FranceListe CSP, n° 113 · Liste CR, n° 123 · Liste naturalisation, n° 122 · Rights and duties
What is the most serious type of offence?
In the exam (French)
Quelle est l'infraction la plus grave ?
- aA crime (crime)Le crimeCorrect answer
- bA mid-level offence (délit)Le délit
- cA petty offence (contravention)La contravention
- dA fine (amende)L'amende
Why?
There are three categories of offences. The petty offence (contravention) is the least serious (for example speeding), the mid-level offence (délit) comes in between (for example theft) and the crime (crime) is the most serious (for example murder or rape). A fine (amende) is not an offence: it is a penalty.
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Source
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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