Magistrate at the head of the public prosecutor's office (or public prosecutor's office). It is the recipient of complaints and reports. It conducts investigations, prosecutions and enforces the law.

Free (which excludes violence) and informed consent

Official and usual place of residence

Place where a person actually and stably lives but is not necessarily his or her home

Person (in France, in the town hall or consulate) who draws up civil status documents (birth, marriage, death...), keeps them and issues copies or extracts

French Polynesia, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Wallis Islands and Futuna

A person who has no nationality

Civil status documents whose entries are translated into the official language of another country. It is issued free of charge by the city hall.

Formality consisting, after verification of the quality, seal and signature of the author of an act, in affixing on the act a stamp, called an apostille. This formality certifies the origin and signature of the document but does not confirm its content.

Ability of a person (natural or legal) to have rights and obligations and to exercise them themselves (examples: right to conclude a contract, right to take legal action)