Crime and punishment Flashcards

1
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Le taux de criminalité

A

the crime rate

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2
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Le grand banditisme

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organized crime

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3
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La criminalité en col blanc

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white-collar crime

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4
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La délinquance/un délinquant juvénile

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juvenil delinquency, a young offender

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5
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La petite délinquance

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petty crime

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6
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Un crime

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a crime, a felony

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7
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Commetre un crime

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to commit a crime

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8
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Un criminel

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a criminal, a felon

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9
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Un casier judiciaire

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a criminal record

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10
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Un délit, une infraction

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an offence, (a misdemeanour)

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11
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Un délinquant

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an offender

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12
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Homicide

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manslaughter

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13
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Le col

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theft

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14
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Un voleur

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a thief, a robber

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15
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Voler une montre

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to steal a watch

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16
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Voler quelqu’un

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to rob someone of something

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17
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Le viol

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rape

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18
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Vol à main armée

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armed robbery

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19
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Un cambriolage

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a burglary

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20
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Agresser quelqu’un

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to mug someone, to attack someone

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21
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Le blanchiment d’argent

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money-laundering

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22
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Entreindre la loi

A

to break the law

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23
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Légal/illégal

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lawful/unlawful

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24
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Une personne qui enfreint la loi

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a lawbreaker

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25
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Des méfaits, un malfaiteur

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wrongdoing, a wrongdoer

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26
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Se moquer de la loi

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to flout the law

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27
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Une zone de non-droit

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a no-go area

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Obéir à la loi

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to obey the law

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Respecter la loi

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to abide by the law

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Un citoyen respectueux des lois

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a law-abiding citizen

31
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La justice

A

the justice system

32
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Un tribunal

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a court, aa court of law

33
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Un juge

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a judge

34
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Un avocat

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a lawyer, a barrister (GB), an attorney (US)

35
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Le jury

A

the jury

36
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Poursuivre quelqu’un

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to prosecute someone

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Engager des poursuites contre quelqu’un

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to bring a lawsuit agains someone

38
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Le procureur

A

the prosecutor

39
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Un suspect

A

a suspect

40
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Accuser quelqu’un de meutre

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to charge someone with murder

41
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Une accusation

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a charge

42
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Avouer un crime

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to confess to a crime

43
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Un aveu

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a confession

44
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Un accusé, un prévenu

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a defendant

45
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Un témoin, un témoin oculaire

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a witness, an eye witness

46
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Une affaire

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a case

47
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Un procès

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a trial

48
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Passer en jugement, être jugé

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to be tried, stand trial

49
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La présomption d’innocence

A

the principle that a defendant is innocent until proven guilty

50
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Un coupable

A

a culprit

51
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Acquitter quelqu’un, acquittement

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to acquit someone, acquittal

52
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Condamner, Reconnaitre quelqu’un coupable

A

to find someone guilty

53
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Une condamnation

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a conviction

54
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Une amende

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a fine

55
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Condamner quelqu’un à une amende

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to fine someone for something

56
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Etre condamner pour

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to be sentenced to

57
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Une condamnation à mort

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a death sentence

58
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Une condamnation à perpétuité

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a life sentence

59
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Une condamnation avec sursis

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a suspended sentence

60
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Incarcérer

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to incarcerate

61
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Un détenu, un prisonnier

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a prisoner, an inmate, a detainee

62
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Une cellule

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a cell

63
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La surpopulation carcérale

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prison overcrowding

64
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Une erreur judiciaire

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a miscarriage of justice

65
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Etre innocenté

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to be proven innocent

66
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Libérer un prisonnier

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to free/release a prisoner

67
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Gracier un condamner

A

to pardon

68
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Etre en liberté conditionnelle

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to be on parole