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Law French (Middle English: Lawe Frensch) is an archaic language originally based on Anglo-Norman, but increasingly influenced by Parisian French and, later, English. It was used in the law courts of England from the 13th century. [ 3 ]
The ordinary courts, also called judiciary courts, have jurisdiction over two branches of law: French civil law (French: droit civil), [a] which involves settling civil cases between private individuals (also known as private law; droit privé)), and; French criminal law (droit pénal).
Some areas of French law even primarily consist of case law. For example, tort liability in private law is primarily elaborated by judges, from only five articles (articles 1382–1386) in the Civil Code. [20] [21] Scholars have suggested that, in these fields of law, French judges are creating law much like common law judges.
Legal terminology in French law. Pages in category "French legal terminology" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total.
In Canada since 1891 the "equal authenticity rule" has held that the French and English versions of all federal laws are considered equally authoritative. Nevertheless, the English and French texts of important may not translate exactly, which leaves open the possibility that justices may understand the same law to mean two different things.
a close relationship or connection; an affair. The French meaning is broader; liaison also means "bond"' such as in une liaison chimique (a chemical bond) lingerie a type of female underwear. littérateur an intellectual (can be pejorative in French, meaning someone who writes a lot but does not have a particular skill). [35] louche
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criminal law. Criminal law is "the set of legal rules that govern the State's response to offenses and offenders". [53] Droit pénal deals with an individual's rights and obligations under the law, as codified in a criminal code (§ code pénal). Under French criminal law, the criminal code (defines what acts (or omissions) are punishable. [54]