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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Jury instructions. Generally, the label applied to the directions given to the jury by the judge who tried the case. The basic purpose of such instructions is to summarize and explain what happened in the court, to explain the points of law relevant to the case, to explain certain aspects of the evidence presented and to assist the juror in understanding their duties in reaching a verdict.  1, record 1, English, - jury%20instruction

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

In French, a distinction is made between "directive au jury" and "instruction au jury." Both are included in the jury instructions, with the former directing the jury on how the law should apply in the case and the latter guiding the jurors in their deliberations.  3, record 1, English, - jury%20instruction

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jury instruction: designation usually used in the plural.  3, record 1, English, - jury%20instruction

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Les instructions au jury ont pour fonction de renseigner et d'éclairer les jurés et elles sont faites au début de l'exposé du juge.  2, record 1, French, - instruction%20au%20jury

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En anglais, les termes «jury instruction» et «jury charge» désignent l'ensemble de l'exposé fait par le juge aux membres du jury, dont les instructions et les directives qu'il leur adresse.  2, record 1, French, - instruction%20au%20jury

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instruction au jury: désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.  2, record 1, French, - instruction%20au%20jury

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Jury instructions. Generally, the label applied to the directions given to the jury by the judge who tried the case. The basic purpose of such instructions is to summarize and explain what happened in the court, to explain the points of law relevant to the case, to explain certain aspects of the evidence presented and to assist the juror in understanding their duties in reaching a verdict.  1, record 2, English, - jury%20instruction

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

In French, a distinction is made between "directive au jury" and "instruction au jury." Both are included in the jury instructions, with the former directing the jury on how the law should apply in the case and the latter guiding the jurors in their deliberations.  3, record 2, English, - jury%20instruction

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS

jury instruction: designation usually used in the plural.  3, record 2, English, - jury%20instruction

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Ainsi, le juge, après avoir renseigné les jurés sur leur rôle et sur l’importance de leurs fonctions et leur avoir communiqué des instructions en ce sens, émettra ses directives au jury : il lui commandera, par exemple, de ne pas tenir compte de tels ou tels propos tenus par un témoin ou par un avocat plaidant, de se retirer pour délibérer et de revenir avec sa décision concernant la culpabilité ou la non-culpabilité de l’accusé.  1, record 2, French, - directive%20au%20jury

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

En anglais, les termes «jury instruction» et «jury charge» désignent l'ensemble de l'exposé fait par le juge aux membres du jury, dont les instructions et les directives qu'il leur adresse.  2, record 2, French, - directive%20au%20jury

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS

directive au jury : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.  2, record 2, French, - directive%20au%20jury

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish