Crime And Punishment Flashcards
Abuser
To abuse
Interpeller
To call out
Fléau
Scourge
S’attaquer /lutter contre
To trackle
Testé / mis à l’essai
Trialled
Éradiquer
To stamp out
Prendre la tête/ l’initiative
To take the lead
Present perfect
Form : have/has + past participle (colonne 3)
- action in the past and result in the present
- recently completed action
- states beginning in the past and still continuing in the present
Key word : just, since, for, lately, recently, yet…
Past Progressive
Form : was + vb-ing
- longer, ongoing action (imparfait)
Past simple
Form : Ed ou 2e colonne
completed action in the past when the time is known
Key word : yesterday, last week, two days ago, last night
- shorter, more sudden action (passé simple)
Abduction/ kidnapping
Taking a person to a secret location using force
Armed robbery
Using a weapon to steal
Arson
Setting fire to a place on purpose
Assault
Hurting another person physically
Attempted murder
Trying to kill someone (but failing)
Burglary, breaking and entering
Going into another person’s home or business with force
Child abuse
Injuring a child in purpose
Domestic violence
Physical assault that occur within the home
Drug trafficking
Trading illegal drugs
Drunk driving
Driving after having too much alcohol
Fraud
Lying or cheating for business or monetary purposes
Hijacking
Holding people in transit hostage (usually in a plane)
Murder/ homicide
Taking someone’s life through violence
Shoplifting
Stealing merchandise from a store
Smuggling
Bringing products into a country secretly and illegally
Speeding
Driving beyond the speed limit
Terrorism
Acts of crime against a group (political/religious) or another country
Theft
Stealing
Torture
Extremely cruel and unfair treatment (often towards prisoners)
Vandalism
Damaging public or private property (for example with spray paint)
White collar crime
Breaking the law in business
Traffic ticket (speeding, parking)
Leaves marks on driving record/involves paying a fine
License suspension
Drunk driving
Driving rights are removed for a certain period of time
Fine
Hunting out of season
Pay money as punishment for minor/ petty crime
House arrest
An offender who is waiting to go to court
Remain in one’s home for a certain period of time
Community service
A youth that steals a car for the first time
Do volunteer work such as teaching children about crime or cleaning up garbage
Jail time
A man who assaults another person
Spend a certain amount of months or years locked away from the society
Life in prison (life sentence)
A woman who commits a homicide
Spend the rest of one’s life in prison with no chance of going back into society
