Hi everyone and welcome to my glossary! My name is Adam and I am studying at Ahuntsic college in a program call Police technology. It's a 3 years program where me and my classmates are learning how to be cops in our society. I decided to create this glossary to show you guys important and recurrent words that are related to the job! Enjoy and give me feed back!
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aim
verb
To position or direct (a firearm, ball, arrow, rocket, etc.) so that, on firing or release, the discharged projectile will hit a target or travel along a certain path.
Example: You need to aim carefully before shooting.
en: viser
authority
noun
The power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.
Example: A police officer have the authority to place you under arrest.
en: Autorité
citizen
noun
A person who is a member of a particular country and who has rights because of being born there or because of being given rights, or a person who lives in a particular town or city.
Example: The main task of a police officer is to protect every citizen in danger.
en: citoyen
detective
noun
A member of the police force or a private investigator whose function is to obtain information and evidence, as of offenses against the law.
Example: A detective went on the crime scene to analyze the body.
en: détective
handcuffed
verb
To put handcuffs on a person.
Example: He arrived in court handcuffed.
en: menotter
Law enforcement
Noun
Law enforcement is the activity of some members of government who act in an organized manner to enforce the law by discovering, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules and norms governing that society.
Example: Police officers are part of law enforcement because their goal is to reduce criminal activities.
en: Force de l’ordre
Murder
noun
The unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another.
Example: A murder was made in my apartment building yesterday.
en: meurtre
police car
noun
A police car is a ground vehicle used by police for transportation during patrols and to enable them to respond to incidents and chases.
Example: A police car quickly arrived at my neighbours house because their son was violent.
en: véhicule de police
Self-defense
Noun
The defense of one's person or interests, especially through the use of physical force, which is permitted in certain cases as an answer to a charge of violent crime.
Example: He claimed self-defense in the attempted murder charge.
en: Auto défense
shoot
verb
To fire a bullet or an arrow, or to hit, injure, or kill a person or animal by firing a bullet or arrow at him, her, or it.
Example: The troops were told to shoot to kill.
en: tirer
stab
verb
To kill or hurt someone by pushing a knife or other sharp object into their body.
Example: A man was stabbed to death in a fight between gangs.
en: poignarder
street gang
noun
A group of people who associate together especially for criminal or illegal purposes.
Example: Next to my apartment building, a well-known street gang sell drugs and guns.
en: gang de rue
suspect
verb
To imagine someone to be guilty or culpable on slight evidence or without proof.
Example: I suspect him of giving false information.
en: suspecter
thief
noun
Someone that steals especially stealthily or secretly.
Example: This guy stole my car. He is a thief.
en: voleur
uniform
noun
Distinctive design or fashion worn by members of a particular group and serving as a means of identification.
Example: Police officers are wearing a uniform so they can be recognize by the population.
en: uniforme
wounded
verb
Inflict an injury on someone.
Example: The sergeant was seriously wounded after the altercation.
