Séance 8 : Ohio Executes Condemned Killer Flashcards
Attorney in the US context
A lawyer who has been qualified by a state or federal court to provide legal services and to represent a client in a legal proceeding or in a court of law.
The defense attorney
A lawyer who represents the defendant in a lawsuit or criminal prosecution
The district attorney
A public official who acts as prosecutor for the state in a particular district.
Gardien, directeur de prison
Warden
A prison officer or a prison governor
Réclamer
Claim
An assertion that something is true, to assert that something is true
Preuves
Evidence
Information or facts used to prove or disprove something in a legal investigation or in a law court
To pursue an innocence claim
To file a request to try to establish one’s innocence
A request for clemency
The act of asking formally for mercy, lenience, pardon, forgiveness
Massacrer
Slay
To kill someone in a very violent way
Présumément
Allegedly
That is supposed to be true although there is no proof.
Confirmer/soutenir une décision
To confirm / support a decision
Programmé
Scheduled
Reporter
Postpone
