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Glossary of selected legal terms, englishvietnamese, office of the administrator for the courts, state of washington new jersey administrative office of the courts staff and interpreters glossary of terms, national association for court management and other glossary sources from the state court systems states of maryland and florida. A collection of english french legal dictionaries, glossaries and terminologies compiled by lexicool. It comes from the french language and means on the bench. A sentence consisting of two or more indepen dent clauses and at least one dependent clause, as in. Learn more in the cambridge englishfrench dictionary. English legal glossary 2 acknowledgment of satisfaction of judgment a court form that the person who wins the case must fill out, sign, and file with the court when the judgment is fully paid.
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As a glossary, it does not define the terms but simply gives the equivalents in the other language. English french legal glossary of federal statutes en fr entries. Glossary 169 board also board of directors n c usually singular the group of people who have been elected by shareholders to manage a company bonus n c an extra amount of money added to an employees wages, usually as a reward for doing difficult work or for doing their work well boom1 n c,u 1 a time when business activity increases. Butterworths spanish english legal dictionary, by guillermo cabanellas.
A leaflet comparative multilingual legal vocabulary pdf 2520 kb en. This edition of the world bank has been revised and expanded by the terminology unit in the languages services division of the world bank in collaboration with the english, spanish, and french translation sections. Englisharabic legal glossary external link englisharmenian western legal glossary external link englishchinese simplified legal glossary. Glossary of legal latin a fortiori from stronger argument used to express a conclusion for which there is stronger evidence than for a previously accepted one ab initio from the beginning if a contract is void say for mistake ab initio, this has the consequence that no. Together, this group developed the idea behind the glossary of common court, tribunal and legal terms for interpreters to support the work of interpreters and ensure access to justice and procedural fairness for people with limited or no english proficiency in queensland courts. Guidelines for the development of legal glossaries. The explanations in this guide are not intended to be straight alternatives. French property legal terminology an a to z of french property related legal terms acompte down payment amount paid approximately 10% of the property by the purchaser at the time of signing the agreement to sell.
It includes all the information in cttjs vocabulary of the common law and its english french glossary of the common law. English to french translation glossaries in various. Legal vocabulary englishfrench author unknown glossary provided courtesy of the state of maryland, administrative office of the courts 1. Agent someone who has authority to act for another.
Overall these words should be relatively easy to learn thank. Working on this glossary, we went through many authoritative glossaries to pick up the useful contemporary words for the readers of this. Esterm term base of estonian legal language centre deenetfifr 5. For instance, the abundance of french and latin phrases actively in use in the english legal language, tautologies and loan translations are hallmarks of the english legal language.
Glossary provided courtesy of the state of maryland. Having launched it originally in 2004 we have now updated it with modern terminology to meet with the increasing demand for the book. Legal vocabulary english french author unknown glossary provided courtesy of the state of maryland, administrative office of the courts 1. French to english translation glossaries in various. Glossary of legal terminology most frequently used terms glossary of legal terminology edited and expanded by john lombardi aka. English legal glossary external link english arabic legal glossary. English french legal glossary pdf book manual free download. This az pocket guide to understanding financial terms is just one of the achievements of ebss partnership with nala. English french lobbying act glossary en fr entries. English legal glossary external link englisharabic legal glossary. This glossary provides english translations of over 4000 french legal words and phrases associated with legislation falling within the civil code and the penal code. These peculiarities result from historical events which took place in england centurie s ago. Agency one person acts for or represents another by authority.
After acquired intent when the defendant did not intend to commit a crime until after the crime had been committed. Many words in the english vocabulary are of french origin, most coming from the anglonorman spoken by the upper classes in england for several hundred years after the norman conquest, before the language settled into what became modern english. E v e r s h e d s e u r o p e a n d i c t i o n a r y o f s e l e c t e d l e g a l t e r m s eversheds in europe european dictionary of selected legal terms the words you need, the languages you need them in. Whether your exposure to the world of crime is limited to suspense television shows and action books, or youre the more handson, livingontheedge type oh, you little rebel. However, since there are great mathematical articles and books written in french by great mathematicians, im forced to look up the vocabularies in dictionaries and guess whats going on in the words. Wipo englishfrench international classification en fr 4. Glossary of selected legal terms englishcantonese, office of the administrator of the courts, state of washington. In addition to the general legal terminology there is a good coverage of terms relating t. It also includes all of the standardized terminology under polaj. Search more than 10,000 legal words and phrases for clear definitions written in plain language. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it.
Here you will find a complete list of french legal terms. The use of cognates allows english language learners to use their home language as a resource for learning new academic words in english. Abandon v abate v to abate a nuisance abatement abdicate v abdication abduct v abduction abet v to aid and abet abetment abeyance in abeyance ab initio abode abolish v to abolish slavery. Law dictionary search more than 10,000 legal words and phrases for clear definitions written in plain language. Wipo english french international classification en fr 4. Bilingual english french legal dictionaries and business and financial glossaries. Glossary of legal and related terms and courthouse signs.
Glossary of selected legal terms, english vietnamese, office of the administrator for the courts, state of washington new jersey administrative office of the courts staff and interpreters glossary of terms, national association for court management. Translation for legal terms in the free englishfrench dictionary and many other french translations. Nala to legal terms plain english training plain english. A sentence consisting of two or more independent, or main, clauses, as in. The a to z guide to legal phrases plain english campaign. The resources listed include materials that are not products of the national center for state courts. Superior court of california, county of sacramento 720 9th street sacramento, ca 95814 phone. Eversheds in europe european dictionary of one continent. Glossary accreditation accreditation is an evaluative process in which a health care organization undergoes an examination of its policies, procedures and performance by. American words for the most basic legal procedures. English arabic legal glossary external link english armenian western legal glossary external link english chinese simplified legal glossary.
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