 | French  | English | |
 | coutumier {adj} [loi] | unwritten [law] | |
| Verbs |
| dr. adopter qc. [motion, loi] | to carry sth. [motion, bill] | |
| dr. appliquer qc. [loi, règlement] | to apply sth. | |
| adm. pol. approuver qc. [projet de loi, décret] | to pass sth. | |
| bafouer qc. [règle, loi] | to make a mockery of sth. | |
| dr. relig. commenter qc. [loi, texte sacré] | to interpret sth. [e.g. a law, religious text] | |
| dr. relig. commenter qc. [loi, texte sacré] | to give an interpretation of sth. [e.g. a law, religious text] | |
| dr. pol. dépoussiérer qc. [fig.] [idéologie, loi, programme politique] | to revamp sth. | |
| détourner qc. [loi] | to twist sth. | |
| dr. enfreindre qc. [loi] | to break sth. [e.g. a law] | |
| dr. enfreindre qc. [loi] | to disobey sth. [e.g. a law] | |
| dr. enfreindre qc. [loi] | to infringe sth. | |
| dr. enfreindre qc. [loi] | to offend against sth. [e.g. a law] | |
| instaurer qc. [loi, taxe, contrôle, usage] | to institute sth. | |
| invoquer qc. [clause, loi, circonstances, prétexte] | to invoke sth. | |
| pol. présenter qc. [proposition, projet de loi] | to introduce sth. [propose] | |
| dr. promulguer qc. [loi] | to announce sth. [make public] | |
| dr. promulguer qc. [loi] | to decree sth. | |
| dr. promulguer qc. [loi] | to promulgate sth. | |
| pol. rejeter qc. [motion, proposition, projet de loi] | to defeat sth. | |
| sanctionner qc. [loi, usage, conduite] | to sanction sth. | |
| spécifier qc. [loi] | to stipulate sth. | |
| dr. supprimer qc. [loi] | to overturn sth. [law, ban, conviction] | |
| violer qc. [loi, règlement] | to breach sth. | |
| Nouns |
| rigueur {f} [sanction, loi, personne] | 18 strictness | |
| dr. promulgation {f} [d'une loi] | 4 enactment | |
| dr. pol. annulation {f} [de sanction, loi] | repeal | |
| dr. défaillance {f} [d'une loi] | deficiency | |
| dr. dispositif {m} [de loi] | purview | |
| dr. exécution {f} [de loi, jugement] | enforcement | |
| pol. rejet {m} [de motion, proposition, projet de loi] | defeat [e.g. of a proposition] | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| dr. pol. faire adopter qc. [loi] | to force sth. through [a law] | |
| dr. pol. faire adopter qc. [loi] | to vote sth. through [a law] | |
| faire appliquer qc. [loi, règlement] | to enforce sth. | |
| dr. prendre effet [mesure, loi] | to take effect | |
| s'appuyer sur qc. [loi, texte, enquête] | to draw on sth. | |
| dr. s'étendre à qc. [loi, mesure] | to apply to sth. | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| entrer en application [loi] | to come into force | |
| dr. pol. faire voter rapidement [projet de loi] | to rush sth. through | |
| mettre qc. en application [loi] | to implement sth. | |
| mettre qc. en chantier [réforme, projet, loi] | to undertake sth. | |
| se retrancher derrière qc. [idéologie, décision, loi] | to hide behind sth. [e.g. a decision] | |
| dr. tomber en désuétude [loi, droit, brevet] | to lapse [law, right, patent] | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| math. stat. loi {f} hyper-exponentielle [aussi : loi hyper-exponentielle-n] | hyperexponential distribution | |
| math. stat. loi {f} hypo-exponentielle [aussi : loi d'Erlang généralisée] | hypoexponential distribution [also: generalized Erlang distribution] | |
| 4 Words: Nouns |
| électr. phys. loi {f} de Lenz-Faraday [aussi : loi de Faraday] | Faraday's law of induction [also: Faraday's law] | |
| 5+ Words: Verbs |
| étendre le champ d'application de qc. [loi] | to extend the application of sth. | |
| étendre le champ d'application de qc. [loi] | to widen the parameters of sth. | |
| 5+ Words: Nouns |
| phys. deuxième principe {m} de la thermodynamique [aussi : deuxième loi de la thermodynamique ou principe de Carnot] | second law of thermodynamics | |
| biol. loi {f} d'indépendance de la transmission des caractères [troisième loi de Mendel] | Law of Independent Assortment | |
| biol. loi {f} d'uniformité des hybrides de première génération [première loi de Mendel] | Law of Dominance and Uniformity | |
| biol. loi {f} de disjonction des allèles [deuxième loi de Mendel] | Law of Segregation of genes | |
