Jail in the US Flashcards

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prison

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jail / prison

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être emprisonné pour

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to be jailed for

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3
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un détenu

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an inmate / a convict

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4
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une peine

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a sentence

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5
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être condamné

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to be sentenced

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liberté conditionnelle

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parole

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7
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être condamné à perpétuité

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to get life / a life sentence

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8
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être en liberté conditionnelle

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to be on parole

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le contrôleur judiciaire

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the parole officer

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10
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purger une peine

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to serve a sentence

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11
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la réinsertion

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rehabilitation

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12
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un procès

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a trial

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un juge

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a judge

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un juge de la cour suprême

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a justice

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les jurés

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the jury

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poursuivre

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to prosecute

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17
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intenter un procès

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to sue

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18
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l’accusation

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the prosecution

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19
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la défense

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the defence

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20
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un accusé

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a defendant

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21
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un délinquant

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an offender = Black people

22
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commettre un délit, une infraction

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un récidiviste

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a reoffender / a repeat offender

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un récidiviste (familier)

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a jailbird

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un délinquant primaire
a first time offender
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un décision judiciaire
a ruling
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rendre une décision
to rule
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rendre la justice
to mete out justice
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réparer un tort
to redress a wrong
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appliquer la loi
to apply the law
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être accusé de
to be charged with / to be accused of + V-ing
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un acte d'accusation
an indictment
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être accusé de
to be indicated for / to be charged with / to be accused of + V-ing
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des preuves par l'ADN
DNA evidence
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être innocenté
to be cleared/proved innocent
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l'opinion des juges de la Cour Suprême publiée après chaque jugement
an opinion
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un précédent, décision de justice qui fait jurisprudence
a precedent
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l'erreur judiciaire
the miscarriage of justice
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être condamné à tort
to be wrongly convicted
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réexaminer un cas
to review a case
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dissimuler des preuves
to withhold / conceal evidence
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les arguments en faveur de la peine de mort
the case for the death penalty
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les arguments contre la peine de mort
the case against the death penalty
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un opposant à la peine de mort
an opponent to the death penalty
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un défenseur de la peine de mort
a proponent / supporter / champion of the death penalty
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dissuader
to deter
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une mesure de dissuasion
a deterrent
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le ministère de la justice (pour les USA)
the department of justice
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le ministre de la justice
the Attorney General
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un procureur
a District Attorney (DA)
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la taux de récidive
the reoffending rate
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la petite délinquance
petty theft / petty crime