breach of trust — abus de confiance - arrogation, confiscation, distrainment, seizure — confiscation, saisie - award, awarding — attribution - assignable, conveyable, negotiable, transferable, transferrable — assignable - innuendo, insinuation — allusion, insinuation, sous-entendu - decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize — dépénaliser, légaliser, légitimer - clearance, franchise, licence, license, permit — autorisation, franchise, licence, permis - criminal code, penal code — code pénal - fibber, liar, prevaricator — menteur, menteuse, prévaricateur - Cosa Nostra, Maffia, Mafia — Cosa Nostra, l'honorable société, maffia, mafia - illegally, illicitly, lawlessly — d'une manière illégale, illégalement, illicitement - suspension, temporary removal — suspension - unlawfully — illégalement - amercement, fine, forfeit, mulct — amende, contravention, gage, peine pécuniaire - highjacker, highwayman, hijacker, road agent, skyjacker — bandit de grand chemin, brigand, pirate de l'air - dissembler, dissimulator, hypocrite, phoney, phony, pretender — cagot, hypocrite, imposteur - unwritten law — unwritten law - penalisation, penalization, penalty, punishment, retribution — châtiment, peine, pénalisation, pénalité, punition, sanction - introduce — introduire - damage, legal injury, wrong — dommage, préjudice - blue movie, erotica, obscene literature, porn, porno, pornographic literature, pornography, smut — film classé X, film cochon, film porno, film pornographique, film X, littérature obscène, porno, pornographie - crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, foul play, law-breaking, offence, offense — crime, criminalité, péché - crime, criminal act, criminal offence, criminal offense, delict, delinquency, felony, offence, offense, outrage, wrongful act — acte illégitime, crime, délit, infraction - breach of the law, contravention, infraction, infraction of the law, infringement, infringement of the law, invasion, lapse, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, offence, offense, penal offence, transgression, transgression of the law, trespass against the law, violation, violation of the law — crime, délit, écart, écart de conduite, froissement, infraction, infraction à la loi, transgression, violation - bearing false witness, lying under oath, perjury — parjure - commission, committal, perpetration — perpétration - assassination attempt, assault, attack, attempt, onslaught, terrorist attack — agression, attentat, attentat terroriste - sex crime, sex offense, sexual abuse, sexual assault — abus sexuel, agression sexuelle - captive, capture, seizure — capture - abduction, kidnaping, kidnapping, ravishing, snatch — enlèvement, kidnappage, kidnapping, rapt, ravissement - bribery, corruption, graft — corruption, décomposition - defalcation, embezzlement, misapplication, misappropriation, peculation — détournement, détournement de fonds, malversation - bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, cheat, con, confidence game, confidence trick, con game, flimflam, gyp, hustle, sting — arnaque, escroquerie - fossicking, heist, larceny, misappropriation of funds, raiding, robbery, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving — détournement, détournement de fonds, maraudage, maraude, vol - petty larceny, pilferage — chapardage, larcin - high treason, lese majesty, treason, treason against the state — haute trahison, trahison - war crime — crime de guerre - dacoity, dakoity — dacoït, dacoïts - heist, rip-off — arnaque, charlatanerie - break-in, burglary, housebreaking — cambriolage, cambriole - confess, fink, squeal — avouer, confesser - assessment, judgement, judgment — appréciation, jugement - adjudication — décision, jugement - acquit, assoil, clear, clear of, discharge, exculpate, exonerate, free from blame, vindicate — acquitter, disculper, innocenter - remand, remit, send back — renvoyer - procedure — procédure - file, register — classer, déclarer - declare — déclarer - recusal, recusation — récusation - lawmaking, legislating, legislation — élaboration des lois, législation, loi - enactment, passage — décret, promulgation - house arrest — assignation à résidence, résidence surveillée - corporal punishment — châtiment corporel, punition corporelle - drubbing, flagellation, flogging, hiding, lacing, lashing, licking, tanning, thrashing, whipping — flagellation - capital punishment, death penalty, executing, execution — exécution, exécution capitale, mise à mort, peine capitale, peine de mort, punition capitale - auto-da-fe — autodafé - burning, electrocution — électrocution - due process, due process of law — voies légales - action, action at law, criminal prosecution, legal action, legal proceedings — acte, affaire, poursuite judiciaire, procès - case, causa, cause, lawsuit, legal proceedings, suit — affaire, cause, procès - lis pendens — litispendance - legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings — procédure légale - appeal — appel - adjudication, decision, decree, judgement, judgment, judicial decision, pronouncement, sentence, sentencing, verdict — arrêt, décision, décision de justice, jugement, sentence, verdict - default judgement, default judgment, judgement by default, judgment by default, judgment in absence, judgment in contumacy — jugement de contumace, jugement par contumace, jugement par défaut - judgement on the pleadings, judgment on the pleadings, summary judgement, summary judgment — référé, référé en droit français - finding — conclusion - finding of fact, verdict — jugement, verdict - acquittal — acquittement - judicial review — contrôle de constitutionnalité - defence, defense, demurrer, denial, plea, repudiation — défense, dénégation - abidance, compliance, conformation, conformity — conformité, obéissance, observation - lawful, legal, legislative, licit, statutory — légal, licite - unlawful — illégal, illicite, irrégulier - juridical, juristic, legal — juridique, légal - haram, illegal, unlawful — illégal - extrajudicial — extra-judiciaire - left-handed, morganatic — morganatique - draw — rédiger - engage — effectuer - deliver, free, liberate, loose, release, set at liberty, unloose, unloosen — affranchir, décharger, dégager, exonérer, libérer, mettre en liberté - gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand — emprisonner, encelluler, incarcérer, mettre au bloc, mettre en prison, mettre sous les verrous - defend, represent — défendre - action, litigate, process, sue — entamer des poursuites, intenter un procès, intenter un procès à, plaider, poursuivre, poursuivre en justice - commit, perpetrate, pull — commettre, perpétrer - make — faire - chair, death chair, electric chair, hot seat — chaise électrique - gallows, gibbet — peloton d'exécution - death chamber, gas chamber — chambre à gaz - gulag — goulag - iron maiden — iron maiden - penal facility, penal institution — établissement pénal, institution pénale - pillory, stocks — pilori - rack, wheel — chevalet - legality, legitimacy — légalité, légitimité - validity, validness — validité - effect, force — vigueur - lawfulness, legitamacy, legitimacy, rightfulness — légalité, légitimité - right - access, accession, admission, admittance, entree — accès, entrée - exclusive right, exclusive rights, perquisite, prerogative, privilege — droite exclusive, exclusivité, prérogative, privilège - entitlement, right — droit - right to life — droit à la vie - freedom of conscience, freedom of thought — liberté de conscience, liberté de la pensée - equality before the law, equality of rights, equality of status — égalité devant la loi - civil liberties/rights, civil right, civil rights — droit civique, droit du citoyen, droits civiques, libertés civiques - freedom of religion, freedom of religious beliefs, freedom of worship, religious freedom — liberté religieuse - freedom of speech — liberté d'opinion - freedom of the press — liberté de la presse - freedom of assembly — liberté de réunion - franchise, right to vote, suffrage, vote — droit de suffrage, droit de vote - equal opportunity — égalité des chances - jurisdiction, legal power — juridiction - legal system — système judiciaire - tax law, tax system — fiscalité - electoral system, voting system — système de vote, système électoral - scrutin uninomial system, scrutin uninominal voting system, single-member system, uninominal system, uninominal voting system — scrutin uninominal - list system, scrutin de liste, scrutin de liste system — scrutin de liste à la majorité, vote de liste à la majorité - jus sanguinis — droit du sang, jus sanguinis - jus soli — droit du sol - jurisprudence, law, legal philosophy — droit, jurisprudence, science du droit - article, clause — article - asterisk signature, signature, starred signature — signature - act, deed, instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document, official paper — acte, acte de procédure, acte notarié, document officiel, pièce officielle - negotiable instrument, negotiable security, transferable instrument, transferable security — titre de crédit, titre négociable, valeur négociable - criminal record, police record, record — casier judiciaire - passport — passeport - power of attorney — procuration - working papers, work papers, work permit — carte de travail - law — loi - statute of limitations — délai de prescription - constitution, fundamental law, organic law — constitution - Constitution, Constitution of the United States, U.S. Constitution, United States Constitution, US Constitution — Constitution des États-Unis d'Amérique, La Constitution des États-Unis - public law — droit public - civil law, jus civile, Justinian code, Roman law — droit des Quirites, droit romain - Salic law — loi salique - blue law — blue laws - poor law — assistance publique - criminal law — droit criminel, droit pénal - decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript — arrêté, décret, édit - ukase — oukase, ukase - judicial separation, legal separation — séparation judiciaire - ban, prohibition, proscription — interdiction, prohibition - codicil — codicille - living will — testament de vie - cachet, lettre de cachet — lettre de cachet - income tax form, income tax return, return, tax assessment, tax form, tax return — déclaration d'impôts, feuille d'impôts, feuille de déclaration - building licence, building license, building permit, planning application, planning consent, planning permission — permis de construire - driver's licence, driver's license, driving licence, driving license — permis, permis de conduire - letter of mark and reprisal, letter of marque, letters of marque — lettre de course, lettre de marque - letters patent, patent — brevet, brevet d'invention - judgement, judgment, legal opinion, opinion — jugement - dissenting opinion — opinion dissidente - judicial writ, writ — acte judiciaire, mandat - authorisation, authorization, mandate, proxy, warrant — mandat - process, summons — ajournement, assignation - charge, complaint — accusation - plea bargain, plea bargaining — négociation de peine, plaidoyer de marchandage - legislative act, statute — loi, règlement - legal code — code, code légal - stamp, visa — visa - evidence — témoignage - corpus delicti — corps du délit - declaration — déclaration - affidavit — déposition - compact, concordat, covenant — charte, concordat, covenant, engagement solennel - inquisition — inquisition - notice — avis, notification - accusal, accusation — accusation - recrimination — récrimination - contesting, disputation, impeachment — contestation, impeachment - defence, defense, defense lawyers, defense team — défense - bar, legal community, legal profession — profession judiciaire - gangdom, gangland, organized crime — maffia, Milieu - Black Hand — L'Union ou la Mort, la Main Noire, Main Noire - Camorra — Camorra - crime syndicate, family, mob, syndicate — Milieu, syndicat du crime - ICJ, International Court of Justice, World Court — CIJ, Cour Internationale de Justice - Bench — banc, établi - bar, bench, court, court of justice, court of law, judicature, law court, tribunal — cour, cour de justice, magistrature, tribunal - consistory — consistoire - criminal court — juridiction pénale - juvenile court — tribunal pour enfants - military court — juridiction militaire, tribunal militaire - Star Chamber — Chambre étoilée - superior court — cour supérieure - high court, state supreme court, supreme court — cour suprême - jurisprudence, law — législation - administrative law — droit administratif - canon law, ecclesiastical law — droit canon - international law, law of nations — droit des états - admiralty law, marine law, maritime law — droit maritime - martial law — droit de la guerre, loi martiale - commercial law, commercial legislation, law merchant, mercantile law — droit commercial - statutory law — loi - apache — apache, Apache, apaches - evildoer, offender, wrongdoer — ante, contrevenant, délinquant, malfaiteur, malfaitrice - abetter, abettor, accessory, accomplice, partner in crime — complice - accessary, accessory, accomplice — complice - defendant, suspect, the accused — accusé, accusée, défendeur, deresse, ée, inculpé, prévenu - aggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker — agresseur, agresseuse, attaquant - bandit, blackguard, brigand, desperado, mugger, raider, villain — bandit, voleur - barrister — avocat - bootlegger, moonshiner — bootlegger - brute, bully, hooligan, rough, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, tough, yahoo, yob, yobbo, yobo — brute, loubar, loubard, loulou, ruffian, rufian, tyran, voyou - burglar, housebreaker — cambrioleur, cambrioleuse - collaborator, confederate, henchman, partner in crime — acolyte, collaborateur, complice - con artist, confidence man, con man — arnaqueur, escroc - coroner, court doctor, forensic doctor, medical examiner — ''médecin légiste'', coroner, légiste, médecin légiste - Barbary pirate, corsair — corsaire, pirate - crime, criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw — criminel, criminelle, hors-la-loi - displaced person, DP, stateless person — apatride, expatrié - DA, district attorney — procureur du Roi - examiner, inspector — examinateur, inspecteur, inspectrice - executioner, public executioner — bourreau - executor, executrix — exécuteur, exécuteur testamentaire - deportee, exile — banni, exilé - eradicator, exterminator, terminator — éradicateur, exterminateur - gangster, mobster — gangster - gun, gun for hire, gunman, gunslinger, hired assassin, hired gun, hired killer, hitman, hit man, shooter, torpedo, triggerman — bandit armé, commando de tueurs, tueur à gage - hangman — bourreau - hostage, surety — otage - imitator, impersonator — imitateur - cheat, deceiver, fake, faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer — imposteur, trompeur - cut-throat, killer, slayer — assassin, meurtrier, meurtrière, tueur, tueuse - attorney, lawyer — avocat, avocate, avoué, avouée, mandataire, procureur - lawgiver, lawmaker, legislator — législateur, législatrice - charlatan, mountebank — charlatan - assassin, cutthroat, liquidator, manslayer, murderer, murderess, strangler — assassin, homicide, liquidateur, meurtrier - obscurantist — obscurantiste - ombudsman — médiateur, ombudsman, protecteur du citoyen - party — parti, partie - child molester, paederast, pederast - culprit, evildoer, guilty person, perpetrator — auteur, coupable - accuser, complainant, plaintiff — demandeur, plaignant, plaignante - brigand, corsair, despoiler, freebooter, looter, pillager, pirate, plunderer, raider, robber, rover, spoiler — pillard, pillarde, pilleur, spoliateur - poisoner — empoisonneur, empoisonneuse - political prisoner — prisonnier politique - captive, prisoner — captif, captive, détenu, prisonnier, prisonnière - POW, prisoner of war — prisonnier de guerre - operative, PI, private detective, private eye, private investigator, shamus, sherlock — détective, détective privé - prosecuting attorney, prosecuting officer, prosecutor, prosecutrix, public prosecutor — demandeur, plaignant - Queen's Counsel — conseil de la reine, conseils de la Reine, conseils du Roi - raper, rapist, violator — violeur - displaced person, emigré, fugitive, person seeking political asylum, refugee — réfugié, réfugiée - ripper — éventreur - robber — bandit, voleur, voleuse - sadomasochist — sadomaso, sadomasochiste - serial killer, serial murderer — meurtrier en série, tueur en série - evildoer, sinner — eresse, pécheur - skin, skinhead — skin, skinhead, skin-head - contrabandist, moon curser, moon-curser, runner, smuggler — contrebandier, contrebandière, passeur - bugger, pederast, sod, sodomist, sodomite — pédéraste, sodomiste, sodomite - Tartufe, Tartuffe — Tartuffe - Ted, Teddy boy — teddy boys - robber, stealer, thief — ravisseur, voleur, voleuse - debt security, legal guardian, trustee — administrateur, créance, curatelle, curateur, titre de créance, tuteur - supplanter, usurper — usurpateur, usurpatrice - informant, informer, witness, witnesser — informateur, témoin, voyant - attestant, attestator, attestor, witness — témoin - yardie — yardie - Mary Magdalen, Mary Magdalene, St. Mary Magdalen, St. Mary Magdalene — Marie de Magdala, Marie-Madeleine - Henry Morgan, Morgan, Sir Henry Morgan — Henry Morgan, Morgane, Sir Henry Morgan - Bartholomew Roberts, Roberts — Bartholomew Roberts, John Roberts, Le Baronet Noir - Blackbeard, Edward Teach, Edward Thatch, Teach, Thatch — Barbe Noire, chaume, Edward Drummond, Edward Teach - booty, dirty money, loot, pillage, plunder, prize, spoils, swag — argent sale, bénéfices, butin - heritage, inheritance — bien héréditaire, héritage, legs - bequest, legacy — héritage, legs - exemplary damages, punitive damages, smart money — dommages et intérêts exemplaires, punitifs - escrow — dépôt fidiciaire - growth — croissance, progrès - legal status — état juridique - liberty — autonomie, indépendance, liberté - constraint, restraint — limitation - captivity, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration — captivité, incarcération - durance — durance - emergency — urgence - exemption, freedom — dispense, exemption - impunity — impunité - crime rate — délinquance[Domaine]