Lorie-ann's lexicon

20 AEC terms

This is my glossary about the words I didn't know about my course.

Big house
Noun
Penitentiary
Example: He's in the big house now.
en: Pénitencier
Clever
Adjective
Smart
Example: This inmate is dangerous because he is very clever.
en: intelligent
Gate
noun
The way someone walk
Example: This inmate have a special gate.
en: Démarche
Pen
Noun
Penitentiary
Example: He's in the pen until next year.
en: Pénitencier
Slammer
Noun
Penitentiary
Example: He's in the slammer for 4 years.
en: Pénitencier
To bail someone out
Phrase
Pay the caution of someone.
Example: This kind women bail someone out.
en: Payer la caution de quelqu'un.
To come clean..
Phrase
To tell the truth.
Example: He had to come clean if he wanted to get out.
en: De dire la vérité.
To do time
phrase
When somebody have to go in prison.
Example: He had to do time last year because of that.
en: Faire du temps
to fess up
phrase
To say the truth.
Example: He had to fess up.
en: Avouer la vérité
To get a slap on the wrist..
Phrase
Having a small punishment.
Example: He only had a slap on the wrist.
en: Avoir une petite punition.
To get away with murder..
phrase
When someone had no punishment when they did something very wrong.
Example: He did get away with murder.
en: Ne pas être punis lorsque quelqu'un fait quelque chose de grave.
To get cought red-handed.
Phrase
Being caught right when you do something wrong.
Example: Try to not get caught red-handed.
en: Se faire prendre en fragrant délit.
To get off scot-free..
phrase
To avoid the consequences.
Example: He get off scott-free with he's crime.
en: Sortir indemne d'une situation.
To keep one's nose clean
Phrase
Is to stay out of trouble.
Example: I did that to keep one's nose clean.
en: Rester en dehors des ennuis.
To not have a leg to stand on.
Phrase
Do not have a good position to be believed.
Example: He do not have a leg to stand on right now.
en: N'est pas en bonne position pour être cru.
To rat on..
Phrase
To tell someone in authority about something wrong that someone else.
Example: The inmates don't like this man because he rat on someone.
en: Déclarer quelqu'un
To take the rap for..
Phrase
To take the blame.
Example: He took the rap for he's friends.
en: Prendre la faute pour..
To turn a blind eye to...
Phrase
To ignore a situation.
Example: He only turn a blind to eye and go away.
en: D'ignorer une situation.
Upheaval
Adjective
Someone who is violent or change suddenly.
Example: That guy is upheaval ans that why he's is prison.
en: Quelqu'un qui est violent ou change soudainement de comportement.
White-collar crime
Phrase
When someone commits a financial crime.
Example: This person did a white-collar crime.
en: Un crime financier