Voca justice Flashcards

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1
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dissuader qqun de commettre des crimes

A

to deter somebody from committing murders

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2
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le rétablissement/ l’abolition de la peine de mort

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the restoration/ abolition of the death penalty

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3
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un fugitif

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a runaway

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4
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une peine avec sursis

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a suspended sentence

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5
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être en liberté conditionnelle

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to be on parole

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6
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un détenu

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an inmate

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7
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un gardien de prison

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a prison warder

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8
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être condamné à mort

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to be condemned to death

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être condamné à la réclusion à perpétuité

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to get a life sentence

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être condamné à 20 ans de prison

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to be sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment

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11
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gracier qqun

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to pardon sb

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12
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purger une peine

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to serve a sentence

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13
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des prisons surpeuplées

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overcrowded prisons

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14
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un attentat terroriste

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a terrorist attack

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15
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poser une bombe

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to plant a bomb

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un détournement d’avion

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a plane hijacking

17
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être pris en otage

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to be taken hostage

18
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un djihadiste

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a jihadist

19
Q

une menace d’attentat

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a bomb threat

20
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la lutte contre le terrorisme

éradiquer le fléau du terrorisme

A

the war on terror

to eradicate the plague of terrorism

21
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organiser un attentat

A

to stage a terrorist attack

22
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être confronté à une menace terroriste

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to face a terrorist threat

23
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revendiquer un attentat

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to claim responsibility for an attack

24
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le respect des droits de l’homme

les violations des droits de l’homme

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the observance of human rights

human rights violations

25
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l’égalité des droits/ chances

A

equal rights/ opportunities

26
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demander l’asile politique

A

to apply for political asylum

27
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être opprimé

les minorités opprimés

A

to be downtrodden

oppressed minorities

28
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restreindre les libertés des gens

empiéter sur la vie privée

A

to restrict people’s freedoms

to infringe on privacy

29
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la vidéosurveillance

A

CCTV (= closed-circuit television)

30
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surveiller les courriels de qqun

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to monitor sb’s e-mails

31
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donner à l’État des pouvoirs de surveillance renforcés

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to extend state surveillance powers

32
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un commissaire de police

un agent de police

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a superintendent

a police officer

33
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une émeute

A

a riot

34
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faire une arrestation
un contrôle d’identité
un interrogatoire

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to make an arrest
an identity check
an interrogation