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English and French Lexicon of Civil Procedure (Quebec)

Lexique français et anglais
de procédure civile

École du Barreau (Quebec Bar School)

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acceptance	acceptation
accounting	reddition de compte
accounting party	rendant
accounts payable (trade)	comptes-fournisseurs
acknowledgement of delivery	avis de livraison
acknowledgement of receipt	avis de réception
acquiescence in a demand	acquiescement à la demande
acquiescence in a part of a demand	acquiescement à une partie d’une demande
acquiescence in the whole of a demand	acquiescement à la totalité d’une demande
act of birth	acte de naissance
acte of marriage	acte de mariage
action	action, demande
action on an account	action sur compte
action on an account for goods [merchandise, movable property] sold and delivered	action sur compte pour marchandises vendues
action on account for services rendered	action sur compte pour services rendus
address	plaidoirie
adduce evidence in rebuttal (to)	soumettre une contre-preuve
adjourn sine die (to)	ajourner sine die
adjourn the hearing of an action (to)	ajourner l’instruction d’une demande
adjournment, postponement	ajournement, remise
adjudicate (to)	statuer
adjudicate as to costs (to)	adjuger les dépens
adjudication	adjudication
adverse party	partie adverse
affidavit	déclaration faite sous serment, affidavit
aggressive voluntary intervention	intervention volontaire agressive
agreement as to the conduct to the proceeding(s)	entente sur le déroulement de l’instance
agreement on corollary relief to the divorce	convention accessoire au divorce
alimentary pension	pension alimentarie
allegation	allégation
allege (to)	alléguer
amendment	amendement
amortization	amortissement
amount deposited	somme consignée
annulment	annulation
answer	réponse
answers	soutènements
appeal	appel
appeal (to)	interjeter un appel
appeal pleno jure	appel de plein droit
appear (to)	comparaître
appear in judicial proceedings (to)	ester en justice
appearance	1. comparution
appellant	appelant
applicant	requérant
application	demande, requête
application for additional damages as compensation for bodily injury	demande de dommages-intérêts additionnels en réparation de préjudice corporel
application for leave to appeal	demande pour permission d’appeler
appoint another attorney (to)	se constituer un nouveau procureur
arbitration by advocates	arbitrage par les avocats
arbitrator	arbitre
argument of fact	moyen de fait
argument of law	moyen de droit
ask that the action be dismissed saving the plaintiff’s recourse (to)	demander le débouté sauf recours
assets	actifs, éléments d’actif
assignee	cessionnaire
assignment	cession
associate chief justice or judge	juge en chef adjoint
association	association
association of emplyees certified under the Labor Code	associations de salariés accréditée en vertu du Code du travail
at any stage of the case, at any stage of proceedings, at any time	en tout état de cause
at his/her/its risk and peril	à ses risques et périls
attachment before judgment	saisie avant jugement
Attorney General	procureur général
authentic act, authentic deed, official deed	acte authentique
authentic writing	écrit authentique
authority of final judgment	chose jugée NB: also Latin, res judicata>
authorize to proceed (to)	autoriser à procéder
award	sentence (arbitrale)

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bailiff	huissier
balance sheet	bilan
bidder	1. offrant 2. enchérisseur
binding seizure	saisie tenante
bodily injury, bodily harm	préjudice corporel
bona fide, good faith	bonne foi
bring an appeal (to)	interjeter un appel
budget	budget
burden of proof	fardeau de la preuve
business office	place d’affaires, bureau d’affaires
business under the firm (corporate) name (carrying on)	affaires sous la raison sociale de (faisant)

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cancellation	radiation
cancellation of an inscription	radiation d’une inscription
capacity	qualité
capacity as tutor (in his), ès qualité tutor	qualité de tuteur (en sa)
carrying on business under the firm (corporate) name of	faisant affaires sous la raison sociale de
case by default	cause par défaut
case pending	cause pendante
case ready for judgment, case ready to proceed to trial, case taken under advisement	cause en état, cause prise en délibéré
cash, cash on hand	encaisse
cash flow(s), cash flow statement	flux de trésorerie
causal connection, chain of causality, causation	lien de causalité
cause of action	cause d’action
cease representing (to)	cesser d’occuper
certificate of readiness	certificat d’état de cause
certificate of sale	certificat de vente
certificate of service	procès-verbal de signification
certified copy	copie certifiée
certified mail	courrier certifié
certified statement	état certifié
change of civil status of a party	changement d’état d’une partie
Chief justice or judge	juge en chef
chief place of business	principal établissement
child custody	garde d’enfant
claim	réclamation, demande
clear day	jour franc
clear juridical day	jour juridique franc
clearly unfounded or frivolous actions and proceedings	actions et procédures manifestement mal fondées ou frivoles
clerical error	erreur matérielle
clerk of appeals	greffier des appels
clerk of the court	greffier
collective agreement	convention collective
commence proceedings (to)	ester en justice
commencement of proof	commencement de preuve
commercial lease	bail commercial
commercial space	espace commercial
commission for the examination of witnesses	commission rogatoire
commissioner	commissaire
commissioner of oaths for the district of	commissaire à l’assermentation pour le district de
communication of exhibits	communication des pièces
compulsory execution in movable or immovable real actions	exécution forcée sur action réelle mobilière ou immobilière
compulsory execution in personal actions	exécution forcée sur action personnelle
conclusion	conclusion
conclusions of a judgment	dispositif d’un jugement
condemn (to)	condamner
condemn (to pay the costs)	condamner aux dépens
condamnation to costs	condamnation aux dépens
conform (to)	obtompérer
conservatory voluntary intervention	intervention volontaire conservatoire
consolidated financial statements	états financiers consolidés
contempt of court	outrage au tribunal
contest (to)	contester
contestation on the merits	contestation au fond
contested	contesté
continuance of suit	reprise d’instance
continuation of the proceedings	continuation des procédures
continue sine die (to)	ajourner sine die
co-plaintiff	codemandeur
copie	1. copie; 2. exemplaire
corporate name	raison sociale
cost price of goods sold	prix coûtant des marchandises vendues
costs	dépens
costs of service	frais de signification
counter-signature	contreseing
countersign (to)	contresigner
court	tribunal, cour
court house	palais de justice
court of first instance	tribunal de première instance
Court of Appeal	Cour d’appel
Court of Quebec	Cour du Québec
creditor	créancier
cross-action, cross-demand	demande reconventionnel
cross-examination	contre-interrogatoire
cross-examine (to)	contre-interroger
cross-plaintiff	demandeur reconventionnel

