| GAV | Garde à Vue, meaning police custody. |
| PSIG | Peloton de Surveillance et d’Intervention de la Gendarmerie, meaning the Surveillance and Intervention Platoon. |
| BAC | Brigade Anti-Criminalité, referring to anti-crime units. |
| OPJ | Officier de Police Judiciaire, or Judicial Police Officer. |
| P.V | Procès-Verbal, meaning an official report or record. |