Vocabulaire pour IELTS (Académique) - Loi

a legal professional who is qualified and licensed to advocate on the behalf of clients in both lower and higher courts, primarily in Britain

avocat, plaidant, plaidante

to fail to obey the law

transgresser, violer, ne pas respecter

a person in a law court who is sued by someone else or is accused of committing a crime

défendeur, défenderesse, accusé, accusée

to decide whether or not a person is innocent in a court of law

juger

a group of twelve citizens, who listen to the details of a case in the court of law in order to decide the guiltiness or innocence of a defendant

jury

being obedient to the law

respectueux des lois

someone who has done an illegal act

délinquant, délinquante

(in the UK) a lawyer who is entitled to give legal advice, prepare legal documents for contracts and defend people in lower courts of law

notaire

to try to charge someone officially with a crime in a court as the lawyer of the accuser

intenter une action

to officially accuse someone of an offense

inculper

a legal process where a judge and jury examine evidence in court to decide if the accused is guilty

procès

the group of people in a court including the judge and the jury

tribunal, cour

to state in a court of law, in front of the judge and the jury, whether someone is guilty or not guilty of a crime

plaider, implorer

to officially decide and declare in a law court that someone is not guilty of a crime

acquitter

(law) the permission for a prisoner to leave prison before the end of their imprisonment sentence, on the condition of good conduct

liberté conditionnelle

to officially state the punishment of someone found guilty in a court of law

condamner

an official decision made by the jury in a court after the legal proceedings

verdict

to help someone to restore to a healthy and independent state after a period of imprisonment, addiction, illness, etc.

réinsérer, désintoxiquer, rééduquer

an illegal or evil action

méfait

the action of making amends for a mistake

châtiment

having custody of someone or connected with the legal right to look after them

(parent) gardien

to make someone pay a sum of money as punishment for violation of the law

donner une amende à, donner une contravention à

unpaid work done either as a form of punishment by a criminal or as a voluntary service by a citizen

travaux d’intérêt général, TIG

the physical punishment of people, especially of children or convicts

châtiment corporel

the killing of a criminal as punishment

peine capitale

a thing that reduces the chances of someone doing something because it makes them aware of its difficulties or consequences

moyen de dissuasion, dissuasif, dissuasive

(of a person) tolerant, flexible, or relaxed in enforcing rules or standards, often forgiving and understanding toward others

indulgent

a formal declaration by which someone is found guilty of a crime in a court of law

condamnation

belonging or appropriate for a court, a judge, or the administration of justice

judiciaire

a law or a set of laws passed by a legislative body, such as a parliament

législation