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debtor	débiteur
decision on a question of law	décision (adjudication sur un point de droit)
declaration	déclaration
declaratory judgment on motion	jugement déclaratoire sur requête
declinatory exceptions	moyens déclinatoires
deemed (to be)	être réputé
default to appear	défaut de comparaître
default to plead	défaut de plaider
defence	1. défense 2. moyen de défense
defendant	défendeur
defendant in warranty	défendeur en garantie
definitive (res judicata) (to become)	passer en force de chose jugée
delay	délai retard
delay for appeal	délai d’appel
delivery	remise
demand	1. demande 2. réclamation
demand for an arbitration	demande d’arbitrage
demand for security for costs	demande de cautionnement pour frais
demand letter	lettre de mise en demuere
deponent	déclarant
deposition	déposition
depreciation	amortissement
description of the parties	description des parties
detailed account	état détaillé
detailed affidavit	affidavit détaillé [affidavit circonstancié]
detailed statement of the grounds	énoncé détaillé des moyens
dilatory exceptions	moyens dilatoires
disbursements	débours
discharge (acquittance, release, receipt)	quittance
discharge (to)	purger
disclosure, notice<	dénonciation
disclosure of exhibits	communication des pièces
discontinuance, renuciation	désistement
discontinue one’s suit or proceeding (to)	se désister de sa demande ou de son acte de procédure
discovery	interrogatoire préalable
dismiss an action (to)	rejeter une action
dismissal of an exhibit	rejet d’une pièce
dismissal of the action, dismissal of the motin	rejet de la demande
dispute (to)	contester
disputed	contesté
division of financial interests	partage des intérêts financiers
docket	plumitif
domicile	domicile
domiciled and residing	domicilié et résidant
during the suit	en cours d’instance

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elected domicile	domicile élu

On the “Rule of Law”

“In public regulation of this sort there is no such thing as absolute and untrammelled ‘discretion’, that is that action can be taken on any ground or for any reason that can be suggested to the mind of the administrator; no legislative Act can, without express language, be taken to contemplate an unlimited arbitrary power exercisable for any purpose, however capricious or irrelevant, regardless of the nature or purpose of the statute. Fraud and corruption in the Commission may not be mentioned in such statutes but they are always implied as exceptions. ‘Discretion’ necessarily implies good faith in discharging public duty; there is always a perspective within which a statute is intended to operate; and any clear departure from its lines or objects is just as objectionable as fraud or corruption.”

— Mr. Justice Ivan Cleveland Rand writing in the most memorable passage in Roncarelli v. Duplessis, [1959] S.C.R. 121 at the Supreme Court of Canada, page 140.

Random Quote

Fears are mounting that the psychiatrist Anatoly Koryagin is near to death in the notorious jail of Christopol in central Russia. Letters that have reached the West from his wife and a friend indicate that he is so weak that unless he is given expert medical care he could die at any time. Dr. Koryagin has been in prison for the last four years for actively opposing the political abuse of psychiatry. The abuse takes the form of labeling dissidents as mad and forcibly treating them with drugs in mental hospitals. ― Peter B. Reddaway, "The Case of Dr. Koryagin", October 10, 1985 issue of The New York Times Review of Books

A Word on Caricature

“Humor is essential to a successful tactician, for the most potent weapons known to mankind are satire and ridicule.”

— “The Education of an Organizer”, p. 75, Rules for Radicals, A Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals by Saul Alinsky, Random House, New York, 1971.

I am no fan of Saul Alinsky's whose methods are antidemocratic and unparliamentary. But since we are fighting a silent war against the subversive Left, I say, if it works for them, it will work for us. Bring on the ridicule! And in this case, it is richly deserved by the congeries of judicial forces wearing the Tweedle suits, and by those who are accurately conducting our befuddled usurpers towards the Red Dawn.

— Admin, Judicial Madness, 22 March 2016.