Vocabulaire anglais : droit et criminalité
Vocabulaire sur les systèmes juridiques, les tribunaux et la criminalité
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Système judiciaire · 20
| Mot | Niveau | Traduction | Définition |
|---|---|---|---|
| agreement | B1 | accord | when people think the same about something |
| ban | B1 | interdiction | an official rule that stops you from doing something |
| clause | B2 | clause | a part of a sentence or a rule in a law |
| contract | B1 | contrat | a written agreement between people |
| right | A1 | droit | something a person is allowed to do by law |
| rule | A2 | règle | something that tells you what you can or cannot do |
| illegal | B1 | illégal | not allowed by law |
| justice | B1 | justice | fair treatment for everyone |
| law | B1 | loi | rule made by the government |
| legal | B1 | légal | allowed by law |
| policy | B1 | politique | plan or set of rules for doing something |
| amendment | B1 | amendement | change made to a law or document |
| constitution | B1 | constitution | set of basic laws for running a country |
| legislation | B1 | législation | laws made by a government |
| license | B1 | licence | paper that says you can do something |
| parliament | B1 | parlement | group of people who make laws for a country |
| permit | B1 | permis | an official paper that allows you to do something |
| prohibit | B1 | interdire | to forbid something by a rule or a law — a formal word |
| regulation | B1 | réglementation | official rule about how to do something |
| statute | C1 | texte de loi, loi | law made by a government or official body |
Tribunal et procès · 24
| Mot | Niveau | Traduction | Définition |
|---|---|---|---|
| appeal | B1 | appel | a formal request to a court to change a decision |
| court | B1 | tribunal | a place where people decide if laws were broken |
| evidence | B1 | éléments de preuve, preuves | facts collected to help show whether something is true |
| judge | B1 | juge | a person who decides if the law was broken |
| sentence | A2 | peine | a punishment given to someone by a court |
| testimony | B2 | témoignage | words someone says in court about what they know |
| guilty | A2 | coupable | having done something wrong |
| hearing | A2 | audience | an official meeting to examine a case |
| innocent | B1 | innocent | not having done anything wrong |
| lawyer | A2 | avocat | person whose job is to know the law and give advice on it |
| attorney | B1 | avocat | a lawyer who is allowed to act and speak for you in court |
| bail | B1 | caution | money paid so someone can leave jail |
| proof | B1 | preuve | facts strong enough to show that something is certainly true |
| trial | B1 | procès | a test in a court to find if someone did wrong |
| witness | B1 | témoin | a person who sees something happen |
| jury | B1 | jury | a group of people who decide if someone is guilty |
| lawsuit | B2 | action en justice, poursuite judiciaire | a legal case brought to a court by one person against another |
| oath | B2 | serment | a serious promise, often made in front of others |
| sue | B2 | poursuivre | to take legal action against someone for money |
| verdict | B2 | verdict | the decision made at the end of a trial in court |
| plaintiff | C1 | demandeur, plaignant | person who brings a case against someone in court |
| defendant | B2 | accusé | person who must answer to a charge in court |
| parole | B2 | libération conditionnelle | early release from prison with rules to follow |
| prosecutor | B2 | procureur | lawyer who argues against accused person |
Crime et châtiment · 22
| Mot | Niveau | Traduction | Définition |
|---|---|---|---|
| arrest | B1 | arrestation | when police take someone and hold them |
| crime | B1 | crime | something bad that is against the law |
| criminal | B1 | criminel | a person who does something against the law |
| fine | A1 | amende | money you must pay for breaking a rule |
| murder | B1 | meurtre | the crime of killing someone on purpose |
| robbery | B1 | braquage, vol avec violence | taking things from a person or place by force |
| assault | B1 | agression | attack on a person |
| penalty | B1 | pénalité | punishment for breaking a rule |
| prison | B1 | prison | building where people are kept when they break law |
| punishment | B1 | punition | something bad done to you for doing wrong |
| suspect | B1 | suspect | a person who police think may have committed a crime |
| theft | B1 | vol | act of stealing something |
| victim | B1 | victime | a person who is hurt by something bad |
| violence | B1 | violence | when people hurt others on purpose |
| blackmail | B2 | chantage | forcing someone to pay by threatening to share secrets |
| corruption | B2 | corruption | dishonest behaviour, especially by people in power |
| fraud | B2 | fraude | a crime of tricking people to get money |
| jail | B1 | prison | a place where criminals are kept as punishment |
| bribery | C1 | pots-de-vin, corruption | the crime of giving or accepting bribes |
| kidnap | B2 | enlever | to take a person away by force and keep them |
| arson | B2 | incendie criminel | crime of setting fire to a building on purpose |
| smuggling | B2 | contrebande | taking goods into a country secretly to avoid taxes |
Forces de l'ordre · 15
| Mot | Niveau | Traduction | Définition |
|---|---|---|---|
| clue | A2 | indice | something that helps you find an answer |
| complaint | B1 | plainte | words saying you are not happy about something |
| detective | A2 | détective | a person who finds out who did a crime |
| officer | A2 | policier, agent | a person with power in the army or police |
| police | A1 | police | people whose job is to keep the law |
| investigation | B1 | enquête | careful work to find out the truth |
| security | B1 | sécurité | keeping people and things safe |
| patrol | B1 | patrouille | walking or driving around an area to keep it safe |
| alibi | B2 | alibi | proof that you were somewhere else when a crime happened |
| confession | B2 | aveu | telling the truth about something wrong you did |
| handcuffs | B1 | menottes | metal rings locked around a person's wrists by police |
| surveillance | B2 | surveillance | carefully watching a person or place |
| forensic | C1 | médico-légal | relating to scientific methods used in solving crimes |
| interrogation | B2 | interrogatoire | act of asking many serious questions |
| warrant | B2 | mandat | official paper giving permission to do something |
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