voie de fait

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vwa d(ə) fɛ/
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Noun

voie de fait f (plural voies de fait)

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