Individual Freedom Flashcards

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La liberté individuelle

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Individual freedom

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Nos libertés durement gagnées

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Our hard-won liberties

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How is America called by the national anthem?

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“The land of the free”

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N’attache autant d’importance

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Puts as much emphasis

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Hymne

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Anthem

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Être fidèle à

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To live up to

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Se vanter

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To boast

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La liberté d’expression

La liberté de parole

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Freedom of speech, free speech

Freedom of expression

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La liberté de la presse

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Freedom of the press

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Une presse libre

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A free press

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La liberté de culte

La liberté religieuse

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Freedom of worship

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What does “habeas corpus” mean?

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“You shall have your body”

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What expresses habeas corpus in the English law (since 1215 with Magna Carta)?

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Every citizen is protected against arbitrary imprisonment : no one can be detained without being charged

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When was the habeas corpus Act ?

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1679

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Ordonnance

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An order

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Être inculpé

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To be charged

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Le pouvoir arbitraire

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Arbitrary power

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Une lettre de cachet

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A lettre de cachet

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Empiéter sur les droits des gens

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To infringe (on) people’s rights

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Une atteinte, une entorse aux droits de quelqu’un

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An infringement on somebody’s rights

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Empiéter sur les libertés fondamentales

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To encroach on basic liberties

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Un empiètement de l’état

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An encroachment of the state

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Restreindre, limiter la liberté d’expression

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To restrict free speech

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Rogner sur les libertés individuelles

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To erode individual freedoms

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Détenir un suspect sans l'inculper
To detain a suspect without charge
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Être détenu sans être inculpé
To be held without charge
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Placer quelqu'un en détention provisoire
To remand somebody in custody
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Emprisonner quelqu'un
To jail somebody | To imprison somebody
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Adopté à la hâte
Pushed through
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Mandat
Court warrant
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Écouter indiscrètement
Eavesdrop
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Mettre leur nez dans
To pry into
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Relevés bancaires
Bank statements
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Le droit de vote
The right to vote
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Les droits fondamentaux
Basic rights
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Les libertés fondamentales | Les libertés individuelles
Basic liberties | Individual liberties
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Être garanti par la constitution
To be enshrined in the constitution
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Les libertés civiques
Civil liberties
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Censurer
To censor
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La censure
Censorship
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Indiscret
Intrusive
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A défendu
Vindicated
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Projet
Scheme
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Fraude du système d'allocations
Benefit fraud
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La surveillance
Surveillance
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Une société surveillée
A surveillance society
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Un État policier
A police state
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La police | Les forces de l'ordre
The police force
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Interpeller et fouiller
To stop and search
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Arrêter quelqu'un
To arrest somebody
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La vie privée | L'intimité
Privacy
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La vie privée de quelqu'un
Somebody's private life
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Violer la vie privée de quelqu'un
To breach somebody's privacy | To violate somebody's privacy
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Une atteinte à la vie privée | Une violation de la vie privée
A breach of privacy An invasion of privacy A privacy violation
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Porter atteinte à la vie privée de quelqu'un
To intrude upon somebody's privacy
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What is ACLU?
American Civil Liberties Union A lobbying organization whose objective is to "defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the constitution and laws of the United States"
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Défense
Promotion
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Reproductive rights
Access to contraception and abortion
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La vidéosurveillance
Video surveillance
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Télévision en circuit fermé
CCTV | Closed circuit television
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Enregistrer
To record
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Suivre de près les mouvements de quelqu'un
To monitor somebody's movements
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Avoir quelqu'un à l'œil
To keep tabs on somebody | To keep an eye on somebody
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Espionner quelqu'un
To spy on somebody | To snoop on somebody
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Suivre la trace de quelqu'un
To track somebody
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Surveiller une frontière | Surveiller le courrier de quelqu'un
To monitor a border | To monitor somebody's mail
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Un micro caché
A bug
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Placer des micros dans une pièce
To bug a room
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Mettre quelqu'un sur écoute téléphonique
To (wire)tap somebody's phone
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Les écoutes téléphoniques
Phone tapping | Wiretapping
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Écouter les conversations téléphoniques de quelqu'un
To eavesdrop on somebody's phone conversations
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Mettre son nez dans la vie personnelle de quelqu'un
To pry into somebody's personal life
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When was 1984 from George Orwell published?
1949
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Des données | Des informations
Data
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Des informations personnelles
Personal data | Personal details
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Les coordonnées de quelqu'un
Somebody's contact details
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Des données biométriques
Biometric data
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Les informations bancaires de quelqu'un
Somebody's banking details
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Un dossier médical | Un dossier scolaire
A medical record | A school record
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Un casier judiciaire
A criminal record
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Un relevé de téléphone
A telephone bill
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Un relevé bancaire
A bank statement
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Rassembler | Recueillir des informations
To collect data | To gather data
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Glaner des informations
To glean information
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Enregistrer/conserver des données
To record data To store data To retain data
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Rechercher et extraire des données
To retrieve data
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Ficher un suspect
To put a suspect on file
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Une base de données
A database
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Une base de données ADN
A DNA database
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Une emprunte génétique
A DNA print | Genetic print
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Subir un test ADN
To be DNA-swabbed
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What is the NSA?
National Security Agency
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What is the DEA?
Drug Enforcement Administration
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What is the IRS?
Internal Revenue Service
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Contribuables qui fraudent
Tax cheats
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Invraisemblable
Outlandish
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Tirer la sonnette d'alarme
To sound the alarm bell | To ring the alarm bell
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Dénoncer quelqu'un
To blow the whistle on somebody
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Un lanceur d'alerte
A whistleblower