Wortschatz für IELTS (Akademisch) - Verbrechen und Bestrafung

(of law enforcement agencies) to take a person away because they believe that they have done something illegal

verhaften

a person who intentionally harms someone physically

Angreifer(in)

the crime of entering a building to commit illegal activities such as stealing, damaging property, etc.

Einbruch

a matter that is to be dealt with in a court of law

Fall

to do a particular thing that is unlawful or wrong

begehen

someone who does or is involved in an illegal activity

Verbrecher(in)

related to or involving illegal activities

kriminell

a piece of evidence that leads someone toward the solution of a crime or problem

Hinweis

in a way that is against the law

illegal

to try to find the truth about a crime, accident, etc. by carefully examining its facts

untersuchen

the activity of trying to get more information or finding out the truth about something

Detektivarbeit

a person who is guilty of killing another human being deliberately

Mörder(in)

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

Strafe

to release a bullet or arrow from a gun or bow

schießen

a person who has been harmed, injured, or killed due to a crime, accident, etc.

Opfer

to officially ask a higher court to review and reverse the decision made by a lower court

Berufung einlegen

to seize or get control of something by force

erobern

to admit, especially to the police or legal authorities, that one has committed a crime or has done something wrong

gestehen

an individual who sells illegal drugs such as narcotics, opioids, etc.

Drogendealer(in)

someone who has personally seen of an object, event, etc. and can describe it

Augenzeuge, Augenzeugin

not having committed a wrongdoing or offense

unschuldig

an attempt to gather the facts of a matter such as a crime, incident, etc. to find out the truth

Untersuchung

someone who has done an illegal act

Straftäter(in)

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

Raub

the crime of taking goods from a store without paying for them

Ladendiebstahl

to think that someone may have committed a crime, without having proof

verdächtigen

the illegal act of purposefully damaging a property belonging to another person or organization

Vandalismus

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

Gewalt

the crime of demanding money or benefits from someone by threatening to reveal secret or sensitive information about them

Erpressung

the act of punishing a criminal by death

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