3.2 Flashcards

1
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accueillir

(verb)

A

to welcome, provide accommodation for

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2
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l’automutilation (f)

(noun f)

A

self-harm

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3
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le barreau

(noun m)

A

bar (on prison window)

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4
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la capacité

(noun f)

A

capacity

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5
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la cavale

(noun f)

A

escape, going on the run

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la cellule

(noun f)

A

cell

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le contribuable

(noun m)

A

taxpayer

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la déchéance

(noun f)

A

decline, degeneration

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9
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détenir

(verb)

A

to hold, imprison

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10
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le détenu(e)

(noun m)

A

inmate

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11
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écoper de

(verb)

A

to get, receive

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12
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écrouer

(verb)

A

to lock up

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13
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l’effet (m) dissuasif

(phrase)

A

deterrent

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entassé(e)

(adj)

A

crammed

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l’établissement (m)

(noun m)

A

establishment

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l’évasion (f)

(noun f)

17
Q

exécuter

(verb)

A

to carry out

18
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incarcérer

(verb)

A

to imprison

19
Q

la maison d’arrêt

(phrase)

A

prison (short sentences),remand centre

20
Q

le milieu

(noun m)

A

environment

21
Q

la peine plancher

(phrase)

A

minimum sentence

22
Q

pénitentiaire

(adj)

A

prison (adjective)

23
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la perpétuité

(noun f)

A

life (imprisonment)

24
Q

prendre la fuite

(phrase)

25
privé(e) de (adj)
deprived of
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raccourcir (verb)
to shorten
27
la remise en liberté (phrase)
release
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supporter (verb)
to bear
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surpeuplé(e) (adj)
overcrowded
30
la surpopulation (noun f)
overcrowding
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le surveillant(e) pénitentiaire (phrase)
prison warden