Crime Flashcards

(107 cards)

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Châtiment

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Punishment

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La criminalité

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Criminality

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Le taux de criminalité

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The crime rate

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La criminalité organisée

Le grand banditisme

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Organized crime

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La criminalité en col blanc

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White-collar crime

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La délinquance juvénile

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Juvenile delinquency

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Un délinquant juvénile

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A juvenile delinquent

A young offender

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La petite délinquance

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Petty Crime

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9
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Inventer

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To coin

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What was Tony Blair’s slogan to describe his party’s crime policy?

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“tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime”

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Résumer

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To encapsulate

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What does “tough on crime” mean?

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“Severe with criminals”

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What does “tough on the causes of crime” mean?

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The need to fight social inequalities

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14
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Programmes

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Platforms

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Un crime

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A crime

A felony

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Commette un crime

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To commit a crime

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Un criminel

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A criminal

A felon

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Un casier judiciaire

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A criminal record

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19
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Un délit

Une infraction

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An offense

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Une infraction (GB)
Un délit (US)
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A misdemeanour

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21
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Condamnation

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Conviction

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22
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Déclarés

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Reported

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Un délinquant

Un contrevenant

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An offender

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Un récidiviste

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A repeat offender

A recidivist

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Le meurtre
murder
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Un meurtrier
a murderer
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Homicide
Manslaughter
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Un tueur en série
a serial killer
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Le vol
Theft
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Un voleur
A thief | A robber
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Voler une montre
to steal a watch
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Voler quelque chose à quelqu'un
to rob somebody of something
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Le viol
Rape
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Vol à main armée
Armed robbery
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Un cambriolage
A burglary
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Agresser quelqu'un
To mug somebody | To attack somebody
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Le blanchiment d'argent
Money-laundering
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Vastes
Wide-ranging
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Loubards
Yobs
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Enfreindre une loi
To break a law
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Légal
Lawful
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Illégal
Unlawful
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Un délinquant | Une personne qui enfreint la loi
A lawbreaker
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Des méfaits
Wrongdoing
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Se moquer de la loi
To flout the law
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Une zone de non-droit
A no-go area
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Obéir à la loi
To obey the law
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Respecter la loi
To abide by the law
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Un citoyen respectueux des lois
A law-abiding citizen
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La justice
The justice system
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Un tribunal
A court | A court of law
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Un juge
A judge
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Un avocat
A lawyer A barrister An attorney
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Le jury
The jury
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Poursuivre quelqu'un (en justice)
To prosecute somebody
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Inventer un procès à quelqu'un | Engager des poursuites contre quelqu'un
To bring a lawsuit against somebody | To sue somebody
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Le procureur
The prosecutor
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Un suspect
A suspect
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Accuser quelqu'un de meurtre | Inculper quelqu'un de meurtre
To charge somebody with murder
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Une accusation | Un chef d'inculpation
A charge
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Avouer un crime
To confess a crime
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Avouer avoir détourné de l'argent
To confess to embezzling money
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Un aveu
Confession
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Un accusé | Un prévenu
A defendant
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Un témoin | Un témoin oculaire
A witness | An eye witness
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What is the "three strikes and You're out" movement ?
A movement calling for the adoption of three-strikes laws, which means that a criminal convicted for the third time could be sent to jail for life
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Mettre derrière les barreaux
To put away
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Une affaire
A case
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Un procès
A trial
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Passer en jugement | Être jugé
To be tried | To stand trial
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Être en attente de jugement
To await trial
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La présomption d'innocence
The principle that a defendant is innocent until proven guilty
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Preuves relevées lors d'une expertise
Forensic evidence
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Un coupable
A culprit
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Acquitter quelqu'un
To acquit somebody
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Acquittement
Acquittal
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Condamner quelqu'un | Reconnaître quelqu'un coupable
To find somebody guilty
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Reconnaître quelqu'un coupable de viol | Reconnaître quelqu'un coupable de meurtre
To convict somebody of rape | To convict somebody of murder
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Une condamnation
A conviction
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Une amende
A fine
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Condamner quelqu'un a une amende pour quelque chose
To fine somebody for something
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Être condamné à 5 ans de prison
To be sentenced to five years' imprisonment | To be sentenced to five years in jail
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Une condamnation à mort
A death sentence
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Une condamnation à perpétuité
A life sentence
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Une condamnation avec sursis
A suspended sentence
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What % of the world's prisoners are American?
25%
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Etre mis en prison
To be sent to prison
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Incarcérer quelqu'un
To incarcerate somebody | To imprison somebody
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Le taux d'incarcération
The incarceration rate
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Une cellule
A cell
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Un détenu | Un prisonnier
A prisoner An inmate A detainee
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Un gardien de prison
A prison officer | A prison warder
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Une prison de haute sécurité
A high-security prison
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L'isolement carcéral
Solitary confinement
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La surpopulation carcérale
Prison overcrowding
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Voyants
Psychics
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Libre arbitre
Free will
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Une erreur judiciaire
A miscarriage of justice
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Fabriquer des preuves
To fabricate evidence
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Etre innocenté
To be proved innocent | To be exonerated
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Libérer un prisonnier | Relâcher un prisonnier
To free a prisoner | To release a prisoner
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Gracier un condamné
To pardon a convict
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Mettre quelqu'un en liberté conditionnelle
To parole somebody
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Être en liberté conditionnelle
To be on parole
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Un bracelet de surveillance électronique
An electronic tag
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Se présenter à la police
To report to the police
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Agression a coups de couteau
Stabbings