The law affects nearly every aspect of our lives every day. We have laws to deal with crimes like robbery and murder. And we have laws that govern activities like driving a car, getting a job, and getting married. Laws give us rules of conduct that protect everyone's rights.
It also balances individual rights with our obligations as members of society. Without law, the world will be a chaos.
https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/just/02.html
CASE LAW
noun
The law in Canada is made of two parts: Case law and Legislation. Both are primary sources for Canadian law. Case law is made up of the written decisions of judges in court cases and tribunals. Case law comes from all levels of courts in Canada.
Example: case law is as important as the codes
fr: jurisprudence
CIVIL LAW
noun
the system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community rather than criminal, military, or religious affairs
Example: Broadly, civil law refers to the resolving of disputes between individuals, and the breaking of civil law results in less severe penalties, often the paying of compensation or "damages".
fr: droit civil
COMMERCIAL LAW
noun
Commercial law is sometimes referred to as business or trade law, it regulates the conduct of people, merchants, and businesses
Example: Commercial law is a body of law that regulates the conduct of people, merchants, and businesses who are engaged in trade, sales, and commerce. Also known as business law, it is a broad area of law that interacts with many other areas of law such as environmental regulation, real estate, and food/safety laws.
fr: droit commercial
COURTHOUSE
noun
a building in which a judicial court is held.
Example: I work in the courthouse
fr: Tribunal
CRIMINAL LAW
noun
a system of law concerned with the punishment of those who commit crimes.
Example: Criminal law is the body of law that relates to crime. It proscribes conduct perceived as threatening, harmful, or otherwise endangering to the property, health, safety, and moral welfare of people inclusive of one's self. Most criminal law is established by statute, which is to say that the laws are enacted by a legislature. Criminal law includes the punishment and rehabilitation of people who violate such laws.
fr: droit criminel
GOOD HEAD
phrase
to have an ability to understand or deal with (something)
Example: give me a good head for my interview
fr: un bon coup de pouce
INTERNSHIP
noun
the position of a student or trainee who works in an organization, sometimes without pay, in order to gain work experience or satisfy requirements for a qualification.
Example: I have to do an internship of a year before stating to work and getting paid well
fr: stage
JUSTICE
noun
1) fairness. 2) moral rightness. 3) a scheme or system of law in which every person receives his/her/its due from the system, including all rights, both natural and legal.
Example: judges do justice
fr: justice
LAWYER
noun
a person who practices or studies law; an attorney or a counselor.
Example: Some duties commonly associated with a lawyer include providing legal advice and counsel
fr: avocat
TOOLS
noun
a device or implement in hand, used to carry out a particular function.
Example: you have all the necessary tools to do this job.
