CRIME Flashcards

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1
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The crime rate

A

Le taux de criminalité

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Juvenile delinquency

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La délinquance juvénile

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A crime

A felony

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Un crime

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A misdemeanour

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Une infraction (GB)
Un délit (US)
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Manslaughter

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Homicide involontaire

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A thief

A robber

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Un voleur

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Armed robbery

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Vol à main armée

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To mug somebody

To attack somebody

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Agresser quelqu’un

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To break the law

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Enfreindre la loi

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Wrongdoing

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Des méfaits

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A no-go area

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Une zone de non-droit

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The justice system

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La justice

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A lawyer
A barrister (GB)
An attorney (US)
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Avocat

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To bring a lawsuit against somebody

To sue somebody

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Intenter un procès à quelqu’un

Engager des poursuites contre quelqu’un

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A charge

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Une accusation

Un chef d’inculpation

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To confess a crime

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Avouer un crime

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17
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A defendant

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Un accusé

Un prévenu

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18
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To await trial

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Être en attente de jugement

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19
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Forensic evidence

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Preuves relevées lors d’une expertise

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20
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To find somebody guilty

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Condamner quelqu’un

Reconnaître quelqu’un coupable

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21
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A conviction

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Une condamnation

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22
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Life sentence

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Condamnation à perpétuité

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23
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The incarceration rate

A

Le taux d’incarcération

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A prison officer

A prison warder (GB)

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Un gardien de prison

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25
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Prison overcrowding

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Surpopulation carcérale

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To be proved innocent

To be exonerate

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Être innocenté

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27
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To pardon a convict

A

Grâcier un condamné

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28
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To be on parole

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Être en liberté conditionnelle

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29
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An electronic tag

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Un bracelet de surveillance électronique

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30
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White-collar crime

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La délinquance en col blanc

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31
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Petty crime

A

La petite délinquance

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32
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An offense

A

Un délit

Une infraction

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33
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A repeat offender

A recidivist

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Un récidiviste

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34
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Theft

A

Le vol

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35
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To rob somebody of something

A

Voler quelque chose à quelqu’un

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36
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A burglary

A

Un cambriolage

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37
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Money-laundering

A

Le blanchiment d’argent

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38
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Lawful

A

Légal

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39
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Unlawful

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Illégal

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40
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To flout the law

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Se moquer de la loi

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To abide by the law

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Respecter la loi

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42
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A court

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Un tribunal

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43
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To prosecute somebody

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Poursuivre quelqu’un en justice

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44
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To charge somebody with murder

A

Accuser quelqu’un de meurtre

Inculper quelqu’un de meurtre

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45
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The prosecutor

A

Le procureur

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46
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To confess to embezzling money

A

Avouer avoir détourné de l’argent

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47
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To be tried

To stand trial

A

Passer en jugement

Être jugé

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The principle that a defendant is innocent until proven guilty

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La présomption d’innocence

49
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Acquittal

A

Acquittement

50
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To convict somebody of something

A

Reconnaître quelqu’un de quelque chose

51
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A suspended sentence

A

Une condamnation avec sursis

52
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Death sentence

A

Condamnation à mort

53
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A prisoner
Inmate
Detainee

A

Un détenu

Un prisonnier

54
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Solitary confinement

A

Isolement carcéral

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A miscarriage of justice

A

Une erreur judiciaire

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To free a prisoner

To release a prisoner

A

Libérer un prisonnier

Relâcher un prisonnier

57
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To parole somebody

A

Mettre quelqu’un en liberté conditionnelle

58
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To report to the police

A

Se présenter à la police

59
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A wrongdoer

A

Un malfaiteur

60
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Un malfaiteur

A

A wrongdoer

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Se présenter à la justice

A

To report to the police

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Mettre quelqu’un en liberté conditionnelle

A

To parole somebody

63
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Libérer un prisonnier

Relâcher un prisonnier

A

To free a prisoner

To release a prisoner

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Une erreur judiciaire

A

A miscarriage of justice

65
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Isolement carcéral

A

Solitary confinement

66
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Un détenu

Un prisonnier

A

A prisoner
An inmate
A detainee

67
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Condamnation à mort

A

Death sentence

68
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Une condamnation avec sursis

A

A suspended sentence

69
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Reconnaître quelqu’un coupable de quelque chose

A

To convict somebody of something

70
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Acquittement

A

Acquittal

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La présomption d’innocence

A

The principle that a defendant is innocent until proven guilty

72
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Passer en jugement

Être jugé

A

To be tried

To stand trial

73
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Avouer avoir détourner de l’argent

A

To confess to embezzling money

74
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Le procureur

A

The prosecutor

75
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Accuser quelqu’un de meurtre

Inculper quelqu’un de meurtre

A

To charge somebody with murder

76
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Poursuivre quelqu’un en justice

A

To prosecute somebody

77
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Un tribunal

A

A court

78
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Respecter la loi

A

To abide by the law

79
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Se moquer de la loi

A

To flout the law

80
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Légal

A

Lawful

81
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Illégal

A

Unlawful

82
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Le blanchiment d’argent

A

Money-laundering

83
Q

Un cambriolage

A

A burglary

84
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Voler quelque chose à quelqu’un

A

To rob somebody of something

85
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Le vol

A

Theft

86
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Un récidiviste

A

A recidivist

A repeat offender

87
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Un délit

Une infraction

A

An offense

88
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La petite délinquance

A

Petty crime

89
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La délinquance en col blanc

A

White-collar crime

90
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Un bracelet de surveillance électronique

A

An electronic tag

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Être en liberté conditionnelle

A

To be on parole

92
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Grâcier un condamné

A

To pardon a convict

93
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Être innocent

A

To be exonerate

To be proved innocent

94
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Surpopulation carcérale

A

Prison overcrowding

95
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Un gardien de prison

A

A prison officer

A prison warder

96
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Le taux d’incarcération

A

The incarceration rate

97
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Condamnation à perpétuité

A

Life sentence

98
Q

Une condamnation

A

A conviction

99
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Condamner quelqu’un

Reconnaître quelqu’un coupable

A

To find somebody guilty

100
Q

Preuves relevées lors d’une expertise

A

Forensic evidence

101
Q

Être en attente de jugement

A

To await trial

102
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Un accusé

Un prévenu

A

A defendant

103
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Avouer un crime

A

To confess a crime

104
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Une accusation

Un chef d’inculpation

A

A charge

105
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Intenter un procès à quelqu’un

Engager des poursuites contre quelqu’un

A

To bring a lawsuit against somebody

To sue somebody

106
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Un avocat

A
A lawyer 
A barrister (GB)
An attorney (US)
107
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La justice

A

The justice system

108
Q

Une zone de non-droit

A

A no-go area

109
Q

Des méfaits

A

Wrongdoing

110
Q

Enfreindre la loi

A

To break the law

111
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Agresser quelqu’un

A

To mug somebody

To attack somebody

112
Q

Vol à main armée

A

Armes robbery

113
Q

Un voleur

A

A thief

A robber

114
Q

Homicide involontaire

A

Manslaughter

115
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Une infraction (GB)
Un délit (US)
A

À misdemeanour

116
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Un crime

A

A crime

A felony

117
Q

La délinquance juvénile

A

Juvenile delinquency

118
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Le taux de criminalité

A

The crime rate