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French was the language of justice in the English courts until the rule of Cromwell (XVIIth century). Roman law has also influenced the English legal vocabulary.
[fra]Le français est demeuré la langue des tribunaux anglais jusqu'au règne de Cromwell (XVIIe siècle). Le droit romain a aussi influencé le vocabulaire juridique anglais.[/fra]

jour (day) → adjournment ⇨ Jour: Day
avocat (lawyer) → advocacy ⇨ Appeler: to Call
aliment (food) → alimony ⇨ Aliment: Food
ami (friend) → amicable ⇨ Aimer: to Love
appel (call) → appeal ⇨ Appeler: to Call
attacher (to bind) → attachment ⇨ Attacher: to Fasten
atteindre (to reach) → attaint ⇨ Atteindre: to Reach
avouer (to confess) → avowal ⇨ Appeler: to Call
barre (bar) → barrister ⇨ Barre: Rail
bref (short) → brief ⇨ Bref: Short
charge (load) → charge ⇨ Charge: Load
cour (yard) → court of justice ⇨ Cour: Yard
crieur (shouter) → crier ⇨ Crier: to Shout
défaire (to undo) → defeasance ⇨ Faire: to Do
domaine (estate) → demesne ⇨ Domicile: House
démettre ('to send away') → demise ⇨ Mettre: to Put
dicter (to tell what to do) → dictum ⇨ Dire: to Say
donation (gift) → donatory ⇨ Donner: to Give
douaire ('gift') → dower ⇨ Donner: to Give
dureté (hardness) → duress ⇨ Dur: Hard
empêcher (to hinder) → to impeach ⇨ Pied: Foot
engrosser (to make bigger) → to engross ⇨ Grand: Big
expirer (to die) → expiry ⇨ Respirer: to Breathe
forfait ('trespassing') → forfeiture ⇨ Faire: to Do
héritier (legatee) → heir ⇨ Loi: Law
indiquer (to point at) → indictment ⇨ Doigt: Finger
interdire (to forbid) → interdiction ⇨ Dire: to Say
jurer (to swear) → jury ⇨ Jurer: to Swear
libelle ('small book') → libel ⇨ Livre: Book
maître (master) → magistrate ⇨ Grand: Big
méfait ('bad deed') → malfeasance ⇨ Mal: Bad
mandat ('order') → mandat ⇨ Demander: to Ask
méprise ('ill taken', mistake): misprision ⇨ Prendre, to Take
moitié (half) → moiety ⇨ Moitié: Half
mort (death) → mortgage ⇨ Mort: Death
main (hand) → mortmain ⇨ Main: Hand
donner (to give) → pardon ⇨ Donner: to Give
peine (pain) → penal ⇨ Peine: Sorrow
poursuivre (to chase) → prosecution ⇨ Suivre: to Follow
punir (to punish) → punishment ⇨ Peine: Sorrow
trépasser ('to go beyond') → trespasser ⇨ Passer: to Go Through
témoin (witness) → testimony ⇨ Témoin: Witness
vérité (truth) → verdict ⇨ Dire: to Say
vendre (to sell) → vendee ⇨ Vendre: to Sell

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法 Justice: Justice
义 Juste: Right
誓 Jurer: to Swear
律 Loi: Law
罪 Coupable: Guilty
证 Témoin: Witness

© Renaud Bouret