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voie de fait

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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vwa d(ə) fɛ/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)

Noun

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voie de fait f (plural voies de fait)

  1. (law) violence
    Antonym: voie de droit
    en venir aux voies de fait ― to resort to violence
  2. (Canada, Quebec) assault, battery[1]
    voies de fait simples ― physical assault
    voies de fait graves ― aggravated assault
  1. ^ The French term assaut is now only used in the military context, and has become more or less archaic
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