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Vocabulaire Essentiel pour le TOEFL - Crime et Punition
Ici, vous apprendrez quelques mots anglais sur le crime et la punition, tels que « condamné », « alibi », « fraude », etc. qui sont nécessaires pour l'examen TOEFL.
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an act of crime in which someone physically attacks another person
agression
an attempt to gather the facts of a matter such as a crime, incident, etc. to find out the truth
enquête
someone who does or is involved in an illegal activity
criminel, criminelle
a person found guilty of a crime and sent to prison
détenu, détenue, prisonnier, prisonnière
to put someone in prison or keep them somewhere and not let them go
emprisonner, mettre en prison
proof that indicates a person was somewhere other than the place where a crime took place and therefore could not have committed it
alibi
to admit, especially to the police or legal authorities, that one has committed a crime or has done something wrong
avouer
a personal account where someone openly admits to their mistakes or reveals private details about their life
aveu
the crime of demanding money or benefits from someone by threatening to reveal secret or sensitive information about them
chantage
the act of using violence such as killing people, bombing, etc. to gain political power
terrorisme
the illegal act of purposefully damaging a property belonging to another person or organization
vandalisme
the act of taking someone against their will and imprisoning them
enlèvement, kidnapping
the illegal use of someone's name and personal information without their knowledge, particularly to gain money or goods
vol d'identité
seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
détournement
the crime of transporting or controlling people and forcing them to work in the sex trade or other forms of forced labor
traite des êtres humains
the crime of taking goods from a store without paying for them
vol à l’étalage
the action of stealing from a person's pocket or bag
pickpocketing
the act of threatening someone or beating them in order to gain some money
agression
the act of offering money to an authority to gain advantage
corruption, subornation
the punishment in which an individual is made to stay in jail for the rest of their life, typically for committing a serious crime
réclusion à perpétuité, condamnation à perpétuité
the punishment that the court assigned for a guilty person
sentence, peine, condamnation
to catch an animal or a person and keep them as a prisoner
capturer, prendre
to give a severe punishment to someone who has committed a major crime
condamner
using one's power or authority to do illegal things for personal gain or financial benefit
corrompu
to make someone pay a sum of money as punishment for violation of the law
donner une amende à, donner une contravention à
a punishment that someone receives for violating a law, contract, etc.
sanction
a state in which a person is kept in jail or prison, particularly while waiting to be tried
garde à vue, détention provisoire
someone held prisoner by a person or group who will be set free if the demands of that person or group are met
otage
