Erweiterter Wortschatz für den TOEFL - Verbrechen und Bestrafung

to violently attack someone

angreifen

to persuade someone to do something, often illegal, by giving them an amount of money or something of value

bestechen

to intentionally damage something, particularly public property

vandalieren

to make some alterations in order to make something that has been obtained illegally, especially money and currency appear legal or acceptable

waschen

to take something for one's own use, especially illegally or without the owner's permission

sich aneignen

goods or items whose importation, exportation, or possession is prohibited by law

Schmuggelware

to move goods or people illegally and secretly into or out of a country

schmuggeln

to cruelly or violently treat a person or an animal, especially regularly or repeatedly

misshandeln

to demand funds or another benefit from someone in exchange for not damaging their reputation

erpressen

to illegally take someone away, especially by force or deception

entführen

to use deceit in order to deprive someone of their money or other possessions

betrügen

‌to cooperate secretly or illegally for deceiving other people

konspirieren

to make secret plans with other people to commit an illegal or destructive act

verschwören

to make false and adverse statements about someone for defamation

übel reden

the act of stealing funds that are placed in one's trust and belong to one's employer

Untreue

to enter someone's land or building without permission

unbefugtes Betreten

the act of violently stealing a car while someone is inside it

Autoentführung

a minor crime or misdeed, especially of a young person

Jugenddelinquenz

someone who has committed or has been legally found guilty of a serious crime

Verbrecher

someone who helps another to commit a crime or do a wrongdoing

Komplize

an action that is considered wrong or unacceptable yet not very serious

Vergehen

a serious crime such as arson, murder, rape, etc.

schweres Verbrechen

the crime of murdering another person

Homicid

a mass murder committed in order to destroy a particular nation, religious or ethnic group, or race

Völkermord

‌an act of violently stealing something valuable, especially from a shop or bank

Überfall

the act of stealing something from someone, especially without breaking into a building

Diebstahl

the offense of telling lies in a court of law after you have vowed to tell the truth

Falschaussage

someone who commits a series of murders in a similar pattern

Serienmörder

the action of keeping someone in a closed space, prison, etc., usually by force

Einsperrung

the act of suggesting that someone is guilty, particularly of a crime

Inkriminierung

to arrest someone

festnehmen

to send someone accused of a crime to the place where the crime happened or where they are wanted for legal matters

ausliefern

to officially hold someone in a place, such as a jail, and not let them go

festnehmen

the act of putting or keeping someone in captivity

Inhaftierung

to force someone to live away from their native country, usually due to political reasons or as a punishment

verstoßen

relating to the enforcement of rules or the correction of behavior

disziplinarisch

to officially take away something from someone, usually as punishment

konfiszieren

to kill someone, especially as a legal penalty

exekutieren

to no longer be able to access a right, property, privilege, etc. as a result of violating a law or a punishment for doing something wrong

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