Vocabular Esențial pentru TOEFL - Crimă și pedeapsă

the act of breaking a legal code

violență, încălcare

an act of crime in which someone physically attacks another person

atac, agresiune

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

investigație, cercetare

someone who is believed to be guilty of an offence

suspect, bănuială

someone who does or is involved in an illegal activity

criminal, delincvent

a person found guilty of a crime and sent to prison

condamnat, prizonier

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

încarcera, priva de libertate

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

alinbi

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

a mărturisi, a admite

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

mărturisire

to break an agreement, law, etc.

încălca, viola

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

șantaj, amenințare

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

terorism

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

vandalisme, distrugere

the act of taking someone against their will and imprisoning them

răpire, kidnapping

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

furt de identitate, uzurpare de identitate

the act of cheating in order to make illegal money

fraudă, înșelăciune

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

securizare, deturnare

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

traficul de persoane, comerțul cu oameni

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

furt din magazin, shoplifting

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

furt din buzunar, hoție de buzunar

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

jaful, atac

the act of offering money to an authority to gain advantage

mită, corupție

the killing of a criminal as punishment

pedeapsa cu moartea, execuție capitală

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

închisoare pe viață, sentința de închisoare pe viață

the punishment that the court assigned for a guilty person

sentință, pedeapsă

any act that is against a law

ofensă, infracțiune

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

încercat, neîmplinit

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

captura, prinde

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

a condamna, a pedepsi

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

corupt, coruptă

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

amenda, sanctiona

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

penalitate, sancțiune

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

reținere, custodie

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

ostatnică

not having committed a wrongdoing or offense

nevinovat, nevinovății

having done something that is not legal offense

vinovat, a comis o infracțiune