Quelle est l'infraction la plus grave ?

Four choices

1. Le crime
2. La contravention
3. Le délit
4. L’incivilité

Explanation in English

There are three types of offences. A minor offence is the least serious. A crime is the most serious.

Why the other choices are wrong

• La contravention — The answer to remember is “Le crime”: There are three types of offences. A minor offence is the least serious. A crime is the most serious.
• Le délit — The answer to remember is “Le crime”: There are three types of offences. A minor offence is the least serious. A crime is the most serious.
• L’incivilité — The answer to remember is “Le crime”: There are three types of offences. A minor offence is the least serious. A crime is the most serious.

Difficult words

infraction

offence

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• Comment s’appelle la Constitution actuelle de la France ?
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