3.2 Flashcards

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1
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accueillir

(verb)

A

to welcome, provide accommodation for

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l’automutilation (f)

(noun f)

A

self-harm

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le barreau

(noun m)

A

bar (on prison window)

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la capacité

(noun f)

A

capacity

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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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détenir

(verb)

A

to hold, imprison

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le détenu(e)

(noun m)

A

inmate

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écoper de

(verb)

A

to get, receive

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écrouer

(verb)

A

to lock up

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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)

A

escape

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Q

exécuter

(verb)

A

to carry out

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Q

incarcérer

(verb)

A

to imprison

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Q

la maison d’arrêt

(phrase)

A

prison (short sentences),remand centre

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Q

le milieu

(noun m)

A

environment

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la peine plancher

(phrase)

A

minimum sentence

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pénitentiaire

(adj)

A

prison (adjective)

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la perpétuité

(noun f)

A

life (imprisonment)

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prendre la fuite

(phrase)

A

to escape

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Q

privé(e) de

(adj)

A

deprived of

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raccourcir

(verb)

A

to shorten

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Q

la remise en liberté

(phrase)

A

release

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Q

supporter

(verb)

A

to bear

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Q

surpeuplé(e)

(adj)

A

overcrowded

30
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la surpopulation

(noun f)

A

overcrowding

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le surveillant(e) pénitentiaire

(phrase)

A

prison warden