This glossary contains the words people can use to describe law in canada
Adjudication
noun
A judgment or decision of a court of the process of coming to a decision.
Example: the matter may have to go to court for adjudication
Articling Student
noun
articling student means a person enrolled in the society's bar admission program and registered in the student register as an articling student.
Example: Ms. Ritzen joined the Department of Justice in 1983 as an articling student.
en: stagiaire
Assessment
noun
To quantify or value something such as damages, property, taxation, etc
Example: Evaluation techniques include clinical assessment and modified barium swallow procedure.
en: Évaluation
Burden of proof
expression contenant (noun)
Burden of proof is a legal duty that encompasses two connected but separate ideas that apply for establishing the truth of facts in a trial before tribunals
Example: It is -evident that the burden of proof would rest with those who held them to be by the same hand.
en: Charge de la preuve
Cause of Action
expression contenant
The facts that give rise to a lawsuit or a right of action.
Example: Furthermore, the cause of action must have been recognized in the jurisdiction in which the petitioner resided at the time it arose.
en: cause de l'action
code
noun
A body of law or rules (e.g. the Civil Code). Also used to describe rules of professional conduct.
Example: If that means we break the Code to save it, then so be it.
en: code
common law
noun
the body of English law as adopted and modified separately by the different states of the US and by the federal government.
Example: One cause of this separation was the rigid adherence to precedent on the part of the common law courts.
en: loi commune
Conviction
noun
the act of proving or finding guilty
Example: His speech carried so much conviction that I had to agree with him.
en: Conviction
Counsel
noun
another name for lawyer
Example: This is useful during legal proceedings as counsel may call for the specimen to be re-analyse
en: conseil
Evidence
The way in which facts are proven at trial. It is the legal means used to prove a fact, the truth of which is determined by a court or tribunal
Example: We have evidence that Lieutenant-Colonel Kenward destroyed evidence and obstructed justice.
en: evidence
fees
noun
Fees can be calculated based on a number of factors including time spent, percentage of the amount recovered such as a contingency fee or a fee fixed and agreed upon by the lawyer and the client.
Example: According to his lawyer, the singer owes $20,000 in court fees and late child support for his two teenage children, Bobby Jr. and La Princia.
en: frais
filing
noun
Providing an institution with documents. Court filings are documents filed at the court, usually for a fee.
Example: If they don't stick your ass in jail, you should consider filing.
en: dépot
Guarantor
noun
A person who is bound by a guarantee or one who promises to answer for another.
Example: It may be possible to secure a guarantor for the tenant, which would be an excellent move.
en: Garant(e)
Interlocutory Order
adjective
An intermediate order by the court or tribunal usually granted in the middle of legal proceedings.
Example: An interlocutory decree is entered which becomes absolute at the end of six months, unless appeal is entered.
en: Ordonnance interlocutoire
Intestacy
noun
If you die without a will the law describes how your estate will be distributed. This is called the law of intestacy.
Example: The child is considered illegitimate in terms of intestacy.
en: Intestat
Offence
noun
a breach of a law or rule; an illegal act.
Example: The government proposals to introduce a new offence of Corporate Killing
en: Infraction
Plea Bargain
noun
The defendant in a criminal prosecution may plead guilty to a lesser charge in return for the prosecution providing some advantage.
Example: As part of his plea bargain, he was committed to revealing all his insider deals.
en: Négociation de plaidoyer
Retainer Letter
en: Lettre de retenue
to be called to the Bar
noun
Originated from the partition across the front of a court behind which only barristers were allowed.
Example: He was called to the bar in 1795, and gained a considerable reputation there as well as a tolerable practice.
en: être admis au Barreau
tribunals
noun
Court-like bodies which decide matters of administrative law such as labour disputes, workers’ compensation and immigration.
Example: The tribunal ordered the execution of 42 coup plotters.
