Geavanceerde Woordenschat voor de TOEFL - Misdaad en straf

to violently attack someone

aanvallen, overvallen

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

omkopen, susteren

to intentionally damage something, particularly public property

vandaliseren, beschadigen

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

wittewas, witwassen

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

toeëigenen, afhandig maken

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

contrabande, verboden goederen

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

smokkelen, illegaal vervoeren

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

mishandelen, misbruiken

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

afpersen, chantage plegen

to illegally take someone away, especially by force or deception

ontvoeren, afvoeren

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

bedriegen, oplichten

‌to cooperate secretly or illegally for deceiving other people

samenspannen, samenwerken

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

samenzweren, complotteren

to make false and adverse statements about someone for defamation

smaad spreken, belasteren

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

verduistering, embezzlement

to enter someone's land or building without permission

ongerechtvaardigd binnenkomen, inbreken

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

autodiefstal, gewelddadige autodiefstal

a minor crime or misdeed, especially of a young person

jeugdcriminaliteit, jeugddelinquentie

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

misdadiger, crimineel

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

medeplichtige, compagnon

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

overtreding, lichte misdaad

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

ernstig misdrijf, felonie

the crime of murdering another person

moord, doodslag

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

genocide

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

beroving, overval

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

diefstal, ontvreemding

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

valse getuigenis

someone who commits a series of murders in a similar pattern

seriemoordenaars, serial killer

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

opsluiting, detentie

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

inkriminatie, aanklacht

to arrest someone

arresteren, vastpakken

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

uitwijzen, overdragen

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

vastnemen, detineren

the act of putting or keeping someone in captivity

incarceratie, gevangenhouding

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

verjagen, uitwijzen

relating to the enforcement of rules or the correction of behavior

disciplinair, met betrekking tot discipline

to officially take away something from someone, usually as punishment

in beslag nemen, confisqueren

to kill someone, especially as a legal penalty

executeren, doden

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

verliezen, afstand doen van