I'm a nineteen-year-old student at Ahuntsic College. I have been studying Police Technology for 1 year. I will use this glossary to learn 20 police related terms that are important to know. It will be helpful for my colleagues and myself to know these words when we discuss with a person that does not speak French. I found those words in my English book, and I used internet and a dictionary to define each one of them. I suggest everyone to take a look at the words and their example as well. This glossary will certainly help improve our vocabulary related to police topic.
clue
noun
A piece of evidence or information used in the detection of a crime or solving of a mystery.
Example: Police officers are still searching for clues.
fr: indice
corruption
noun
Dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.
Example: The journalist who wants to expose corruption in high places.
fr: corruption
delinquency
noun
Minor crime, especially that committed by young people.
Example: They tried to steer him away from delinquency by giving him a job in their store.
fr: délinquance
drug
noun
A substance taken for its narcotic or stimulant effects, typically illegally.
Example: Alcohol can also be considered a drug.
fr: drogue
gun
noun
A weapon incorporating a metal tube from which bullets, shells, or other missiles are propelled by explosive force, typically making a characteristic loud, sharp noise.
Example: Each of the men was armed with a gun.
fr: pistolet
handcuffs
noun
A pair of lockable linked metal rings for securing a prisoner's wrists.
Example: She was taken away in handcuffs.
fr: menottes
hostage
noun
A person seized or held as security for the fulfillment of a condition.
Example: Four men were held hostage.
fr: otage
investigation
noun
The action of investigating something or someone; formal or systematic examination or research.
Example: He is under investigation for receiving illicit funds.
fr: enquête
jail
noun
A place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime.
Example: He served 15 months in jail.
fr: prison
judge
noun
A public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law.
Example: She's one of the strictest judges in the state.
fr: juge
lawyer
noun
Person who practices or studies law.
Example: I hope you have a good lawyer.
fr: avocat
murder
noun
The unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another.
Example: The stabbing murder of an off-Broadway producer.
fr: meurtre
prosecution
noun
The institution and conducting of legal proceedings against someone in respect of a criminal charge.
Example: They dropped the prosecution as the evidence was insufficient.
fr: poursuite
robbery
noun
The action of taking property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat of force.
Example: He is serving a sentence for robbery.
fr: cambriolage
snitch
noun
An informer.
Example: They thought he was a plant or a snitch.
fr: mouchard
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.
fr: terroriste
uniform
noun
The distinctive clothing worn by members of the same organization or body or by children attending certain schools.
Example: Airline pilots in dark blue uniforms.
fr: uniforme
warrant
noun
A document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police or some other body to make an arrest, search premises, or carry out some other action relating to the administration of justice.
Example: The police have obtained a search warrant.
fr: mandat
weapon
noun
A thing designed or used for inflicting bodily harm or physical damage.
Example: My umbrella will serve for a weapon.
fr: arme
witness
noun
A person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place.
Example: I have been called as a witness in the Mulloy case.
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