A form of defense used in criminal procedure wherein the accused attempts to prove that he or she was in some other place at the time the alleged offense was committed.
Example: I'm innocent! I have an alibi.
fr: alibi
autopsy
noun
a postmortem examination to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease.
Example: A Study of 8 AUTOPSY Cases From Singapore
fr: autopsie
bulletproof vest
noun
A vest capable of resisting the impact of a bullet
Example: I wear my bulletproof vest everyday.
fr: veste par balle
clue
noun
a piece of evidence or information used in the detection of a crime or solving of a mystery.
Example: police officers are still searching for clues
fr: indice
court
noun
a tribunal presided over by a judge, judges, or a magistrate in civil and criminal cases.
Example: she will take the matter to court
fr: cour
drug
noun
a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body.
Example: I use drug to fisnish this homework
fr: drogue
evidence
noun
something that furnishes proof : testimony specifically : something legally submitted to a tribunal to ascertain the truth of a matter.
Example: we have evidences to put you in jail!
fr: preuve
File
noun
a folder or box for holding loose papers that are typically arranged in a particular order for easy reference.
Example: a file of correspondence
fr: dossier
handcuffs
noun
a pair of lockable linked metal rings for securing a prisoner's wrists.
Example: I have handcuffs.
fr: menottes
hit-and-run
noun
denoting or relating to a motor accident in which the vehicle involved does not stop.
Example: I made an hit-and-run.
fr: délit de fuite
hostage
noun
a person seized or held as security for the fulfillment of a condition.
Example: I am an hostage.
fr: otage
inmate
noun
a person confined to an institution such as a prison or hospital.
Example: I am not an inmate.
fr: détenue
magnyfing glass
noun
a lens that produces an enlarged image, typically set in a frame with a handle and used to examine small or finely detailed things such as fingerprints, stamps, and fine print.
Example: I use my magnyfing glass ot read.
fr: loupe
motive
noun
a reason for doing something, especially one that is hidden or not obvious.
Example: I have a motive.
fr: motif
police baton
noun
A thick, heavy stick used as a weapon by police officers.
Example: The policeman used his baton on this bandit.
fr: matraque
radar
noun
a system for detecting the presence, direction, distance, and speed of aircraft, ships, and other objects, by sending out pulses of high-frequency electromagnetic waves that are reflected off the object back to the source.
Example: I have a radar.
fr: radar
robber
noun
a person who commits robbery.
Example: I am not a robber.
fr: voleur
robbery
noun
the action of taking property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat of force.
Example: I made a robbery.
fr: vol
warrant
noun
a document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police or some other body to make an arrest, search premises, or carry out some other action relating to the administration of justice.
Example: magistrates issued a warrant for his arrest
