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Law
20 Law terms
- Assets
- noun
- things owned by a person or organisation which usually have some value.
- Example: 7.17 Nonfinancial assets are economic assets other than financial assets.
- fr: Biens
- Attorney
- noun
- a person legally appointed or empowered to act for another
- Example: However the clerk from deputy attorney generals office just arrived.
- fr: procureur
- Beneficiary
- noun
- someone who is entitled to a benefit
- Example: Beneficiary designation forms part of the contract.
- fr: bénéficiaire
- Contract
- noun
- an agreement signed by two or more parties setting out the terms of an arrangement - for example, between a buyer and a seller in a property transaction
- Example: Today I signed a contract to join this new company.
- fr: contrat
- Evidence
- noun
- Something that tends to prove or disprove something.
- Example: The lawyer immediately brought the evidences.
- fr: preuve
- Fraud
- noun
- intentional misrepresentation or concealment of an important fact upon which the victim is meant to rely, and in fact does rely, to the harm of the victim.
- Example: Cases of attempted fraud are frequently reported in Senegal.
- fr: Fraude
- Integrity
- noun
- acting with honesty and morality.
- Example: Integrity and independence are by far our strongest values.
- fr: Intégrité
- Lawyer
- noun
- a member of the legal profession
- Example: The lawyer had to protect his client.
- fr: Avocat
- Misconduct
- noun
- sometimes used to refer to the act in which a regulated professional, for example a solicitor, breaches a principle.
- Example: The second heading is allegations of misconduct.
- fr: Faute
- Omission
- noun
- a failure to perform a particular act where there was a duty or a legal requirement for that act to be carried out.
- Example: The Committee therefore queries this omission.
- fr: Omission
- Rights of audience
- noun
- Example: Foreign lawyers have rights of audience in certain circumstances.
- fr: Droit de plaider
- Sole practitioner
- noun
- a lawyer who runs his or her own law firm without other partners, directors or members.
- Example: He declined because he was a sole practitioner who could not leave his practice unattended for the five weeks scheduled for the inquiry hearings.
- fr: praticien autonome
- tort
- noun
- A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person as outlined by law.
- Example: A tort can be either intentional or unintentional.
- fr: délit civil
- Trademark attorney
- noun
- a lawyer regulated by the Intellectual Property Regulation Board.
- Example: He has at least 3 years of working experience in Benelux as a trademark attorney.
- fr: mandataire en marques
- U.S. Attorney
- noun
- A lawyer appointed by the President in each judicial district to prosecute and defend cases for the federal government.
- Example: The U.S. attorney dropped all charges.
- fr: procureur fédéral
- verdict
- noun
- The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
- Example: His accusers deliberated for just 15 minutes before giving their verdict.
- fr: verdicte
- victim advocate
- noun
- work with prosecutors and assist the victims of a crime.
- Example: Typically, SART has its own premises; a victim is escorted there by a police officer or victim advocate.
- fr: défenseur des droits des victimes
- warrant
- noun
- An arrest warrant is a written order directing the arrest of a party. A search warrant orders that a specific location be searched for items, which if found, can be used in court as evidence.
- Example: The Rwandan authorities therefore issued an arrest warrant against him.
- fr: Mandat
- witness
- noun
- A person called upon by either side in a lawsuit to give testimony before the court or jury.
- Example: Your honor, this witness has already submitted a written statement.
- fr: témoin
- writ of certiorari
- noun
- An order issued by the Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case for which it will hear on appeal.
- Example: 34(1) was a statutory tribunal against which a writ of certiorari could be brought.
- fr: bref de certiorari