terms unit 2 file 1: behind bars

Question 1

Jail

Answer 1

een gevangenis= People are locked up here for minor crimes, for short periods of time and are awaiting court dates.

Question 2

prison

Answer 2

een gevangenis= people are locked up here for serious crimes, for long periods of time (+1y) and were already found guilty.

Question 3

misdemeano(u)r

Answer 3

een misdrijf= A minor crime for which you’re maximum 1 year in jail or get a 1000$ fine. Probation is possible. (in England this is just a small mistake, no offense)

Question 4

felony

Answer 4

een misdaad= A serious crime which lands you in state prison or for which you get a 10 000$ fine. Charges can lead up to a life in prison or the death penalty.

Question 5

probation

Answer 5

een voorwaardelijke straf/ proeftijd= A sentence for minor offences that doesn’t require offendors to go to jail. They will be supervised and they have to prove good behaviour.

Question 6

parole

Answer 6

voorwaardelijke vrijlating= An early release after the offendor has already spent some time in prison. Certain conditions need to be met for them to not return.

Question 7

first-degree murder

Answer 7

moord= this murder was premeditated, so there was a clear intention to kill.

Question 8

second-degree murder

Answer 8

doodslag= happens in the heat of the moment, there was no intention to kill, also called a crime of passion.

Question 9

manslaughter

Answer 9

onvrijwillige doodslag= someone was killed in an accident, there was no intention to kill.

Question 10

incarceration

Answer 10

een opsluiting = the act of putting/ keeping someone in prison

Question 11

rehabilitation

Answer 11

reclassering = the process of re-educating an offender with the goal to re-integrate them into society

Question 12

an offender

Answer 12

een overtreder = a person who commits a crime

Question 13

an inmate

Answer 13

een gevangene = a person who is kept in prison

Question 14

an attorney (a solicitor in BE)

Answer 14

een advocaat = a person who practices law and works as a lawyer

Question 15

a defendant

Answer 15

een beklaagde = someone who is accused of having done something illegal

Question 16

a prosecutor

Answer 16

een aanklager = a lawyer who accuses someone of commiting a crime

Question 17

to charge with

Answer 17

beschuldigen van = to make a formal statement saying that someone is accused of a crime

Question 18

a conviction

Answer 18

een veroordeling = the fact of officially being found guilty of a particular crime

Question 19

to sentence to

Answer 19

veroordelen tot = to decide and say officially what a punishment will be

Question 20

to re-offend

Answer 20

opnieuw een overtreding plegen = to commit a crime again

Question 21

een gevangenis= people are locked up here for minor crimes, for short periods of time. They are awaiting court date.

Answer 21

Jail

Question 22

een gevangenis= people are locked up here for serious crimes, for long periods of time (+1y) and were already found guilty.

Answer 22

prison

Question 23

een misdrijf= A minor crime for which you’re maximum 1 year in jail or get a 1000$ fine. Probation is possible. (in England this is just a small mistake, no offense)

Answer 23

misdemeano(u)r

Question 24

een misdaad= A serious crime which lands you in state prison or for which you get a 10 000$ fine. Charges can lead up to a life in prison or the death penalty.

Answer 24

felony

Question 25

een voorwaardelijke straf/ proeftijd

Answer 25

probation

Question 26

voorwaardelijke vrijlating

Answer 26

parole

Question 27

moord

Answer 27

first-degree murder

Question 28

doodslag

Answer 28

second-degree murder

Question 29

onvrijwillige doodslag

Answer 29

manslaughter

Question 30

een opsluiting

Answer 30

incarceration

Question 31

reclassering

Answer 31

rehabilitation

Question 32

een overtreder

Answer 32

an offender

Question 33

een gevangene

Answer 33

an inmate

Question 34

een advocaat

Answer 34

an attorney (a solicitor in BE)

Question 35

een beklaagde

Answer 35

a defendant

Question 36

een aanklager

Answer 36

a prosecutor

Question 37

beschuldigen van

Answer 37

to charge with

Question 38

een veroordeling

Answer 38

a conviction

Question 39

veroordelen tot

Answer 39

to sentence to

Question 40

opnieuw een overtreding plegen

Answer 40

to re-offend