BRIGHT-WAY IELTS (1st Floor, Anand Complex, Near Ghora Chowk, Bathinda)
The list of crimes below are all
nouns.
- abduction = taking
someone against their will (kidnapping)
- arson = setting
fire to a property
- assault = a
physical attack
- burglary = illegal
entry to a building with an intent to commit a crime
- child abuse =
maltreatment of a child
- drug trafficking =
importing illegal drugs
- false imprisonment
= imprisoning a person against their will
- fraud = deception
for personal or financial gain
- hacking =
unauthorized access to data in a computer system
- hijacking =
illegally getting control of an aircraft or vehicle
- human trafficking
= illegally transporting people, usually for slave labour or commercial
sexual exploitation
- murder (homicide
USA)
- premeditated
murder = murder that is intentional (planned before hand)
- unpremeditated
murder – murder that is not intentional (not planned)
- manslaughter
– unintentional murder (synonym for unpremeditated murder)
- attempted
murder = planning to kill another person
- patricide
= killing one’s own father
- genocide =
systematic killing of a race or religious group
- euthanasia
= killing someone for their benefit
- organised crime =
crime by an organised gang or organisation
- smuggling =
illegal import or export
- terrorism =
unlawful violence or threat with political aims
- white collar crime
= financially motivated non-violent crime by a worker
Minor
Crimes / Offences
- pick pocketing =
taking from another person’s pockets
- shoplifting =
taking products from a shop without paying for them
- traffic offences
=breaking the rules of the road and driving
- drunk
driving = driving whilst under the influence of alcohol
- jay
walking = crossing the road at an undesignated spot
- running a
red light = going through traffic lights when they are red
- speeding =
driving over the speed limit
- vandalism =
deliberate destruction or damage to a building
BRIGHT-WAY IELTS (1st Floor, Anand Complex, Near Ghora Chowk, Bathinda)
Vocabulary
for Criminals
This
list shows the person relating to the crime (the perpetrator of the crime).
- crime = criminal
- murder = murderer
- theft = thief
- trafficking =
trafficker
- hijacking =
hijacker
- terrorism =
terrorist
- smuggling =
smuggler
- shoplifting =
shoplifter
- vandalism = vandal
- teenage criminal/
juvenile delinquent
Types
of Punishment Vocabulary
- the death penalty
(capital punishment) = punishment of death
- a prison sentence
(imprisonment) = imprisonment
- life in
prison
- 10 years
- 6 months
- a suspended
sentence = delaying of a sentence
- forfeiture =
property is taken away (confiscated)
- hospital order =
to confine someone to hospital under arrest
- a fine = to pay
money as a punishment for an offence
- house arrest =
imprisoned in one’s own house rather than in prison
- to suspend a
license = with holding a person’s right to use their driving license for a
period of time
- to revoke a
license = to take away someone’s driving license
- non-custodial
sentence = a sentence which is not done in prison
- community
service = punishment by doing community work
Other
Types of Punishment
This refers to punishment commonly used by schools
and parents.
- detention = to
stay in school after hours for punishment
- to give lines =
punishment where a child must write the same sentence again and again
- isolation = to be
kept apart from others as a punishment
- grounding = to be
unable to go outside home as a punishment
- scolding = an
angry reprimand
- corporal
punishment = physical punishment from a teacher or headteacher at school
Court
Language
- judge = the person
who controls the court proceedings
- jury = a group of
independent people who decide whether the defendant is guilty or not
guilty
- justice = fairness
or court law
- trial = legal
proceedings to judge whether someone is guilty of a crime
- court = the place
where the trial is held
- defendant = the
accused person: the individual or group being accused in court of a crime
- prosecutor = the
lawyer against the accused person
- defense = the
lawyer protecting the accused person
- witness = a person
who sees an event happen
- evidence = facts
or information supporting the truth
- proof = evidence
supporting a claim
- hearsay = rumour /
unsubstantiated information
- guilty = not
innocent as judged by a court of law
- innocent = found
not guilty of a crime
- to be found guilty
= the court decided that the person did commit the crime
- conviction
/ verdict = formal sentence of a court
- circumstances of
the crime = a condition or situation relating to a crime
- extenuating
circumstances = a condition that makes the crime or mistake less serious
and more understandable
- take into
consideration = should be thought about carefully
- circumstantial
evidence = something that connects a person indirectly to the crime (for
example, a finger print at a crime scene but no actual hard evidence or
witness)
- maximum / minimum
sentence = highest penalty / lowest penalty
- a harsh punishment
= hard, strict penalty
- penalty /
punishment are synonyms but penalty is often used for both minor offences
and major crimes.
Other
Useful Crime & Punishment Vocabulary
- crime is prevalent
= there is a lot of crime
- armed police =
police who carry guns
- to deter (n =
deterrent) = to put someone off from doing something
- discrimination =
unjust treatment
- to be soft on
crime = not to have harsh or strict punishments
- repeat offender =
a person who has committed a crime or offence more than once
- serial criminals =
criminals who repeatedly commit the same crime
- diminished
responsibility = when someone is not in a state to be considered
responsible for their own actions
- rehabilitation =
to restore someone through education or therapy
- reintegrate back
into society = help someone return into society
- peer pressure =
pressure from friends or colleagues
- role models =
people whose behavior should be copied and respected
- mimicking violent
behavior = to copy aggressive actions
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