GLOSSAIRE LARRIU

20 DROIT terms

This glossary was made as a graded work that I had to do as part of my studies

a bailiff
noun
an official employed by a British sheriff to serve writs and make arrests and executions
Example: If you don't pay what you owe to the tax authorities, don't be surprised if they send the bailiffs on you
en: huissier
a felony
noun
serious crime that can be punished by one or more years in prison
Example: Have you heard he was convicted of a felony ?
en: un crime
a manslaughter
noun
the crime of killing a person when the killer did not intend to do it
Example: She was sentenced to five years' imprisonment for manslaughter
en: un homicide involontaire
a mortgage
noun
an agreement that allows you to borrow money from a bank or similar organization
Example: They took out a $90,000 mortgage to buy the house
en: un emprunt, hypothèque
a notice
noun
prior warning that one party to a contract must give to the other to inform them of their intention to terminate the contract.
Example: My boss gave me a month's notice
en: préavis
a patent
noun
the official legal right to make or sell an invention for a particular number of years
Example: The company filed a patent on a new technology
en: un brevet
a side damage
noun
en: un domage collatéral
an indictment
noun
a formal statement of accusing someone of something
Example: The charges on the indictment include murder
en: une inculpation
an infringement
noun
an action that breaks a rule, law
Example: Infringements of the law will be severely punished
en: une infraction
binding
adverb
that cannot be legally avoided or stopped
Example: The contract wasn't legally binding
en: contraignant
by proxy
adverb
to give authority to a person to act for someone else
Example: I'm voting for my mother by proxy in the presidential elections.
en: par préscription
severally
adverb
separately, rather than as a member of a group
Example: The investors may accept that the managers are severally liable for the warranties
en: séparément
to acquit
verb
to decide officially in a law court that someone is not guilty of a particular crime
Example: I was acquitted of all the charges against me
en: acquitter
to draw up
verb
to prepare something, usually something official, in writing
Example: Her will was drawn up by a solicitor and witnessed by two colleagues.
en: rédiger
to endorse
verb
to write something in order to give permission for something
Example: Let me endorse this check before cashing it
en: endosser
to implement
verb
to start using a plan or system
Example: The changes to the national health system will be implemented next year.
en: mettre en œuvre
to plead
verb
to give an official answer to an accusation in a law court
Example: He pleaded not guilty and was acquitted
to probate
verb
the legal process of deciding if a person's will has been made correctly and if the information it contains is correct
Example: Before probate can be granted, all business assets have to be identified
en: homologuer
to summon (witnesses)
verb
ordering someone to appear in a court of law to give information about a particular person or event
Example: He was summoned to appear in court
en: appeler (des témoins) à la barre
unpatented
adjective
used to describe products without patent
en: non-breuvté