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Week 9-10 Flashcards

1
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Le droit civil

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Civil law

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Le droit pénal

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Criminal law

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Le droit statuaire

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Statute law

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4
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A criminal code

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Un code pénal

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5
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To enact

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Promulguer une loi

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A statute

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Une loi votée par le congrès

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Statutory offence

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Un délit prévu par la loi

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8
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Légal

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Statutory

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9
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An order

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Un décret

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10
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An opinion

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Une décision

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11
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The judiciary

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Le pouvoir judiciaire

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12
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A court

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Un tribunal

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13
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A courthouse

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Un palais de justice

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14
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A court of justice

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Une cour de justice

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15
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A magistrates court

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Un tribunal de police

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A civil court

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Un tribunal d’instance

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17
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A court martial

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Une cour martiale

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18
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To be in session

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Siéger

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19
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To apply the law

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Appliquer la loi

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20
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The bar

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Le barreau

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21
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To go to law school

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Faire une faculté de droit

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22
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To practise law

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Être un homme de loi

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23
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A law practise

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un cabinet d’avocats

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24
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To retain a lawyer

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Prendre un avocat

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25
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Fees

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Honoraires

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26
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Damages

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Dommages et intérêts

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27
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A prosecution witness

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Témoin à charge

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28
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A defence witness

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Témoin à décharge

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29
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A justice

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Un juge de la cour suprême

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30
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To write an opinion

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Rédiger un jugement

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31
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A unanimous decision

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Une décision a l’unanimité

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32
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A dissenting opinion

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Une décision contraire

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33
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A land mark decision

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Une décision historique

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34
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A nominee

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Un candidat désigné

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35
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A hearing

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Une audition

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36
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The Attorney general

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Le ministre de la justice

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37
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The American bar association

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L’association des barreaux américains

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38
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Un tribunal fédéral

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A federal court

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39
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A state court

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Un tribunal d’état

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40
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A trial court

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Une cour de première instance

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41
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A circuit

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Une circonscription judiciaire

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42
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A district attorney

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Un procureur

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43
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To impeach

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Mettre en accusation

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To be granted bail

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Être mis en liberté sous caution

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To refuse bail

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Refuser la mise en liberté sous caution

46
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A fine

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Une contravention

47
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Le parquet

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The public prosecutor’s department

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Un juge d’instruction

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An investigating magistrate

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To deliberate

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Délibérer

50
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Proceedings

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Délibération

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To go to court

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Recourir à la justice

52
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To file a suit against someone

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Intenter un procès envers qn

53
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A trial

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Un procès

54
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A lawsuit

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Une action en justice

55
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To sue

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Engager des poursuites

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Poursuites judiciaires

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The prosecution

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To initiate an action

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Intenter une action

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A court order

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Une ordonnance judiciaire

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To work on a case

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Travailler sur un dossier

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To have a strong case

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Avoir des argument bien étayé

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To have a weak case

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Avoir des faibles arguments

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A pre-trial hearing

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Une audition préliminaire

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Portez plainte contre qn

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To lodge a complaint against someone

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Abandonner des poursuites

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To drop charges

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To conduit a case

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Plaider une affaire

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Frais de justice

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Legal costs

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In camera

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A huit clos

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In open court

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En audience publique

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Advocate general

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Avocat général

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To retain

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Retenir

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Opinion

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Avis juridique

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A court ruling

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Une décision de justice

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Appalled

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Consterné

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The jury

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Les jurés

75
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A juror

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Un juré

76
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To do jury service

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Exercer les fonctions de juré

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Récuser un juré

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To challenge a juror

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A hung jury

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Un jury dans l’impasse

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The foreman

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Le président du jury

80
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The judge

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Le juge

81
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A justice of the peace

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Un juge de paix

82
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The dock

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Le banc des accusés

83
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The defendant

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Le prévenu

84
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Tried in his absence

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Jugé par défaut

85
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A witness

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Témoin

86
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To subpoena a witness

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Citer un témoin à comparaître

87
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To bear witness

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Témoigner

88
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To cross examination

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Un contre interrogatoire

89
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Perjury

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Faux témoignage

90
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To produce an alibi

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Fournir un alibi

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A piece of evidence

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Une preuve

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To reach a verdict

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Parvenir à un verdict

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To come to a verdict

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Rendre un verdict

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A conviction

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Une condamnation

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To convict somebody of something

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Reconnaître qn coupable de

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To be found guilty

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Être reconnu coupable

97
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To return a guilty verdict

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Rendre un verdict de culpabilité

98
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To settle a case out of court

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Arranger une affaire à l’amiable

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Contempt of court

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Outrage à magistrat

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To be found innocent

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Être reconnu innocent

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To be cleared of a charge

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Être lavé d’une accusation

102
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To acquit

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Acquitter

103
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A discharge

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Une relaxe

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Inconclusive evidence

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Preuves non concluantes

105
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To dismiss a charge

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Rendre un non lieu

106
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To release

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