Wichtiger Wortschatz für den TOEFL - Verbrechen und Bestrafung

the act of breaking a legal code

Verstoß, verletzung

an act of crime in which someone physically attacks another person

Übergriff, Angriff

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

Untersuchung

someone who is believed to be guilty of an offence

Verdächtiger, Suspekt

someone who does or is involved in an illegal activity

Verbrecher(in)

a person found guilty of a crime and sent to prison

Sträfling, Verurteilter

to put someone in prison or keep them somewhere and not let them go

inhaftieren, einsperren

proof that indicates a person was somewhere other than the place where a crime took place and therefore could not have committed it

Alibi

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

gestehen

a personal account where someone openly admits to their mistakes or reveals private details about their life

Geständnis

to break an agreement, law, etc.

verstoßen, brechen

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

Erpressung

the act of using violence such as killing people, bombing, etc. to gain political power

Terrorismus

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

Vandalismus

the act of taking someone against their will and imprisoning them

Entführung, Kidnapping

the illegal use of someone's name and personal information without their knowledge, particularly to gain money or goods

Identitätsdiebstahl, Identitätsbetrug

the act of cheating in order to make illegal money

Betrug, Schwindel

seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination

Entführung, Raubüberfall

the crime of transporting or controlling people and forcing them to work in the sex trade or other forms of forced labor

Menschenhandel, Menschenverkehr

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

Ladendiebstahl

the action of stealing from a person's pocket or bag

Taschendiebstahl, Diebstahl aus der Tasche

the act of threatening someone or beating them in order to gain some money

Raubüberfall, Angriff

the act of offering money to an authority to gain advantage

Bestechung, Korruption

the killing of a criminal as punishment

Todesstrafe

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

the punishment that the court assigned for a guilty person

Strafe, Urteil

any act that is against a law

Vergehen, Delikt

(of a crime, suicide, etc.) not done successfully

versuchter, gescheiterter

to catch an animal or a person and keep them as a prisoner

einfangen

to give a severe punishment to someone who has committed a major crime

verurteilen, anprangern

using one's power or authority to do illegal things for personal gain or financial benefit

korrupt, bestechlich

to make someone pay a sum of money as punishment for violation of the law

mit einer Geldstrafe belegen

a punishment that someone receives for violating a law, contract, etc.

Strafe, Bußgeld

a state in which a person is kept in jail or prison, particularly while waiting to be tried

Gewahrsam, Haft

someone held prisoner by a person or group who will be set free if the demands of that person or group are met

Geisel

not having committed a wrongdoing or offense

unschuldig

having done something that is not legal offense

schuldig, eine Straftat begangen