Law and order Flashcards by Astrid Bvt

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un défenseur (de la peine de mort) (fx-ami)

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an advocate (of the death penalty)

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un attentat à la bombe

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a bombing

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un cambrioleur

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a bruglar

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les arguments en faveur/contre la peine capitale

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the case for/against capital punishment

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un indice

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a clue

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un tribunal

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a court of law

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le coupable

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the culprit

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un inspecteur

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a detective

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la police, et ttes les institutions chargées de faire respecter la loi

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law enforcement, N2, N1

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un crime

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a felony

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une amende

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a fine

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un garde

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a guard

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une prison

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a jail

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un agresseur

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a mugger

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une infraction à la loi, un délit

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an offence

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un violeur

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a rapist

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un casier judiciaire

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a criminal record (N2, N1)

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un vol (un braquage)

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a (bank) robbery

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un coffre fort

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a safe

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un poste de police, un commissariat

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a police station (N2, N1)

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une fusillade

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a shooting

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une contravention pr excès de vitesse

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a speeding ticket (N2, N1)

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un commissaire

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a superintendent

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un voleur

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a thief (pl:thieves)

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un procès

a trial

une arme

a weapon

un témoin

a witness

un(e) assistant(e) social(e)

a social worker

respectueux de la loi

law-abiding

obligatoire de par la loi

legally-biding

obligatoire

compulsory/mandatory

indulgent

lenient

coupable

guilty

illégal

illegal

innocent

innocent

légal

legal

paranoïaque

paranoïd

respecter la loi

to abide by the law

enfreindre la loi

to break the law

inculper qqun d'un crime

to charge sb with a crime

commettre un crime

to commit a crime

dissuader qqun de faire qqchose

to deter sb from doing sth

faire appliquer la loi

to enforce the law

mener une enquête sur qqch

to investigate ∅ sthg (transitif direct)

agresser qqun

to smug sb

purger sa peine de prison

to serve time in prison

voler qqch à qqun

to steal smthg from sb

voler qqch à qqun

to rob somebody of smthg

être derrière les barreaux

to be behind bars

être en liberté conditionnelle

to be ON probation

avoir un effet dissusasif

to act as a deterrent

être en fuite, en cavale

to be on the run

être dans le couloir de la mort

to be on death row

se plier à la règle

to comply with a rule

déclarer qqun coupable

to convict smbody

être condamné à vie

to get a life sentence

passer au tribunal

to go to trial

gracier un condamné

to pardon a convict

relâcher un prisonnier

to release a prisoner

abroger la peine de mort

to repal the death penalty

condamner qqun à la prison

to sentence someone to jail

abattre, tirer avec une arme à feu

to shoot

être abattu(e)

to be shot down

être en faveur de la peine de mort

to support death penalty

par auto-défense

IN self defense