I am making this glossary to help future police officers or anyone else who is interested in policing recognize and be more familiar with some words that police officers may use.
autopsy
Noun
a postmortem examination to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease.
Example: Upon the death of the patient an AUTOPSY showed a severe lesion to the frontal lobe.
en: Autopsie
crime scene
Noun
the place where an offense has been committed and forensic evidence may be gathered.
Example: It is unusual at a CRIME SCENE to find a fingerprint of high quality.
en: Scène de crime
criminal
Noun
a person who has committed a crime.
Example: These men are dangerous CRIMINALS.
en: Criminel
declaration
Noun
a formal or explicit statement or announcement.
Example: They issued a DECLARATION at the close of the talks.
en: Déclaration
drug
Noun
a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body.
Example: When the police stopped them she had DRUGS on her.
en: Drogue
firearm
Noun
a rifle, pistol, or other portable gun.
Example: Jones pleaded guilty to possessing a FIREARM with criminal intent.
en: Arme à feu
hostage
Noun
a person seized or held as security for the fulfillment of a condition.
Example: This is the only outcome the HOSTAGE could have seen.
en: Otage
investigator
Noun
a person who carries out a formal inquiry or investigation.
Example: Accident INVESTIGATORS are at the crash site.
en: Enquêteur
killer
Noun
a person or thing that kills.
Example: Police are still searching for the KILLER.
en: Tueur
law
Noun
the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.
Example: They were taken to court for breaking the LAW.
en: Loi
motive
Noun
a reason for doing something, especially one that is hidden or not obvious.
Example: A MOTIVE for his murder.
en: Motif
pepper spray
Noun
a substance made from a chemical found in peppers that causes temporary blindness and pain to the nose, throat, and skin when it is sprayed on someone.
Example: Mary carries PEPPER SPRAY in her purse.
en: Spray au poivre
police
Noun
the civil force of a national or local government, responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order.
Example: When someone is killed, the POLICE have to be informed.
en: Police
prison
Noun
a building in which people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed or while awaiting trial.
Example: He died in PRISON.
en: Prison
radar
Noun
a system for detecting the presence, direction, distance, and speed of aircraft, ships, and other objects, by sending out pulses of high-frequency electromagnetic waves that are reflected off the object back to the source.
Example: This can be seen in the satellite and RADAR.
en: Radar
suspect
Noun
a person thought to be guilty of a crime or offense.
Example: The police have arrested a SUSPECT.
en: Suspect
terrorist
Noun
a person who uses unlawful violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.
Example: Four commercial aircraft were hijacked by TERRORISTS.
en: Terroriste
tribunal
Noun
a court of justice.
Example: An international war crimes TRIBUNAL.
en: Tribunal
victim
Noun
a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action.
Example: VICTIMS of domestic violence.
en: Victime
weapon
Noun
a thing designed or used for inflicting bodily harm or physical damage.
Example: Felicity promise not to use the ruler as a WEAPON or not to hit anyone.
