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Abrogate
verb
to end a law, agreement, or custom formally
Example: The treaty was abrogated in 1929.
en: Abolir
Abscond
verb
to go away suddenly and secretly in order to escape from somewhere
Example: Two prisoners absconded last night.
en: s'échapper
Adjudication
noun
the act of judging a case, competition, or argument, or of making a formal decision about something.
Example: The legality of the transaction is still under adjudication in the courts.
en: Jugement
Appearance
noun
an occasion when someone goes to court to be officially involved in a trial:
Example: This was the defendant's third court appearance for the same offence.
en: Comparution
Attempt
verb
the act of trying to do something, especially something difficult:
Example: This is my second attempt at the exam.
en: tentative
attempt
verb
to try to do something, especially something difficult.
Example: She made a few half-hearted attempts to join in their conversation.
en: Tentative
Bankruptcy
noun
a situation in which a business or a person becomes bankrupt.
Example: The company was forced into bankruptcy.
en: faillite
Breach
noun
an act of breaking a law, promise, agreement, or relationship.
Example: He was sued for breach of contract.
en: Infraction
Bribe
verb
to try to make someone do something for you by giving them money, presents, or something else that they want
Example: He was accused of accepting/taking bribes from wealthy businessmen.
en: Corompre
Case
noun
a matter to be decided by a judge in a law court.
Example: The case will go before the European Court next month.
en: Affaire
Complainant
noun
a person who makes a formal complaint in a law court that they have been harmed by someone else.
Example: The burden of proof is on the complainant to bring forth any evidence they have.
en: Plaignant
Convicted
adjective
having officially been found guilty of a crime in a law court.
Example: a convicted murderer
en: Condamner
Defy
verb
to refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation.
Example: The fact that aircraft don't fall out of the sky always seems to me to defy the law of gravity.
en: Refus d'executer
Executor
noun
Person entrusted by the testator or by the judge to carry out the last will of the deceased, guarding his or her assets and giving them the appropriate destination according to the inheritance.
Example: Once accomplished, the functions of the executor are terminated.
en: Exécuteur testamentaire
Impeach
verb
to make a formal statement saying that a public official is guilty of a serious offence in connection with their job, especially in the US.
en: The governor was impeached for wrongful use of state money.
Launder
verb
to move money, which has been obtained illegally, through banks and other businesses to make it seem to have been obtained legally
Example: Officials were accused of laundering the stolen funds overseas before returning them to the US.
en: Blanchir
Misdemeanor
noun
a crime considered to be one of the less serious types of crime
Example: He was convicted in court on a misdemeanor charge.
en: Délit
Oath
noun
a promise, especially that you will tell the truth in a law court.
Example: Presidents take an oath to uphold the Constitution.
en: Serment
Punishment
verb
to use or treat something badly, violently, or without care
Example: She was punished for being late to school.
en: Peine
Yield
noun
a profit or an amount esp. of a crop produced.
Example: Over the past 50 years, crop yields have risen steadily in the US.
