Vocabulary duality and other specificities of the french court system

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appeal

appel (to a judicial or administrative court of appeal) or pourvoir (before the judicial or administrative Supreme court)

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to lodge an appeal with a court against a decision

relever appel d’une décision devant une juridiction supérieure

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self-redress is banned / nobody should take the law in his own hands/nobodyshouldexercisejusticehimself.

nul ne peut se faire justice à soi-même

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to adjudicate the dispute

trancher le litige

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court

une juridiction

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a first instance court

une juridiction de première instance

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an appellate court

une juridiction d’appel

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caselaw/ case law

jurisprudence

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a precedent

une décision qui fait jurisprudence

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juridsprudence

doctrine

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litigation

contentieux

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litigant

justiciable

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litigator

avocat spécialisé du contentieux

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tribunal

juridiction spécialisée (possibly non-legally trained judges)

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judge

juge / magistrat

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judicial court system / administrative court system

ordre judiciaire / ordre administratif

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a court has subject-matter jurisdiction over

une juridiction a compétence matérielle sur …

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damages

dommages et intérêts

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to suffer a dammage

subir un préjudice

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hearing

audience

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trial

procès

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plaintif/claimant

demandeur

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defendant

défendeur

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appellant

appelant qui fait appel / pourvoyeur qui fait un pourvoir

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respondent

intimé/ personne à l’necontre de qui le pourvoir est fait