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(of law enforcement agencies) to take a person away because they believe that they have done something illegal

gripa, arrestera

a person who intentionally harms someone physically

angripare, aggressor

the crime of entering a building to commit illegal activities such as stealing, damaging property, etc.

inbrott, stöld

a matter that is to be dealt with in a court of law

fall, ärende

to do a particular thing that is unlawful or wrong

begå, utföra

someone who does or is involved in an illegal activity

kriminell, brottsling

related to or involving illegal activities

kriminell, illegal

a piece of evidence that leads someone toward the solution of a crime or problem

ledtråd, tips

in a way that is against the law

olagligt

to try to find the truth about a crime, accident, etc. by carefully examining its facts

utreda, undersöka

the activity of trying to get more information or finding out the truth about something

detektivarbete, utredning

a person who is guilty of killing another human being deliberately

mördare, dråpare

the act of making someone suffer because they have done something illegal or wrong

straff, påföljd

to release a bullet or arrow from a gun or bow

skjuta, kasta

a person who has been harmed, injured, or killed due to a crime, accident, etc.

offer

to officially ask a higher court to review and reverse the decision made by a lower court

överklaga, ansöka om överklagande

to seize or get control of something by force

fånga, erövra

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

erkänna, bekänna

an individual who sells illegal drugs such as narcotics, opioids, etc.

narkotikahandlare, knarkhandlare

someone who has personally seen of an object, event, etc. and can describe it

ögonvittne, vittne

not having committed a wrongdoing or offense

oskyldig, utan skuld

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

undersökning, utredning

someone who has done an illegal act

brottsling, förbrytare

the crime of stealing money or goods from someone or somewhere, especially by violence or threat

rån, stöld

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

butikstöld, shoplifting

to think that someone may have committed a crime, without having proof

misstänka, misstänka att

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

vandalism, skadegörelse

a crime that is intentionally directed toward a person or thing to hurt, intimidate, or kill them

våld, angrepp

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

utpressning, hot

the act of punishing a criminal by death

exekvering, dödsstraff