Law & Justice

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The feminine form is 'l'avocate'.

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Commonly used with verbs like 'rendre' or 'prononcer'.

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Irregular plural: tribunaux.

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Can be used for both male and female witnesses, though 'la témoin' sometimes appears.

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Use the collocation 'porter plainte' to mean 'to file a complaint'.

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Refers both to the legal judgment of guilt and the resulting sentence.

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Often associated with verbs like 'prononcer', 'purger', or 'encourir'.

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Functions as both a noun and an adjective.

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Feminine form is 'innocente'.

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Often used with verbs like 'mener', 'ouvrir', or 'clôturer'.

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Refers to statutory law passed by a legislative body.

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Usually used in the plural when referring to fundamental or legal rights.

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Can be used as a noun meaning the guilty party.

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Intermediate category in French law between a minor infraction and a serious crime (crime).

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In French law, strictly refers to the most serious category of offenses.

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Can be masculine or feminine ('la juge'), though traditionally masculine forms dominated.

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Refers to a panel of citizens in a criminal court.

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Invariable in the plural ('les procès').

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Compound expression combining 'peine' and 'mort'.

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Often used without an article in expressions like 'aller en prison' or 'faire de la prison'.

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Not to be confused with 'attente' or 'amande' (almond).

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Irregular third-group verb, conjugated like 'dire'.

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Conjugated like 'suivre'. Can mean both 'to prosecute' and 'to pursue'.

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Followed by 'à' + infinitive or noun when expressing a sentence.

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Regular -er verb used frequently in judicial contexts.