Pregunta | Respuesta |
burglary | when someone enters another person's home and takes something |
fraud | deceiving or cheating someone in order to get money, etc |
hijacking | when someone uses force or threats to get control of a ship, an aeroplane or a train |
kidnapping | taking somebody away by force and keeping him a prisoner |
shoplifting | stealing things while pretending to shop |
mugging | taking something by force from someone on a street, a corridor, etc |
to imprison | to put someone behind bars |
witness | this person swears to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth |
verdict | the decision reached by a jury: guilty or not guilty |
trial | a legal examination of evidence to decide if somebody is guilty or innocent |
sentence | punishment given by the judge to a guilty person, e.g. two months in prison or a fine |
to acquit | to judge that a person is innocent of a crime |
to convict | to judge that a person is guilty of a crime |
defence lawyer | the person who defends the accused |
prosecution lawyer | the person who prosecutes the accused |
thief | a person who steals |
to chase | to run after somebody |
clues | facts or evidence which help to solve a crime |
arson | the crime of deliberately setting fire to property |
blackmail | the act of frightening someone into making a payment of money, as by revealing secrets |
riot | a noisy, violent public disorder |
alibi | the claim by an accused person of having been elsewhere when an offence was committed |
solicitor | this person gives legal advice and prepares legal documents and cases |
barrister | this person represents clients in the higher courts of law |
bail | money given to a court of law to guarantee that a person released from jail will return at an appointed time |
probation | the status of a convicted offender who has been allowed to go free under the supervision of a/an ... officer |
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