The death penalty Flashcards

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1
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la peine de mort

A

the death penalty

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la peine capitale

A

capital punishment

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le couloir de la mort

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death row

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4
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un condamné à mort

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a death row inmate

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5
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procéder à une exécution

A

to carry out an execution

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prévoir une exécution

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to schedule an execution

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déposer un recours en grâce

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to file a petition / plea for clemency / a clemency request

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une commutation de la peine / un délai de grâce

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a reprieve

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sursoir à une exécution

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to stay an execution

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un sursis a une exécution

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a stay of execution

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la chaise électrique

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the electric chair

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12
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faire une piqure / une injection

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an injection

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13
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une piqure / injection mortelle

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a lethal injection

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pendre

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to hang

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15
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le peloton d’exécution

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the firing squad

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assister à une exécution

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to attend an execution

17
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le ministère de la justice

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the department of justice

18
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le Ministre de la justice

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the Attorney General

19
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un procureur

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a District Attorney (DA)