In this glossary you will learn words field-related vocabulary of police technology
arrest
verb
Seize (someone) by legal authority and take into custody.
Example: I arrested this man for stealing a car.
en: arrêter
attorney
noun
A person appointed to act for another in business or legal matters.
Example: I would like to talk to my attorney.
en: avocat
authority
noun
The power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.
Example: He had absolute authority over his subordinates.
en: autorité
backup
noun
Help or support.
Example: No police backup could be expected.
en: aide
baton
noun
A thin stick used by a conductor to direct an orchestra or choir.
Example: I hit someone with my police baton.
en: matraque
bullet-proof
adjective
Designed to resist the penetration of bullets.
Example: My vest is bullet-proof.
en: pare-balles
charge
verb
Accuse (someone) of something, especially an offense under law.
Example: They were charged with assault.
en: accusé
crime
noun
An action or omission that constitutes an offense that may be prosecuted by the state and is punishable by law.
Example: There are a lot of crimes going on in this neighborhood.
en: crime
custody
noun
Imprisonment.
Example: My father was being taken into custody.
en: emprisonné
department
noun
A division of a large organization such as a government, university, business, or shop, dealing with a specific subject, commodity, or area of activity.
Example: The English department.
en: département
evidence
noun
The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
Example: The study finds little evidence of overt discrimination.
en: évidence
force
noun
Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.
Example: He was thrown backward by the force of the explosion.
en: force
gavel
noun
A small mallet with which an auctioneer, a judge, or the chair of a meeting hits a surface to call for attention or order.
Example: He gaveled the convention to order.
en: marteau
handcuff
noun
A pair of lockable linked metal rings for securing a prisoner's wrists.
Example: He was led into court handcuffed to a policeman.
en: menottes
law
noun
The system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.
Example: We need to respect the laws
en: loi
misdemeanor
noun
A minor wrongdoing.
Example: The player can expect a lengthy suspension for his latest misdemeanor.
en: délit
patrol
noun
An expedition to keep watch over an area, especially by guards or police walking or driving around at regular intervals.
Example: We were ordered to investigate on a night patrol.
en: patrouille
police
noun
the civil force of a national or local government, responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order.
Example: I am studying to become a police officer.
en: police
preventing
verb
Keep (something) from happening or arising.
Example: Action must be taken to prevent further accidents.
en: prévention
weapon
noun
A thing designed or used for inflicting bodily harm or physical damage.
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