Capital Punishment Flashcards

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1
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La culpabilité

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Guilty

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2
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Déclarer qn coupable

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To convict sb

To find sb guilty

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3
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Une condamnation a tort

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A wrongful conviction

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Dissuader qn de faire qch

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To deter sb from doing sth

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Avoir un effet dissuasif

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To act as a deterrent

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Perpétuité sans possibilité de remise de peine

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Life without parole

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Être dans le couloir de la mort

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To be on death row

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Faire appel d’une décision

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To appeal against a decision

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9
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Casser une décision

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To quash

To overturn a decision

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10
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Commuer une condamnation a mort en réclusion a perpétuité

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To commute a death sentence to life

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Surseoir a l’exécution d’un condamné

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To grant a convict a stay of execution, a reprieve

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12
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Une piqure mortelle

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A lethal injection

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13
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Abolir

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To abolish

To do away with

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14
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Rétablir la peine de mort

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To reinstate
To reintroduce
To restore the death penalty

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15
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Appliquer la peine de mort

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To apply

To enforce the death penalty

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16
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Être coupable de meurtre

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To be guilty of murder