Das Buch Insight - Mittelstufe - Einheit 5 - 5A

the illegal act of taking something from a place or person without permission

Diebstahl, Entwendung

a situation or event that causes bad luck or hardship for someone

Unglück, Missgeschick

the act of not telling the truth or deliberately misleading someone in order to gain an advantage or avoid punishment

Unehrlichkeit, Betrug

an argument or a situation in which people have different opinions about something

Meinungsverschiedenheit

behavior that is inappropriate or unacceptable according to social norms or rules

Missbilligung, unangemessenes Verhalten

an action or speech that offends a person or thing

Missachtung, Respektlosigkeit

the act of treating someone in a cruel, abusive, or unfair way, often causing physical or emotional harm

Misshandlung, schlechte Behandlung

the state of not believing or accepting something as true or real

Unglauben, Misstrauen

a group of elected people who govern a city, town, etc.

Rat

a reliable and experienced person who helps those with less experience

Mentor, Betreuer

the act of making someone suffer because they have done something illegal or wrong

Strafe

equipped with weapons or firearms

bewaffnet, gerüstet

the crime of stealing money or goods from someone or somewhere, especially by violence or threat

Raub

unpaid work done either as a form of punishment by a criminal or as a voluntary service by a citizen

Zivildienst

the punishment of killing a criminal, which is officially ordered by a court

Todesstrafe, Vollstreckung der Todesstrafe

a group of criminals who work together

Bande, Gang

a crime that is intentionally directed toward a person or thing to hurt, intimidate, or kill them

Gewalt

a type of sentence or punishment where a person is confined to their home instead of being in jail or prison

Hausarrest, Hausarreststrafe

the act of cheating in order to make illegal money

Betrug, Schwindel

a sharp blade with a handle that is used for cutting or as a weapon

Messer

the punishment in which an individual is made to stay in jail for the rest of their life, typically for committing a serious crime

lebenslange Freiheitsstrafe, lebenslänglicher Haftstrafe

having little significance

unbedeutend, geringfügig

the length of time someone must spend in jail or prison as a punishment for breaking the law

Gefängnisstrafe, Strafmaß

an amount of money that must be paid as a legal punishment

Geldstrafe, Bußgeld

the coming and going of cars, airplanes, people, etc. in an area at a particular time

Verkehr

to kill someone, especially as a legal penalty

exekutieren, hinrichten

a place where criminals are put into by law as a form of punishment for their crimes

Gefängnis, Zelle

forbidden by the law

illegal

the direction in which the gun is aimed

Zielrichtung, Waffenrichtung

to force someone to act or obey by instilling intense fear, often through threats or violence

terrorisieren, einschüchtern

a person who attacks and robs people in a public place

Überfalltäter, Raubüberfall

a person who secretly takes goods from a store without paying

Ladenbesitzer, Shoplifter

someone who steals something from a person or place without using violence or threats

Dieb, Lügner

someone who intentionally damages or destroys public or private property

Vandal

someone who has done an illegal act

Straftäter(in)

an unlawful act that is punishable by the legal system

Verbrechen, Straftat

any type of behavior or expression that is disrespectful, hurtful, or unpleasant towards another person or group of people

Beleidigung, Übergriff