry + theft

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a burglary

61
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voler une personne (physique ou morale)

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to rob

62
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voler une chose

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to steal

63
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un vol d’une chose

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a theft

64
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un vol d’une personne

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a robbery

65
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bien que

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even though, although

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de plus

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besides

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contrairement à

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Contrary to

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cependant

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however

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malgré

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despite

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en plus de

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in addition to

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puisque

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since

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à la place de

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instead of

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à moins que

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unless

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alors que

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whereas

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néanmoins, toutefois

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nevertheless

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tandis que (2 choses se passent au même moment)

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while

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donc

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therefore

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par ailleurs

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furthermore

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Au nom de

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On behalf of

80
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Souligner, mettre l’accent sur

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To stress

81
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une opération de maintien de la paix

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A Peacekeeping operation

82
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Tergiverser, hésiter

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To dither

83
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Noble (adj)

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Lofty

84
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Affirmer

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To assert

85
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Un dissident

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A dissenter

86
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un hochement de tête

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A nod

87
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Renoncer à

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To relinquish

88
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Une attestation

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The affidavit

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Refuser, retenir

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To withold

90
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Inciter

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To induce/incentive sb to do stg

91
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Compenser, c ontrebalancer

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To offset, to counterbalance

92
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To bring sb to Court

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To sue

93
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A ses débuts, au commencement

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At its onset

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Un cadre, une structure

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A framework

95
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Présenter, exposer

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To lay out

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Mettre en lumière

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To shed light on

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Convoquer

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To convene

98
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Faire exécuter, mettre en application

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To enforce

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digne

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worthy

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En vertu de, conformément à

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Under, pursuant to

101
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Mettre à exécution, accomplir

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To carry out

102
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Une coutume

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A custom

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Une disposition

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A provision

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Disposer, énoncer

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To provide

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Dans la mesure où

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Insofar as

106
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Rendre une décision/un jugement

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To hand down a decision/a judgment

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étroit, restreint

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narrow

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lourd (conséquent)

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hefty

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Consister à

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To consist OF

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