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What is an offense?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Multi-year residence permit no. 108
Qu'est-ce qu'une infraction ?
What is an offense?
Answer. An act or behavior prohibited by law and punishable by a penalty.
Un acte ou un comportement interdit par la loi et puni d'une sanction.
There are three kinds of offenses, from least to most serious. Minor offenses, misdemeanors and felonies.
The official text that proves it
« Les infractions pénales désignent des actes ou des comportements interdits par la loi. Le non-respect des lois peut entraîner des sanctions. »
Criminal offenses refer to acts or behavior prohibited by law. Failing to obey the law can lead to penalties.
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
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