APPENDIX I. VOCABULARY RELATED TO CRIME AND PUNISHMENT.
CRIME &PUNISHMENT Crimes
Criminals
Crime verbs
arson assault assassination bigamy blackmail bomb attack bribery burglary drug dealing embezzlement felony forgery fraud hijacking hooliganism housebreaking kidnapping looting manslaughter mugging murder pickpocketing robbery shoplifting smuggling spy terrorism theft vandalism
arsonist assassin bigamist blackmailer burglar drug dealer drug pusher forger fraudster hijacker hooligan kidnapper looter mugger murderer pickpocket rapist robber shoplifter smuggler spy terrorist thief vandal
bribe burgle hijack kidnap loot mug murder rape rob shoplift smuggle steal vandalise
Crime collocations
Words connected with crime
Prison life
a forged 10 dollar note stolen goods tax evasion the black market the legal limit
court fine guilty judge jury layer punishment swear testimony trial witness
be behind bars cells criminals inmates lock up to be released
If you commit a crime you may be: accused arrested charged convicted fined interrogated sent to prison suspected tried
Ways of prevention a bodyguard a burglar alarm a safe an insurance common sense martial arts neighbours tear gas
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APPENDIX I. VOCABULARY RELATED TO CRIME AND PUNISHMENT. CRIME VERBS Arrest Be cleared of all charges Bribe Burgle Charge Commit a crime Escort Eyewitness Identify Imprison Investigate Judge Kidnap Loot Mug Murder Plead guilty Prove Reach a verdict Rape Rob Sentence Shoplift Smuggle Steal Swear Testify Vandalise
to deprive of liberty by taking him into custody, esp under lawful authority to escape punishment or be found not guilty of the charged offences giving money or gift to someone dishonestly to gain an illicit advantage entering a house any other building or a car illegally. to accuse or impute a fault to a person, group or party as formally in a court of law to break the law or to do something illegal or immoral to accompany another or others for protection, guidance or restraint to be present at an event and see it with one's own eyes to establish the identity of someone or something to lock up or confine in a jail to serve out his or her pronounced sentence to inquire into or examine systematically a situation or problem, especially a crime or death, in order to discover the truth to hear and decide on in a court of law to take a person away by force especially to demand ransom steal goods from houses or shops during a riot, war or after earthquakes attacking people and stealing their money to kill someone deliberately to confess or admit responsibility for a charged offence to get a lesser punishment to provide evidence for or establish the validity of an argument to make an unanimous decision among the members of a jury about a case in a civil or criminal court forcefully having sex with someone against their wish stealing from a bank, any other place or from a person to pronounce sentence on a convicted person in a court of law stealing from a shop take goods illegally into or out of the country taking something dishonestly that doesn’t belong to you to take an oath in order to add force or solemnity to a statement or declaration to declare or give testimony or evidence under oath in a court of law damaging public or private property intentionally
CRIME NOUNS Arson Assassination Attorney Bailiff Blackmail
the crime of starting a fire on purpose in order to destroy a building the murder of someone famous or important (AM): (also ‘lawyer’ or ‘sollicitor’ BR) one whose profession is to give advice and assistance to clients and represent them in court or in legal matters an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests when you get money from people or force them to do something by 2/ 5
APPENDIX I. VOCABULARY RELATED TO CRIME AND PUNISHMENT.
