Hi, my name is Leana. I live in Terrebonne. I'm a paralegal technologist. Currently, I find time to help others in the same field as me. This glossary will address certain terms that'll help future jurists, lawyers and judges to comprehend the definition of certain words in the law domain.
affidavit
noun
A written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, for use as evidence in court.
Example: Normally a single judge hears this first stage on AFFIDAVIT evidence.
fr: déclaration sous serment
attorney
noun
A person appointed to act for another in business or legal matters.
Example: Huntley and Costanzo (2003) asked jurors systematic questions of their interpretations of the evidence after each ATTORNEY had presented their case.
fr: avocat/avocate
dwelling
noun
A house, apartment, or other place of residence.
Example: The larger of the two, House 1, interpreted as a DWELLING, consisted of two rooms with a stone partition and partially paved floor; a probable secondary context of a massive trough quern suggested at least two phases of occupation (Ritchie, 1983: 42-43).
fr: logement
enact
Verb
Make (a bill or other proposal) law.
Example: Countries have to comply with a great deal of soft law, such as Basel Rules, which most of them ENACT internally.
fr: promulguer
grievance
noun
A real or imagined wrong or other cause for complaint or protest, especially unfair treatment.
Example: Popular perceptions see rebellion as a protest motivated by genuine and extreme GRIEVANCE where rebels are viewed as public-spirited heroes fighting against injustice.
fr: grief
incarceration
noun
The state of being confined in prison; imprisonment.
Example: In contrast, working class women could not hope to receive what they would have perceived as a reward in such treatment, instead they would have faced INCARCERATION in public county asylums.
fr: incarcération
landlord
noun
A person who rents land, a building, or an apartment to a tenant.
Example: The result of this was the consolidation of the great estate, and effectively three-tiered social structure, of rich LANDLORD, substantial tenant farmer and the poor landless labourer, known as the proletariat.
fr: propriétaire
lawsuit
noun
A claim or dispute brought to a court of law for adjudication.
Example: Although there were limited laws in place to protect the rights of slave, these were only useful if the slaves master or another citizen was willing to file a LAWSUIT, and slaves were often not deemed important enough to go to the trouble.
fr: procès
manslaughter
noun
The crime of killing a human being without malice aforethought, or otherwise in circumstances not amounting to murder.
Example: In this case the mother and stepfather of the child were charged of MANSLAUGHTER of the child who died of brain fracture.
fr: homicide involontaire
petty theft
noun
A criminal act in which property belonging to another is taken without that person's consent.
Example: Boys are more likely to engage in PETTY THEFT, vandalism, football hooliganism, mugging and riot behaviour (Muncie 1989 :62) whilst for girls 'crimes' are more likely to include running away from home, breaking curfew rules and unruly behaviour (Chesney-Lind and Pasko 2004 :3).
fr: petit vol
plaintiff
noun
A person who brings a case against another in a court of law
Example: A reform allowing a third party to sue would achieve nothing, or almost nothing, unless there was also a departure from the rule that a PLAINTIFF could not sue on a contract if it has not provided consideration.
fr: demandeur
plea
noun
A formal statement by or on behalf of a defendant or prisoner, stating guilt or innocence in response to a charge, offering an allegation of fact, or claiming that a point of law should apply.
Example: This might nullify their PLEA of self-defence since the use of weapons might imply excessive force and the act of procuring it might be regarded as a deliberate and calculated move and not in immediate response to an attack.
fr: plaidoyer
revoke
verb
Put an end to the validity or operation of (a decree, decision, or promise)
Example: Laura had no opportunity to REVOKE the contract even if she were to read the notice inside the bus.
fr: révoquer
subpoena
noun
A writ ordering a person to attend a court.
Example: Bennoune, Karima, University of Michigan Law School, Book Review, European Journal of International Law, The first Truth Commission to be given the power to grant amnesty to individual perpetrators, to create a witness protection programme, to hold "highly publicised" hearings "across the length and breadth of" the nation, its largeness in terms of staff and budget, as well as the strength of its powers of SUBPOENA, search and seizure unparalleled by any other such body, the TRC of South Africa has been, all things considered, "a worthy if imperfect instrument" for a society "seeking to say "never again" with confidence."
fr: assignation à comparaître
summons
noun
An order to appear before a judge or magistrate, or the writ containing it.
Example: The case, a SUMMONS taken out by the trustees, arose out the payment of monies to one of the charities named in the settlement, and the subsequent refusal of the Chief Inspector of Taxes (Claims) to repay the income tax deducted at source.
fr: assignation à comparaître
thief
noun
A person who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence.
Example: If a man is naturally inclined to be a THIEF, or his environment encourages him to steal, this disposition arises from natural causation.
fr: voleur/voleuse
waiver
noun
An act or instance of waiving a right or claim.
Example: Right of WAIVER : Another important aspect of the rule against bias is the right of WAIVER; "the act of abandoning or refraining from asserting a legal right."
fr: renoncer
warrant
noun
A document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police or some other body to make an arrest, search premises, or carry out some other action relating to the administration of justice.
Example: It may also have a place for mild symptoms that do not WARRANT immediate surgery.
