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My Law Glossary

September 20, 2020

My Law Glossary Hi, my name is Maude Racine. I live in Laval. I have been studying Sciences for 1 year at Lionel-Groulx College. In fact, this is my first semester at Montmorency College in the same program. The glossary I have made will help you understand this field of study. In fact, each word in this glossary is related to the field of study and are use often in Law. Finally, I hope this glossary will give you a chance to learn new words or the meaning of some words you didn’t know about. Court noun A place where trials and other legal cases happen, or the people present in such a place, especially the officials and those deciding if someone is guilty. Example: To appear in COURT. fr: Tribunal Your browser does not support the audio element. Jury noun A panel of 12 people chosen to be present in court and decide whether someone is guilty of a crime. Example: In Antip...

My Law Glossary

Hi, my name is Maude Racine. I live in Laval. I have been studying Sciences for 1 year at Lionel-Groulx College. In fact, this is my first semester at Montmorency College in the same program. The glossary I have made will help you understand this field of study. In fact, each word in this glossary is related to the field of study and are use often in Law. Finally, I hope this glossary will give you a chance to learn new words or the meaning of some words you didn’t know about.

Court

noun

A place where trials and other legal cases happen, or the people present in such a place, especially the officials and those deciding if someone is guilty.

fr: Tribunal

Jury

noun

A panel of 12 people chosen to be present in court and decide whether someone is guilty of a crime.

Example: In Antiphon 5, a slave is murdered because he is accused of killing his master and his murders are told "a JURY's vote applies just as much to the man who kills a slave as to the man who kills a free man".

fr: Jury

Jury box

noun

A segregated area in which the jury sits in a court of law.

Example: The jury sits in the JURY BOX.

fr: Banc des jurés

Court official

noun

A judge, referee, court administrator, prosecutor, probation officer, or victim's advocate, whether employed by or under contract with the court, who is authorized to act on behalf of the court.

Example: The case management conference will be held no later than 150 days after the filing of the initial pleading before a COURT OFFICIAL designated by the Presiding Judge.

fr: personnel judiciaire

Appeal

verb

To apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court.

Example: We have three days to APPEAL the verdict.

fr: Faire appel

Legal advice

It applies the law, including statute and case law and legal principles to a particular situation. It provides recommendations about what course of action would best suit the facts of the case and what the person wants to achieve.

Example: A lawyer gives LEAGAL ADVICE to his client.

fr: Conseil juridique

Warrant

noun

A legal document issued buy a government official or court that authorizes the police to do something.

Example: The police had a WARRANT to search the house of the suspect.

fr: Mandat

Charge

noun

A legal accusation of a crime against someone.

Example: He faces a CHARGE of attempted murder.

fr: Accusation

Guilty

adjective

Culpable of or responsible for a specified wrongdoing.

Example: A murderer found GUILTY and sentenced to life in prison.

fr: Coupable

Bail

noun

Money thats is paid so that the prisoner can leave jail before their trail.

Example: The BAIL was 5000$.

fr: Caution

Suspect

noun

Someone who is believed or thought to have committed a particular crime or done something wrong.

Example: Who's the prime SUSPECT in the case?

fr: Suspect

Jail

noun

A building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime they have committed or while they await trial.

Example: He was in JAIL serving a 20-year sentence.

fr: Prison

Judge

noun

A public officer who is in control of a court and has the power to decide the punishment for a criminal.

Example: Then follows this evidence put forward in front of a JUDGE jury who will ultimately decide whether they agree beyond reasonable doubt that the alleged offender committed the crime and thus how they should be punished.

fr: Juge

Witness

noun

Someone who is present when an official document is being signed and also signs the document to prove they say this happened.

Example: Joey was one of the WITNESS at the crime scene.

fr: Témoin

Verdict

noun

The official decision of a jury in a trial.

Example: The jury deliberated for three hours and returned with a guilty VERDICT.

fr: Verdict

Plea

noun

An official statement in which someone pleads guilty or not guilty in a court of law.

Example: To enter a PLEA of not guilty.

fr: Plaidoyer

Proof

noun

Facts, documents, information, etc., that show the truth of something.

Example: Do you have any PROOF of this accusation?

fr: Preuve

Judicial system

noun

The system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government.

Example: It makes sense that the JUDICIAL SYSTEM justifies the use of punishment through its aim of furthering the interests of society.

fr: Système judiciaire

Lawyer

noun

Someone who is trained and qualified to advise people on legal matters, represent them in court, and draw up legal documents.

Example: John Dickenson, a LAWYER from Pennsylvania, wrote that the Suspending Act was "unconstitutional and warned residents of other colonies that it might serve as a precedent for a similar assault upon their legislative rights".

fr: Avocat

Trial

noun

A formal examination of evidence and testimony in a court of law in front of a judge and a jury to determine whether or not an accused is guilty of a crime.

Example: To be on TRIAL for murder.

fr: Procès