FranceListe CSP, n° 108 · Rights and duties

What is an offence (infraction)?

In the exam (French)

Qu'est-ce qu'une infraction ?

  1. aA decision made by a judgeUne décision rendue par un juge
  2. bAn act forbidden by law and punished by a penaltyUn acte interdit par la loi et puni d'une sanctionCorrect answer
  3. cA conflict between an employee and their employerUn conflit entre un salarié et son employeur
  4. dAn official document issued by the town hallUn document officiel délivré par la mairie

Why?

An offence is behaviour forbidden by law that can be punished by a penalty. There are three categories, from the least serious to the most serious: the petty offence (contravention), the mid-level offence (délit) and the crime (crime). The penalty depends on how serious the offence is.

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Knowledge questions: Ministry of the Interior (DIAN), official lists of knowledge questions CSP and CR, formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr, Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 21 October 2026; the official list for naturalisation, immigration.interieur.gouv.fr (DGEF), Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 25 October 2026. The answer options, the explanations, the situations and the English translation are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are in French. This is not a ministry service.

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