Crime - Punishment Flashcards

1
Q

Un règlement à l’amiable

A

An out-of-court settlement

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Porter plainte

A

To lodge a complaint

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Passer en jugement

A

To stand trial

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

À huis clos

A

Behind close/locked doors

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Des circonstances atténuantes

A

Extenuating/ mitigating circumstances

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Prêter serment

A

Take an oath

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

L’isolement carcéral

A

Solitary confinement

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Faire appel

A

To lodge an appeal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Purger une peine

A

To serve a sentence

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

La violence gratuite

A

Wanton violence

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Une explosion de violence

A

An outburst of violence

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Monter un coup

A

Run a scam

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Une histoire louche

A

A shady business

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Coups et blessures

A

Assault and battery

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Une tentative de vol

A

Attempted robbery

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Mettre le feu à qqch

A

Set sth on fire

14
Q

Une blessure à coups de couteau

A

A stab wound

15
Q

Tenir qqun en joug

A

To hold sby at gunpoint

15
Q

Commettre un acte criminel

A

Commit a criminal deed

16
Q

Descendre dans la rue

A

To take to the street

17
Q

Exprimer sa colère contre

A

Vent one’s anger at

18
Q

Organiser une manifestation

A

Stage a protest

19
Q

Un cocktail molotov

A

A petrol bomb

19
Q

Causer des dégats

A

To wreak havoc

20
Q

Renforcer les effectifs de police

A

Bolster the police lines

21
Q

Prendre des mesures répressives

A

To crack/ clamp down on

21
Q

Les résidences surveillées

A

Gated communities

22
Q

Un système de sécurité

A

A safety device

23
Q

Ouvrir une enquête

A

Set up an inquiry

24
Q

Mettre sous écoute

A

Tap phones

24
Q

Faire une ronde

A

Be on the beat

25
Q

Un policier en civil

A

A plain-clothes policeman

26
Q

Être pris en flagrant délit

A

Be caught in the act/ red-handed

27
Q

Être mis en état d’arrestation

A

Be taken into custody

28
Q

Être en détention provisoire

A

Be remanded in custody