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1 legal action
legal action n poursuite f judiciaire ; to bring a ou take legal action against sb intenter un procès à qn. -
2 legal action
noun poursuite f judiciaireto bring a ou take legal action against somebody — intenter un procès à quelqu'un
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3 legal
legal ['li:gəl]∎ to make sth legal légaliser qch;∎ to have a legal claim to sth avoir légalement droit à qch;∎ they're below the legal age ils n'ont pas atteint l'âge légal;∎ to be above the legal limit (for drinking) dépasser le taux légal (d'alcoolémie);∎ legal, decent, honest, truthful = devise de la "Advertising Standards Authority"∎ to take legal action engager des poursuites judiciaires, intenter un procès;∎ to take legal advice consulter un juriste ou un avocat;∎ this is the legal procedure c'est la procédure à suivre;∎ by legal process par voies légales, par voies de droit;∎ he's a member of the legal profession c'est un homme de loi2 nounAmerican (paper size) légal m (216 mm × 356 mm)►► legal action action f en justice;∎ to take legal action (against sb) intenter une action (en justice) (contre qn);legal adviser conseil m juridique;legal aid aide f juridique;Finance legal currency monnaie f courante;legal department (in bank, company) (service m du) contentieux m;legal dispute litige m;legal document acte m authentique;legal entity personne f morale;legal executive assistant(e) m,f (d'un avocat);American legal holiday jour m férié, fête f légale;legal manager responsable mf juridique;legal medicine médecine f légale;legal owner propriétaire mf légitime;American legal pad bloc-notes m;legal proceedings poursuites fpl judiciaires;∎ to initiate legal proceedings against sb engager des poursuites judiciaires contre qn;legal secretary secrétaire mf juridique;Law legal separation séparation f de corps;legal status statut m légal, statut m juridique;legal system système m juridique;legal technicality vice m de forme;legal tender cours m légal;∎ to be legal tender avoir cours (légal);∎ these coins are no longer legal tender ces pièces n'ont plus cours ou ont été démonétisées -
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legal [ˈli:gəl]1. adjectivea. ( = concerning the law) [error, protection] judiciaire ; [question, battle, services] juridique ; [status] légalb. [act, decision, right, obligation] légal2. compounds• this note is no longer legal currency ce billet n'a plus cours ► legal department noun [of bank, firm] service m du contentieux• to start legal proceedings against sb engager des poursuites contre qn ► the legal profession noun ( = lawyers) les juristes mfpl• to go into the legal profession faire une carrière juridique ► legal system noun système m juridique* * *['liːgl]1) ( relating to the law) [document, matter, system, profession] juridique; [process, status] légal; [costs] de justice2) ( lawful) [act, age, heir, right, separation] légal; [owner, claim] légitime -
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(lawful) légal(e); (judicial) juridique;∎ to have a legal claim to sth avoir légalement droit à qch;∎ this is the legal procedure c'est la procédure à suivrelegal action action f en justice; ∎ to take legal action against sb intenter une action (en justice) contre qn;∎ to take legal advice consulter un avocat;legal adviser conseiller(ère) m, f juridique;legal aid aide f ou assistance f judiciaire;legal costs frais m pl judiciaires;legal currency monnaie f courante;legal department (in company) service m du contentieux;legal director directeur(trice) m juridique;legal dispute litige m;legal document acte m authentique, document m juridique;legal entity personne f morale;legal flaw vice m de forme;legal guarantee garantie f légale;American legal holiday jour m férié, fête f légale;legal owner propriétaire m f légitime;American legal pad bloc-notes m;legal proceedings poursuites f pl judiciaires;∎ to take legal proceedings against sb engager des poursuites judiciaires contre qn;legal rate taux m légal;legal redress réparation f légale;legal reserve réserve f légale;legal secretary secrétaire m f juridique;legal status statut m légal, statut juridique;legal system système m juridique;legal tender cours m légal, monnaie légale;∎ to be legal tender avoir cours (légal);legal value valeur f extrinsèque2 nounAmerican (paper size) légal m (216mm × 356mm) -
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action [ˈæk∫ən]1. nouna. action f• out of action [machine] hors service• his illness put him out of action for six weeks sa maladie l'a mis hors de combat pendant six semainesb. ( = deed) acte mc. ( = effect) effet md. [of play] action fe. ( = legal proceedings) action f en justicef. ( = military combat) combat ma. [+ idea] mettre en pratiqueb. [+ plan] mettre en œuvre3. compounds• action stations! à vos postes !* * *['ækʃn]1) [U] gen action f; ( to deal with situation) mesures fplto take action — agir, prendre des mesures ( against contre)
drastic/immediate action — des mesures draconiennes/immédiates
to be out of action — [machine] être en panne; [person] être immobilisé
2) ( deed) acte m3) ( fighting) action f, combat m4) Cinema, Theatre action f5) (colloq) ( excitement)they want a piece of the action — ( want to be involved) ils ne veulent pas être en reste; ( want some of the profits) ils veulent leur part du gâteau (colloq)
6) Law action f, procès m7) Technology (in machine, piano) mécanisme m••action stations! — Military, fig à vos postes!
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['ækʃən]1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) action2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) jeu3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) action (en justice)4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) intrigue5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) combat•- out of action -
8 proceed
[prə'si:d, 'prousi:d]1) (to go on; to continue: They proceeded along the road; They proceeded with their work.) avancer2) (to follow a course of action: I want to make a cupboard, but I don't know how to proceed.) procéder3) (to begin (to do something): They proceeded to ask a lot of questions.) commencer (à)4) (to result: Fear often proceeds from ignorance.) provenir (de)5) (to take legal action (against): The police decided not to proceed against her.) engager des poursuites (contre)•- proceeds -
9 institute
institute ['ɪnstɪtju:t](a) (establish → system, guidelines) instituer, établir; (→ change) introduire, apporter; (→ committee) créer, constituer; (→ award, organization) fonder, créer∎ he threatened to institute legal action against them il a menacé de leur intenter un procès2 nouninstitut m;∎ institute for the blind institut m pour aveugles;∎ research institute institut m de recherche►► the Institute for Cancer Research = institut américain de recherche sur le cancer;British the Institute of Contemporary Arts = centre d'art moderne à Londres;British institute of education école f formant des enseignants -
10 proceeding
proceeding [prə'si:dɪŋ]1 noun∎ proceedings were interrupted by… le déroulement des événements a été interrompu par…;∎ the proceedings passed off peacefully tout s'est déroulé sans incident;∎ we watched the proceedings on television nous avons regardé la retransmission télévisée de la cérémonie∎ I missed some of the proceedings j'ai manqué une partie de la réunion ou des débats(c) (records → of meeting) compte rendu m, procès-verbal m; (→ of conference, learned society) actes mpl∎ to take or to institute (legal) proceedings against sb intenter une action (en justice) contre qn, engager des poursuites contre qn;∎ legal proceedings are very slow in this country la procédure judiciaire est très lente dans ce pays
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