S3 - ANGLAIS

Assault

agression

Treason

trahison

Piracy

piratage

Burglary

cambriolage

Blackmail

chantage

Extortion

extortion de fond → blackmailing for money

Fraud

arnaque

Bigamy

bigamie

Assassination

assassinat

Murder

meurtre

Manslaughter

homicide involontaire

Forgery

contrefaçon

Bribery

corruption

Slander

calomnier

Arson

incendie criminel

Robbery

vol à main armée

Theft

vol

Smuggling

contrebande

Perjury

parjure

Espionage

espionage

Embezzlement

détournement de fonds

Libel

diffamation

Business or corporate law

droit des affaires

Bankruptcy law

droit de la faillite

Civil rights law

droit civil

Consumer law

droit de la consommation

Criminal law

droit pénal

Employment law

droit du travail

Family law

droit de la famille

Immigration law

droit de l’immigration

Insurance law

droit des assurances

Intellectual property law

droit de la propriété intellectuelle

Personnal injury law

droit des préjudices personnels

Real estate and property law

droit de la propriété/immobilier

Tax law

droit fiscal

Wills and estate planning law

droit successoral/des testaments

Workers compensation law

droit des accidents du travail

Reckless driving

conduite dangereuse

Obsenity

obsénité

Breach of the peace

atteinte à la paix

Criminal damage

dommages criminel

Rioting

émeutes

Abduction

enlèvement

Grievous bodily harm

lésions corporelles graves

Battery

voie de fait

Sedition

soulèvement contre l’autorité établie

Perverting the course of justice

entrave à la justice

Hit and run

délit de fuite

Drunken driving

conduite en état d’ivresse

Concurrent

concomitant/simultanément

Consecutive

consécutif

Liable

responsable

Out-of-court

à l’amiable

Overdue

en retard

Behind bars

derrière les barreaux

Drop the charges

abandonner les poursuites

On death row

dans le couloir de la mort

Press charges

engager des poursuites

Take the stand

prendre position

Under oath

sous serment

First degree murder

premeditated/planned/intentionnal killing or felony (crime grave où une personne meurt)

Second degree murder

unplanned/unintentional killing

Third degree murder

manslaughter (unplanned/unintentionnal killing → intention to harm but not to kill)

Gambling

jeux d’argent

Asylum

droit d’asile

Landlord

propriétaire

Tenant

locataire

Eviction

expulsion

Arrears

arriéré/impayé

Creditor

créancier

Income tax

impot sur le revenu

National insurance

cotisation de sécurité sociale

Council tax

taxe d’habitation

Conviction

condamnation

Sentencing

condamnation (peine)

Trust

fiducie

Will

testament

Mortgages

hypothèque

Lenient

indulgent/tolérant

Court reporter/stenographer

somebody whose job is to write notes of what is said in a trial → greffier/sténographe judiciaire

Claimant/plaintiff

somebody who makes a formal complaint against somebody in court

Prosecutor

a lawyer whose job is to prove that somebody has committed a crime

Courtroom

the place where a crime is judged → salle d’audience

Defence lawyer

somebody who represents the person accused of a crime

Defendant/accused

somebody who has been accused of a crime

Jury

a group of people who judge a court case

Clerk of court

an official in charge of the records of a court → greffier

Witness stand

the place where witnesses sits → barre des témoins

Jury box

the place where members of the jury sit → banc des jurés

Security officer/bailiff

an official who keeps order in court → agent de sécurité

Witness

somebody who sees a crime happen

Judge’s bench

the place where the judge sits

Judge

somebody whose job is to make decision in a court of law

Manufacturer/maker

fabricant

Shooting

fusillade

Straw purchaser

an individual who buys something on behalf of someone else

Distributor

distributeur/fournisseur

Evidence

preuve

Black market

marché noir

Scrutiny

examen/attention particulière