Blackmailer Bobby Bribe Burglar Burglary Carjacking Community service Cop Courthouse Courtroom Death penalty Defendant Domestic violence Drink-driving Drug dealing Electric chair Evidence Fine Forgery Fraud Genocide Handcuff Hijacking Judge Jury Kidnapping Loot Mugger Mugging Murder Parking ticket
threatening to tell a secret of theirs or to harm them someone who obtains money from people or forces them to do something by threatening to make known a secret of theirs or to harm them an informal term for a British policeman money or a present that you give to someone so that they will do something for you, usually something dishonest a person who illegally enters buildings and steals thing the crime of illegally entering a building and stealing things the crime of stealing someone's car while they are in it by using physical force or threats work that people do to help other people without payment, and which young criminals whose crime was not serious enough for them to be put in prison are sometimes ordered to do uncomplimentary terms for a policeman, especially in the USA a public building in which courts of law are held a room in which the legal proceedings of a court are held a sentence of punishment by execution a person against whom an action or claim is brought in a court of law violence or physical abuse directed toward your spouse or domestic partner ; usually violence by men against women driving a vehicle after drinking too much alcohol selling drugs a special chair which is used to kill a criminal with a current of electricity information used in a court of law to decide whether the accused is guilty or not a sum of money required to be paid as a penalty for an offense or any kind of crime to the offended party an illegal copy of a document, painting, etc. or the crime of making such illegal copies the crime of obtaining money by deceiving people systematic killing of a racial or cultural group a pair of strong, connected hoops that can be tightened and locked about the wrists and used on one or two arms of a prisoner in custody using force to take control of an aircraft or other vehicle the person who leads a trial and decides on the sentences a group of twelve citizens who decide on the verdict taking a person away illegally by force, usually in order to demand money in exchange for releasing them any valuable things or money stolen by an army at war or by thieves a person who attacks people in a public place in order to steal their money an act of attacking someone and stealing their money the crime of intentionally killing a person an official notice which is put on your vehicle when you have parked illegally, and which tells you that you must pay a particular amount of money as punishment 3/ 5
APPENDIX I. VOCABULARY RELATED TO CRIME AND PUNISHMENT. Phishing
Pickpocket Pickpocketing Poaching Prison Punishment Rape Robbery Sentence Shoplifting Slander Smuggler Smuggling Spanking Speeding Terrorism Terrorist Theft Torture Trial
Vandalism Wheel clamp Witness
the request confidential information over the Internet under false pretences in order to fraudulently obtain credit card numbers, passwords, or other personal data a thief who steals things out of pockets or bags, especially in a crowd stealing things out of pockets or bags, especially in a crowd catching and killing animals without permission on someone else's land a building where criminals are forced to live as a punishment when someone is punished e.g. with the red card (in football) the crime of forcefully having sex with someone against their wish the act of unlawfully taking the property of another (most of the times banks, shops or any kind of business) by the use of violence or intimidation a punishment given by a judge in court to a person or organization after they have been found guilty of doing something wrong the illegal act of taking goods from a shop without paying for them a false spoken statement about someone which damages their reputation, or the making of such a statement someone who takes something illegally into another country taking things or people to or from a place secretly and often illegally the act of hitting someone with the hand, usually several times on the bottom as a punishment the act or an instance of driving especially a motor vehicle faster than is allowed by law the act of violence for political aims someone who commits violent action for political purposes dishonestly taking something which belongs to someone else and keeping it infliction of severe physical pain as a means of punishment or coercion the judicial examination of the issues in a civil or criminal cause by a competent tribunal and the determination of these issues in accordance with the law of the land wilful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others a metal device fixed to the wheel of an illegally parked car which will only be removed when the owner pays an amount of money One who is called on to testify before a court
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APPENDIX I. VOCABULARY RELATED TO CRIME AND PUNISHMENT. CRIME AND LAW IDIOMS AND EXPRESSIONS
A vested interest
If you have a vested interest in something, you have a strong personal interest in it because you stand to gain from it.
Above the law
If someone is above the law, they are not subject to the laws of a society.
Catch someone red-handed
If someone is caught red-handed, they are caught in the act of doing something wrong such as cheating or stealing.
Cover your tracks
If you cover your tracks, you make sure no-one can find evidence of what you've done.
Face the music
If someone has to face the music, they have to accept the consequences of doing something wrong.
To be as thick as thieves
To have a very close relationship, probably best friends who are always together and never keep secrets from each other.
To beat the rap
To escape conviction and punishment for a crime
To get a slap on the wrist
To get light punishment for a crime or wrongdoing
To be behind bars
To be in prison
To cook the books
To keep inaccurate accounts for a business in order to pay less tax
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