My name is Blake. I live in Laval. I am a student at Ahuntsic College. I am currently in my second year of college, and I am studying to become a police officer. The program that I am in is called Police Technology. My glossary is primarily for other students who are in Police Technology and help them learn more words that are related to our field of studies. This second glossary contains fifteen terms that are different from my last glossary. Each word is related to the police field. It can also help the general population to understand and learn new words that are related to this field.
abstinence
noun
The fact or practice of restraining oneself from indulging in something, typically alcohol.
Example: He started to drink again after 5 years of abstinence.
en: abstinence
addiction
noun
The fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity.
Example: Unemployment can treble the chance of developing psychoses and drug addiction.
en: addiction
alibi
noun
Offer an excuse or defense for (someone), especially by providing an account of their whereabouts at the time of an alleged act.
Example: But Marie is quickly ticked off the list of suspects, when her ALIBI proves convincing to the police.
en: alibi
baton
noun
A police officer's club.
Example: The police officer has a baton hanging from his belt.
en: matraque
evidence
noun
The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
Example: The investigator found evidences at the crime scene.
en: évidence
firearm
noun
A rifle, pistol, or other portable gun.
Example: Joe was armed with a firearm when he robbed a bank.
en: arme à feu
fraud
noun
Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.
Example: If users and devices accessing the networks are not properly identified, enterprise risk exposure to threats like fraud, identity theft etc.
en: fraude
injection
noun
An instance of injecting or being injected.
Example: He took a drug injection.
en: injection
offender
noun
A person who commits an illegal act.
Example: An offender is less likely to re-offend in an environment in which he is constantly under surveillance such as prison or some outside monitoring scheme.
en: délinquant
overdose
noun
An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug.
Example: Although alcohol' energy won't put on weight, young man should not drink too much because alcohol overdose can cause liver disease, gout and other diseases.
en: surdosage
prosecutor
noun
A lawyer who conducts the case against a defendant in a criminal court. Also called prosecuting attorney.
Example: The prosecutor can only act on the basis of evidence from "investigations which he no longer conducts".
en: procureur
robbery
noun
The action of taking property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat of force.
Example: She committed a robbery because she stole her neighbour's television.
en: vol
special constable
Civilian employees that are appointed by the Police Services Board and the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services.
Example: The special constable ensures the safety of the people during the trial.
en: constable spécial
unconstitutional
adjective
Not in accordance with a political constitution, especially the US Constitution, or with procedural rules.
Example: This law is unconstitutional because it goes against the constitution.
en: inconstitutionnel
witness
noun
A person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place.
Example: This could easily explain the witness's misidentification in this case; as the hypnosis was carried out by a detective there was increased pressure, from this authority figure, to identify the culprit.
