Avancerat Ordförråd för TOEFL - Brott och straff

to violently attack someone

attackera, anfalla

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

besticka, muta

to intentionally damage something, particularly public property

vandalera, skada

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

tvätta, rensa

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

tillgodogöra sig, andas in för egen användning

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

kontraband, förbjudna varor

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

smuggla, förflytta olagligt

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

misshandla, missbruka

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

utpressa, hot

to illegally take someone away, especially by force or deception

abducera, kidnappa

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

lura, bedra

‌to cooperate secretly or illegally for deceiving other people

konspirera, samverka

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

konspirera, sammanstråla

to make false and adverse statements about someone for defamation

förtala, häda

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

förskingring, embezzlement

to enter someone's land or building without permission

tränga sig in, överträdelse

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

bilarjackning, våldsam bilstöld

a minor crime or misdeed, especially of a young person

ungdomsbrottslighet, delikt bland ungdomar

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

brottsling, kriminell

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

medbrottslig, kamrat

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

förseelse, mindre brott

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

allvarligt brott, felony

the crime of murdering another person

mord, dråp

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

folkmord

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

rån, raub

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

stöld, tjuv

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

mened

someone who commits a series of murders in a similar pattern

seriemördare, mördare i serie

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

fängelse, begränsning

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

inkriminering, anklagelse

to arrest someone

gripa, arrestera

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

utlämna, extrimera

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

ippen, hålla kvar

the act of putting or keeping someone in captivity

fängelse, inlåsning

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

exilera, förvisa

relating to the enforcement of rules or the correction of behavior

disciplinär, som rör disciplin

to officially take away something from someone, usually as punishment

beslagta, konfiskera

to kill someone, especially as a legal penalty

exekvera, döda

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

förlora, avstå från