Jail in the US Flashcards

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prison

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jail / prison

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être emprisonné pour

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to be jailed for

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un détenu

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an inmate / a convict

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une peine

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a sentence

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être condamné

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to be sentenced

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liberté conditionnelle

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parole

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être condamné à perpétuité

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to get life / a life sentence

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être en liberté conditionnelle

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to be on parole

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le contrôleur judiciaire

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the parole officer

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purger une peine

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to serve a sentence

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la réinsertion

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rehabilitation

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un procès

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a trial

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un juge

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a judge

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un juge de la cour suprême

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a justice

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les jurés

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the jury

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poursuivre

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to prosecute

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intenter un procès

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to sue

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l’accusation

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the prosecution

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la défense

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the defence

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un accusé

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a defendant

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un délinquant

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an offender = Black people

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commettre un délit, une infraction

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to offend

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un récidiviste

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a reoffender / a repeat offender

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un récidiviste (familier)

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a jailbird

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un délinquant primaire

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a first time offender

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un décision judiciaire

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a ruling

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rendre une décision

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to rule

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rendre la justice

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to mete out justice

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réparer un tort

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to redress a wrong

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appliquer la loi

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to apply the law

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être accusé de

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to be charged with / to be accused of + V-ing

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un acte d’accusation

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an indictment

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être accusé de

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to be indicated for / to be charged with / to be accused of + V-ing

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des preuves par l’ADN

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DNA evidence

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être innocenté

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to be cleared/proved innocent

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l’opinion des juges de la Cour Suprême publiée après chaque jugement

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an opinion

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un précédent, décision de justice qui fait jurisprudence

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a precedent

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l’erreur judiciaire

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the miscarriage of justice

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être condamné à tort

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to be wrongly convicted

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réexaminer un cas

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to review a case

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dissimuler des preuves

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to withhold / conceal evidence

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les arguments en faveur de la peine de mort

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the case for the death penalty

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les arguments contre la peine de mort

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the case against the death penalty

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un opposant à la peine de mort

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an opponent to the death penalty

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un défenseur de la peine de mort

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a proponent / supporter / champion of the death penalty

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dissuader

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to deter

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une mesure de dissuasion

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a deterrent

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le ministère de la justice (pour les USA)

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the department of justice

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le ministre de la justice

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the Attorney General

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un procureur

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a District Attorney (DA)

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la taux de récidive

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the reoffending rate

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la petite délinquance

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petty theft / petty crime