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arrest
noun
seize (someone) by legal authority and take into custody.
Example: "the police arrested him for possession of marijuana".
fr: arrêter / arrestation
back-up
noun
Police that are called in to support or help.
Example: "We're calling for back-up, she has a gun."
fr: renfort
bail
noun
Large amount of money that someone pays as a promise to appear in court.
Example: Your friend's bail is posted at $5000.
fr: caution
break into
verb
Enter or open a place, vehicle, or container forcibly, especially for the purposes of theft.
Example: I think someone broke into my car.
fr: entrer par effraction
convict
noun
a person who is doing (or supposed to be doing) jail time.
Example: Everyone, there's a convict on the loose.
fr: condamné / prisonnié
crime scene
noun
The place where a crime happened.
Example: Stay outside the yellow tape please. This is a crime scene.
fr: Scène de crime
custody
noun
Under police control
Example: The kidnapper is now into custody.
fr: Détention
Delinquent
noun
A young offender.
Example: He was 13, a delinquent by all accounts.
fr: Délinquant
detention
noun
the action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody, especially as a political prisoner.
Example: "one of the effects of police detention is isolation from friends and family".
fr: retenue / détenir
Extortion
noun
Obtaining something, such as money, through force or by threats.
Example: His empire was built by doing extortion.
fr: Extorsion
Felony
noun
A major crime.
Example: Murder is considered a felony and is punishable by life in prison.
fr: crime grave
Fingerprints
noun
Marks left by fingers that identify a person.
Example: We found fingerprints on the window.
fr: Empreinte digitale
handcuffs
noun
Metal rings that attach to wrists to keep criminals (or the accused) from escaping.
Example: We put the criminal in handcuffs, he was dangerous.
fr: Menottes
Indictment
noun
A charge or accusation of a crime.
Example: He was indicted on charges of murder.
fr: Accusation
Innocent
adjective
Not responsible for the crime.
Example: We believe that you are innocent.
fr: Innocent
Intruder
noun
A person who enters a home or any place illegally.
Example: Someone called to report an intruder in their house.
fr: Intru
Perjury
noun
Telling a lie whilst under oath.
Example: He committed perjury by lying to the court.
fr: Parjure
Prosecution
noun
To conduct legal proceedings against an individual.
Example: He was prosecuted for manslaughter.
fr: poursuite
Suborn
Verb
To bribe someone to commit an unlawful act.
Example: He tried to suborn witnesses to speak in his favor.
fr: Suborner
Warrant
noun / verb
An authorization for the police to arrest someone or to act, such as search premises.
