I've been in Police Technology for 1 and a half years now, and I've learned a lot of expressions and specific words regarding my field of study. It is important for us, soon to be police officers, to know how to communicate with other cultures. In Montreal, there is a big diversity of people and of languages which is why I have to learn the common words related to my future job. I made this glossary with the help of my book and online resources. It's about words that I think are important for me and my colleague to know in English ans they're definition. I want to include those words into my vocabulary and for other students in Police Technology or not to have them as well.
bailiff
countable noun
An official in a court of law who keeps order, looks after prisoners, etc.
Example: As the bailiff took him away, his mother wept while I averted my eyes.
fr: huissier
bulletproof vest
noun, phrase
A bulletproof vest, also known as a ballistic vest or a bullet-resistant vest, is an item of body armour that helps absorb the impact and reduce or stop penetration to the torso by firearm-fired projectiles and fragmentation from explosions.
Example: One was saved by a bulletproof vest after being struck in the abdomen.
fr: gilet pare-balles
discretionary power
noun, phrase
Discretionary power is the ability to make decisions based on personal judgment or choice.
Example: It was held that the local education authority had a statutory duty to consider educational needs; considering additional criteria would downgrade this statutory duty to a discretionary power.
fr: pouvoir discrétionnaire
exhibit
noun
A document or other object produced in a court as evidence.
Example: Additionally, Provider may choose to further detail its security programs and measures that augment or are in addition to the Cybersecurity Framework in Exhibit “F”.
fr: pièce à conviction
hideout
noun
A hiding place, espacially one used by someone who has broken the law.
Example: She led the police to his hideout in the attic.
fr: un refuge, une cachette
hooliganism
noun
Violent or rowdy behavior by young troublemakers, typically in a gang.
Example: The boys were accused of hooliganism.
fr: vandalisme
in camera hearing
phrase
A closed-door hearing in judge's chambers, usually concerning sensitive child-related issues.
Example: Judges assess the merits of such claims in camera.
fr: audience à huis clos
inmate
noun
A person confined to an institution such as a prison or hospital.
Example: Inmates of the Louisiana State Penitentiary.
fr: détenue
innocent bystander
phrase
A person who is close to or sees an event or situation, but is not responsible for it or to blame for it.
Example: They claimed to be simply innocent bystanders in the scandal but no one believed them.
fr: spectateur innocent
investigator
noun
A person who carries out a formal inquiry or investigation.
Example: Accident investigators are at the crash site.
fr: enquêteur
miranda warning
noun, phrase
A warning given by police to criminal suspects in police custody, informing them of their right to silence.
fr: les droits de Miranda
oath
noun
A solemn promise, often invoking a divine witness, regarding one's future action or behavior.
Example: They took an oath of allegiance to the king.
fr: serment
pepper spray
noun, pharse
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: The police used pepper spray to bring the suspect under control.
fr: spray au poivre
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's scheduled to get out of prison next month.
fr: prison
prosecution
noun
The institution and conducting of legal proceedings against someone in respect of a criminal charge.
Example: They lacked the funds to embark on private prosecutions.
fr: poursuite
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: When police radar is continuously transmitting, speeds are automatically displayed on the radar guns display console when vehicles come into detection range.
fr: radar
search warrant
noun, phrase
A legal document authorizing a police officer or other official to enter and search premises.
Example: He made an application to a magistrate for a search warrant, and it was granted.
fr: mandat de perquisition
suspect
noun
A person thought to be guilty of a crime or offense.
Example: The police have arrested a suspect.
fr: suspect
tribunal
noun
A court of justice.
Example: She took her case to an immigration appeals tribunal.
fr: tribunal
weapon
noun
A thing designed or used for inflicting bodily harm or physical damage.
Example: The youths were dragged from their car and searched for weapons.
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