Because law is everywhere, translators should know how to use law-related vocabulary!
A class action
Noun
A legal action (= a case that is decided in a law court) that is organized by a group of people who all have the same legal problem.
Example: Plaintiffs' lawyers have tried to get the courts to combine all the potential suits into a single class action.
fr: Un recours collectif
A con artist/ hustler/ grifter
Hustler(US informal) : someone who tries to deceive people into giving them money.
Grifter( US informal) : someone who gets money dishonestly by tricking people.
Con artist formal) : a person who deceives other people by making them believe something false or making them give money away
Example: She fell for a charming, fast-talking grifter.
fr: Un arnaqueur
A custody
Noun
the state of being kept by the police, usually while waiting to go to court for trial.
Example: The police have taken the suspect into custody.
fr: La détention
A plaintiff/ A complainant
someone who makes a legal complaint against someone else in court
fr: Un plaignant
all and sundry
Idiom
everyone
Example: I don't want all and sundry knowing about our problems.
fr: tout un chacun
borne by you
Adjective
Example: The costs of the return are to be borne by you.
fr: à votre charge
cf.
abbreviation
Used in writing when you want the reader to make a comparison between the subject being discussed and something else
Example: Further amendments have been incorporated into the proposal (cf. Bartt & Sons p17).
fr: Comparaison
eg/ e.g.(brit) OR e.g (am)
abbreviation
Abbreviation for exempli gratia: a Latin phrase that means "for example"
Example: The names of political parties are always capitalized, e.g. the Green Party.
fr: par exemple
Grand larceny
Noun
Stealing, especially (in the US) the crime of taking something that does not belong to you, without illegally entering a building to do so.
Example: The jury finds the defendant guilty of grand larceny.
fr: Le vol qualifié
i.e.
Abbreviation
Used especially in writing before a piece of information that makes the meaning of something clearer or shows its true meaning
Example: The hotel is closed during low season, i.e. from October to March.
fr: C'est à dire
implement actions
group of noun + verb
to start using a plan or system
Example: These actions will be implemented next year.
fr: Mettre en place des actions ( vocabulaire juridique )
In accordance with the rules
group of nouns
Following or obeying a rule, law, wish, etc.
Example: According toIf we do not act according to the rules laid down for such cases, there will be chaos.
fr: conformément aux règles
Obtain
Verb
Get, acquire, or secure.
Example: They should obtain what they are asking for.
fr: Obtenir
The right of withdrawal
Group of nouns
The right of withdrawal allows the consumer to change his mind about the purchase made, freeing himself from the contract concluded without giving any reason. In this case, the consumer can return the goods and obtain a refund of the amount paid.
Example: The consumer has the right of withdrawal with regard to most distance contracts.
fr: Le droit de rétractation
To be under strain
Example: My boss is under strain, therefore he is really annoying
fr: Être sous pression
To benefit from
verb
To be helped by something or to help someone.
Example: Foreign tourists benefited from the favorable exchange rate.
fr: Profiter de
To fully reimburse
group of noun + verb
Example: The airline reimbursed me fully for the amount they had overcharged me.
fr: Procéder au remboursement intégral
To sentence / to condemn
verb
To decide and say officially what a punishment will be.
Example: The judge sentenced/ condemned him to pay damages
fr: condamner
viz.
Abbreviation
Used, especially in written English, when you want to give more detail or be more exact about something you have just written:
Example: We both shared the same ambition, viz., to make a lot of money and to retire at 40.
fr: A savoir
When you made your purchase
Group of noun + verb
fr: Lors de votre achat
Where necessary.
Adverb
Example: Where necessary, authorisation or notification of chemical substances contained in the end product or prod process, according to the statutory requirements that apply to the corresponding market (e.g. EU REACH regulation )