fiche S

French

Etymology

Literally, “S card”. The S stands for sûreté de l'État (“state security”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiʃ ɛs/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

fiche S f (plural fiches S)

  1. (France) an indicator used by French law enforcement to flag an individual considered to be a serious threat to national security, and justifying surveillance but not arrest
    • 2024 July 8, François Tonneau, “Avec 17 députés sur 23, le RN bat ses records”, in La Provence, page 6:
      Le grand chelem espéré a été contrarié par la présence, à Avignon, du très médiatique militant antifa et fiche S Raphaël Arnault.
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