Glossary of 15 terms related to the police tech program. It will be useful for me when I will have to speak with people in English when I’ll be a police officer.
arson
noun
The crime of intentionally starting a fire in order to damage or destroy something, especially a building.
Example: A cinema was burned out in north London last night. Police suspect arson.
en: incendie criminel
felony
noun
(an example of) serious crime that can be punished by one or more years in prison.
Example: He was convicted of a felony.
en: félonie
fine
noun
A sum of money imposed as a penalty for an offense or dereliction.
Example: A parking fine
en: amende
gallows
noun
A wooden structure used, especially in the past, to hang criminals from as a form of execution.
Example: New witnesses have cast doubt on some of the evidence that sent the 19-year-old to the gallows.
en: potence
imprisonment
noun
The act of putting someone in prison or the condition of being kept in prison.
Example: She was sentenced to five years' imprisonment.
en: emprisonnement
jury
noun
A group of people who have been chosen to listen to all the facts in a trial in a law court and to decide if a person is guilty or not guilty, or if a claim has been proved.
Example: The jury has/have been unable to return a verdict.
en: jury
offense
noun
A violation or breaking of a social or moral rule; transgression; sin.
en: infraction
peace
noun
Freedom from war and violence, especially when people live and work together happily without disagreements.
Example: Now that the war is over may there be a lasting peace between our nations.
en: paix
punishment
noun
The act of punishing someone.
Example: Many people think that the death penalty is too severe a punishment for any crime.
en: punition
sentence
noun
a punishment given by a judge in court to a person or organization after they have been found guilty of doing something wrong.
Example: He got a heavy sentence.
en: sentence
to acquit
verb
To decide officially in a law court that someone is not guilty of a particular crime.
Example: She was acquitted of all the charges against her.
en: acquitter
traitor
noun
A person who is not loyal or stops being loyal to their own country, social class, beliefs, etc.
Example: The leaders of the rebellion were hanged as traitors.
en: traitre
vagrant
noun
a person who is poor, does not have a home or job, and moves from place to place.
Example: The town has shelters and food handouts for vagrants.
en: vagabond
victim
noun
a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency
Example: a victim of an automobile accident
en: victime
warrant
noun
An official document, signed by a judge or other person in authority, that gives the police permission to search someone's home, arrest a person, or take some other action.