# Laws in Multilingual Countries - The Pitfalls of Nuance

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 8, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laws-in-multilingual-countries-the-pitfalls-of-nuance/986785 "2023-07-08T20:53:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2023, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laws-in-multilingual-countries-the-pitfalls-of-nuance/986785/81 "2023-07-27T02:38:56Z")

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> [@md-2000](#):
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> I’m going to hazard a guess that the requirement was to ensure the nominee was current on the intricacies of Quebec law (civil code).

As stated in the post just above yours:

> [@Northern\_Piper](#):
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> The difference in wording was likely to ensure that only someone skilled in Quebec’s civil law could be appointed.

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2023, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laws-in-multilingual-countries-the-pitfalls-of-nuance/986785/82 "2023-07-27T02:42:36Z")

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> [@md-2000](#):
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> Particularly, I wonder what “advocate” means? Is it just because it’s French for lawyer, or does it mean they must have been practicing in courts, not just consulting on a narrow area of law?

I believe it means members of the Barreau du Québec, rather than members of the Chambre des notaires du Québec, which is a different type of lawyer, unique to the civil law system.

Members of the Barreau do not all go to court, but only members of the Barreau go to court. Notaires do not.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2023, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laws-in-multilingual-countries-the-pitfalls-of-nuance/986785/83 "2023-07-27T19:34:55Z")

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Ah, thanks for that explanation, **NoPi**.

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