Vocabolario essenziale per il TOEFL - Crimine e punizione

the act of breaking a legal code

violazione

an act of crime in which someone physically attacks another person

assalto

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

investigazione

someone who is believed to be guilty of an offence

sospettato

someone who does or is involved in an illegal activity

criminale

a person found guilty of a crime and sent to prison

condannato

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

imprigionare

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

confessare

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

confessione

to break an agreement, law, etc.

violare

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

estorsione

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

terrorismo

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

vandalismo

the act of taking someone against their will and imprisoning them

sequestro

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

furto d'identità

the act of cheating in order to make illegal money

frode

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

dirottamento

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

traffico di esseri umani

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

furto in negozio

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

scippo

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

rapina

the act of offering money to an authority to gain advantage

tangente

the killing of a criminal as punishment

pena di morte

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

ergastolo

the punishment that the court assigned for a guilty person

pena

any act that is against a law

offesa

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

tentato

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

catturare

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

condannare

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

corrotto

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

multare

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

penalità

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

detenzione

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

ostaggio

not having committed a wrongdoing or offense

innocente

having done something that is not legal offense

colpevole