My name is Blake and I live in Laval. I am currently studying at Ahuntsic College. I am in my second year of college and my program is
Police Technology. In other words, I am studying to become a police officer. My glossary is primarily for other students who are studying in the same field as me and help them in their studies. This glossary contains fifteen terms and each words are related to the police field. It can also help the general population to understand and be more familiar with words that are related to this field.
acquitted
verb
Free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.
Example: In most of the cases where the accused did not give evidence they used to be invariably acquitted unless there was clear evidence of their guilt.
fr: acquitter
bail
noun
The temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial, sometimes on condition that a sum of money be lodged to guarantee their appearance in court.
Example: In Barry, Code C was breached by the offer of assistance with requesting BAIL if the suspect complied. (1991) 95 Cr.
fr: caution
criminal
noun
A person who has committed a crime.
Example: Moreover, to a certain extent, Sikes could be associated with the drug dealer and abusive boyfriend of Liam's mother in Sweet Sixteen since he is also a criminal who abuses of Nancy.
fr: criminel
detention
noun
The action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody, especially as a political prisoner.
Example: The custody officer must review the detention of the suspect after the initial 6 hour period, and subsequently at intervals of no less than 9 hours.
fr: détention
exemption
noun
The process of freeing or state of being free from an obligation or liability imposed on others.
Example: There was a radical attack on aristocratic privileges including the withdrawl of exemption from tax, special judicial treatment and the collection of dues from peasants and by November 1790 all ranks of nobility had been abolished.
fr: exemption
felony
noun
A crime, typically one involving violence, regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death.
Example: In relation to other offences, for example in Hertfordshire between 1610 and 1619, 572 men and 36 women were called to give evidence in felony cases.
fr: crime
imprisonment
noun
The state of being imprisoned; captivity.
Example: Included in this list are any crimes which would be punishable in the UK by imprisonment with a maximum term of more than 12 months.
fr: emprisonnement
indicted
verb
Formally accuse of or charge with a serious crime.
Example: All three sudden upsurges of indicted theft during Elizabeth's reign were periods of scarcity.
fr: inculpé
investigator
noun
A person who carries out a formal inquiry or investigation.
Example: In this approach the investigator purposely involves peers in the analytical process to review the findings (Depoy & Gitlin 1998).
fr: enquêteur
mandatory
adjective
Required by law or rules; compulsory.
Example: Should Class Attendance be mandatory?
fr: mandatoire
pardon
noun
The action of forgiving or being forgiven for an error or offense.
Example: More importantly, as we are aware of the shortcomings of the system, there should be more safeguards put in place; ensuring fair trials, allowing sufficient time to prepare a defence, adequate legal representation, the right to appeal and the right to seek a pardon or commutation of service.
fr: pardon
plead
verb
Present and argue for (a position), especially in court or in another public context.
Example: Since the claim based on constructive trust had failed, the Claimant was allowed to PLEAD in the alternative that the monies were advanced by loan.
fr: plaider
probation
noun
The release of an offender from detention, subject to a period of good behavior under supervision.
Example: In Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland between 40-50% of the black male population between the ages of 18 and 15 is at any given moment either in prison, on probation, parole or there is a warrant out for their arrest .
fr: probation
rehabilitation
noun
The action of restoring someone to health or normal life through training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or illness.
Example: It is also a part of modern rehabilitation therapy to encourage offenders to express their feelings and experiences regarding their crimes.
fr: réhabilitation
sanction
noun
A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule.
Example: In this respect the potential sanction does not undermine the defendant's right to a fair trial.
