Hi, my name is Aranza. I am a student at Ahuntsic College. I am currently doing my fourth session in the Paralegal Technology.
This glossary contains Paralegal terms and definitions in sentence case from Google Search using "define" + the term, text-to-speech pronunciation models, automatic translations to French.
accused
noun
A person or group of people who are charged with or on trial for a crime.
fr: accusé
allegation
noun
A claim or assertion that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically one made without proof.
fr: allégation
appellate court
noun
The appellate court is responsible for hearing and reviewing appeals from legal cases that have already been heard in a trial-level or other lower court.
fr: cour d'appel
argument
noun
A reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong.
fr: argument
attorney
noun
One who is legally appointed to transact business on another's behalf; especially : lawyer.
fr: avocat
Civil Code of Quebec
noun
Provides all the general rules, rights and obligations among people with a residence, domicile or some other legal connection to the province of Quebec.
fr: Code civil du Québec
common law
noun
The part of English law that is derived from custom and judicial precedent rather than statutes. Often contrasted with statutory law.
fr: loi commune
compensatory allowance
noun
Is an amount of money to compensate a person.
fr: allocation compensatoire
contract
noun
A written or spoken agreement between two or more parties.
fr: contrat
court
noun
A place where legal matters are decided by a judge and jury or by a magistrate.
fr: tribunal
criminal records
noun
A history of being convicted for crime.
fr: casier judiciaire
custody
noun
Parental responsibility, especially as allocated to one of two divorcing parents.
fr: garde
default judgment
noun
A judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults.
fr: jugement par défaut
doctrine
noun
A rule or principle or the law established through the repeated application of legal precedents.
fr: doctrine
expert witness
noun
A person who is permitted to testify at a trial because of special knowledge or proficiency in a particular fields that is relevant to the case.
fr: témoin expert
jurist
noun
An expert in or writer on law.
fr: juriste
mediation
noun
Intervention in a dispute in order to resolve it.
fr: médiation
prejudice
noun
Harm or injury that results or may result from some action or judgment.
fr: préjudice
Quebec Bar
noun
The provincial law society for lawyers in Quebec, Canada.
fr: Le Barreau du Québec
superior court
noun
A court with general jurisdictions over other courts.