Crime - Punishment Flashcards by Sarah Lucas

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Un règlement à l’amiable

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An out-of-court settlement

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Porter plainte

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To lodge a complaint

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Passer en jugement

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To stand trial

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À huis clos

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Behind close/locked doors

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Des circonstances atténuantes

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Extenuating/ mitigating circumstances

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Prêter serment

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Take an oath

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L’isolement carcéral

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Solitary confinement

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Faire appel

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To lodge an appeal

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Purger une peine

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To serve a sentence

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La violence gratuite

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Wanton violence

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Une explosion de violence

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An outburst of violence

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Monter un coup

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Run a scam

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Une histoire louche

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A shady business

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Coups et blessures

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Assault and battery

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Une tentative de vol

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Attempted robbery

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Mettre le feu à qqch

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Set sth on fire

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Une blessure à coups de couteau

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A stab wound

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Tenir qqun en joug

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To hold sby at gunpoint

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Commettre un acte criminel

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Commit a criminal deed

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Descendre dans la rue

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To take to the street

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Exprimer sa colère contre

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Vent one’s anger at

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Organiser une manifestation

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Stage a protest

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Un cocktail molotov

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A petrol bomb

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Causer des dégats

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To wreak havoc

Renforcer les effectifs de police

Bolster the police lines

Prendre des mesures répressives

To crack/ clamp down on

Les résidences surveillées

Gated communities

Un système de sécurité

A safety device

Ouvrir une enquête

Set up an inquiry

Mettre sous écoute

Tap phones

Faire une ronde

Be on the beat

Un policier en civil

A plain-clothes policeman

Être pris en flagrant délit

Be caught in the act/ red-handed

Être mis en état d'arrestation

Be taken into custody

Être en détention provisoire

Be remanded in custody