Vocabulaire pour IELTS (Académique) - Crime et Punition

(of law enforcement agencies) to take a person away because they believe that they have done something illegal

arrêter

a person who intentionally harms someone physically

attaquant, agresseur

the crime of entering a building to commit illegal activities such as stealing, damaging property, etc.

cambriolage

a matter that is to be dealt with in a court of law

dossier, procès

to do a particular thing that is unlawful or wrong

commettre

someone who does or is involved in an illegal activity

criminel, criminelle

related to or involving illegal activities

criminel

a piece of evidence that leads someone toward the solution of a crime or problem

indice

in a way that is against the law

illégalement

to try to find the truth about a crime, accident, etc. by carefully examining its facts

enquêter sur

the activity of trying to get more information or finding out the truth about something

investigations, enquête

a person who is guilty of killing another human being deliberately

meurtrier, meurtrière, assassin

the act of making someone suffer because they have done something illegal or wrong

punition

to release a bullet or arrow from a gun or bow

tirer, tirer sur

a person who has been harmed, injured, or killed due to a crime, accident, etc.

victime

to officially ask a higher court to review and reverse the decision made by a lower court

faire appel, interjeter appel

to seize or get control of something by force

s’emparer de

to admit, especially to the police or legal authorities, that one has committed a crime or has done something wrong

avouer

an individual who sells illegal drugs such as narcotics, opioids, etc.

vendeur de drogue, vendeuse de drogue

someone who has personally seen of an object, event, etc. and can describe it

témoin

not having committed a wrongdoing or offense

innocent

an attempt to gather the facts of a matter such as a crime, incident, etc. to find out the truth

enquête

someone who has done an illegal act

délinquant, délinquante

the crime of stealing money or goods from someone or somewhere, especially by violence or threat

vol

the crime of taking goods from a store without paying for them

vol à l’étalage

to think that someone may have committed a crime, without having proof

suspecter, soupçonner

the illegal act of purposefully damaging a property belonging to another person or organization

vandalisme

a crime that is intentionally directed toward a person or thing to hurt, intimidate, or kill them

violence

the crime of demanding money or benefits from someone by threatening to reveal secret or sensitive information about them

chantage

the act of punishing a criminal by death

exécution