text: appel civil sect. 31, appel pénal sect, 17; Guillien, Capitant F avocat V, acte d'avocat à avocat 1. terme général 2. (FR) profession Loi 31.12.1971, Guillien, Dalloz, EGLAT, C. Eur. 40, Merryman 487 et. seq.; Amos 22 obs. 3. (SCP rés. 7 (XXVII) (E/CN.4/1160)) E 1. advocate* - lawyer - barrister** - counsel*** 2. advocate * SCO *ft EN *** US, EN Name given to the lawyer entitled to practise in any court in FR except the courts reserved for the avocat au conseil and the avoué à la Cour d'appel; the functions of the avocat are to advise his client (conseiller), represent him in the conduct of litigation (postuler) and plead for him in court (plaider, sjm. conclure)1 he therefore combines functions exercised in EN by the solicitor (advice, conduct of litigation) and the barrister (pleading); NOT barrister - 123 - 3. legal counsel S 1. abogado 2. abogado 3. F avocat au conseil (FR) Ord. 10.9.1817; Amos 23 C. Eur. AO, E advocate in council Name given to the lawyers who practise in the Council of State, the Court of Cassation, the Court of Conflicts, the Court of Audit and the Prize Council; advocate may suffice avocat aux Conseils (FR) = avocat au conseil avocat commis d'office (FR) = defensor de oficio avocat d'office (FR) = defensor de oficio avocat général (BE, FR, CJEC) V. premier avocat général E advocate-general BE CJ 142, 146, FR COJ L. 121.1; CJEC RT 167; EGLAT, OCL FR: of the Court of Cassation, Court of Appeal or Court of Audit; CJEC RT 167 advocate- general (preferred spelling at CJEC is without the hyphen: Brown & Jacobs 54) F avocat stagiaire E pupil advocate S EGLAT stftge, Merryman 487 et seq. EN: pupil (barrister) E avoid v. avoidance 
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