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Crime & Justice
B1 · Advanced
20 cards
Master 20 essential French legal terms — from le délit and la garde à vue to le pourvoi en cassation. Each word is anchored in the French legal system: the Cour de cassation, the Code pénal, the Palais de Justice de Paris, and the prison de la Santé. Perfect for B1 learners reading Le Monde or Mediapart, watching French crime dramas, or following high-profile trials.
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Le crime serious felony
🚔 Le délit misdemeanor
⚖️ Le juge d'instruction investigating magistrate
👨⚖️ Le procureur prosecutor
💼 L'avocat lawyer
🔒 La garde à vue police custody
🗣️ Le témoin witness
🔍 La preuve evidence
🕑 L'alibi alibi
💸 L'escroquerie fraud
📦 Le recel possession of stolen goods
🏛️ Le procès trial
📢 La plaidoirie closing argument
🔨 Le verdict verdict
🔄 L'appel appeal
⛓️ La peine sentence
⏳ Le sursis suspended sentence
💶 L'amende fine
🏢 La prison prison
🏛️ Le pourvoi en cassation final appeal
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