15 A glossary of 15 words related to police technologies terms
Made to help with vocabulary
bailiff
noun
an official who is responsible for prisoners who are appearing in court
an official who takes possession of someone's property when they cannot pay their debts
Example: They threatened to call in the bailiffs to recover the family's debts.
fr: huissier
bill
noun
a formal statement of a planned new law that is discussed before being voted on
Example: The bill was defeated in the Commons by 249 votes to 131.
fr: projet de loi
blunt
adjective
saying what you think without trying to be polite or considering other people's feelings
Example: I'll be blunt - that last piece of work you did was terrible.
fr: cru
clerk
noun
a person who works with a judge and helps the judge make decisions
Example: The clerk searches in the case law.
fr: greffier
complacency
noun
a feeling of calm satisfaction with your own abilities or situation that prevents you from trying harder
Example: There's no room for complacency if we want to stay in this competition!
fr: complaisance
discrimination
noun
treating a person or particular group of people differently, especially in a worse way from the way in which you treat other people, because of their race, gender, sexuality, etc.
Example: She believes the research understates the amount of discrimination women suffer.
fr: discrimination
evidence
noun
anything that helps to prove that something is or is not true
Example: The jury heard conflicting evidence from three different witnesses.
fr: preuve
hearing
noun
a meeting of a group of people, for example judges or politicians, to hear the facts relating to a legal problem or subject of public interest before they make a decision about it
Example: The hearing took place this morning.
fr: audience
offender
noun
a person who is guilty of a crime
Example: She is a persistent offender and has been arrested five times this year for shoplifting.
fr: contrevenant
pillar
noun
a very important member or part of a group, organization, system, etc.
Example: He’s a pillar of the Montreal business community.
fr: pillier
repercussion
noun
the effect that an action, event, or decision has on something, especially a bad effect
Example: The repercussions of her comments could be serious.
fr: répercussion
right
noun
your opportunity to act and to be treated in particular ways that the law promises to protect for the benefit of society
Example: The officers violated the offender's rights with their arrest.
fr: droit
special constable
noun
Quebec's Court police officers
Example: The special constable showed me the way to the courtroom.
fr: constable spécial
unconstitutional
adjective
something not allowed by the constitution of a country
Example: Changing the law in this way would be unconstitutional.
fr: inconstitutionnel
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
Example: Open up, we have a warrant for Eazy E's arrest !
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