Exercice de traduction/Practice translation

Domaine: Droit/Area: Law 

  Law:

  (=system of rules, set of legislation) loi  f  
→ Changes in the law are needed.   
→ respect for the law   
against the law  contraire à la loi 
→ Obscene and threatening phone calls are against the law.   
It's against the law.  C'est contraire à la loi. 
by law  de par la loi 
By law restaurants must display their prices.  La loi oblige les restaurateurs à afficher leurs prix., Les restaurants sont tenus, de par la loi, à afficher leurs prix 
Minicabs are prohibited by law from ...  La loi interdit aux chauffeurs de minicabs de ... 
to break the law  enfreindre la loi 
→ They are seeking permission to begin criminal proceedings against him for breaking the law on financing political parties.   
to go to law   (British)  (=take legal action) aller devant la justice 
He went to law and did not succeed in his claim against us.  Il est allé devant la justice et sa plainte contre nous a été déboutée. 
to be above the law  être au-dessus des lois 
→ One opposition member of parliament accuses the government of wanting to be above the law.   
→ He considered himself above the law.   
to take the law into one's own hands  se faire justice 
→ The speeding motorist was pinned to the ground by angry locals who took the law into their own hands until police arrived.   
to lay down the law   (=tell other people what they should do) fixer les règles du jeu 
→ traditional parents, who believe in laying down the law for their offspring   
→ she quickly starts laying down the law to her estranged son   
→ Who was I suddenly to start laying down the law in such a simplistic, brutal way?   
 →  company law 
 →  criminal law 

  (=rule, piece of legislation) loi  f  
→ Britain's blasphemy laws   
→ The law was passed on the second vote.   
The laws are very strict.  Les lois sont très sévères. 
to be a law unto o.s.  être son propre juge 
→ The House of Lords is a law unto itself, so it never gives reasons for turning down a petition for leave to appeal   

  [+nature, morality] loi  f  
→ the law of gravity   
→ The laws of nature are absolute.   
→ inflexible moral laws   
 →  law of averages 

  [+sport] 
the laws of the game  les règles du jeu 
Match officials should not tolerate such behaviour but instead enforce the laws of the game.  Les officiels ne devraient pas tolérer de tels comportements mais plutôt appliquer les règles du jeu. 

  (=field of study, profession) droit  m  
→ a degree in law   
→ a career in law   
to study law  faire des études de droit 
She is studying law.  Elle fait des études de droit.