托福必备词汇 - 犯罪与惩罚

the act of breaking a legal code

违反, 侵害

an act of crime in which someone physically attacks another person

袭击, 侵犯

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

调查, 研究

someone who is believed to be guilty of an offence

嫌疑人, 可疑者

someone who does or is involved in an illegal activity

罪犯, 违法者

a person found guilty of a crime and sent to prison

罪犯, 被定罪者

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

监禁, 囚禁

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

不在场证明

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

承认, 自白

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

忏悔

to break an agreement, law, etc.

违反, 破坏

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

敲诈, 勒索

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

恐怖主义

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

破坏行为, 故意破坏

the act of taking someone against their will and imprisoning them

绑架, kidnapping

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

身份盗用, 身份欺诈

the act of cheating in order to make illegal money

欺诈, 诈骗

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

劫持, 绑架

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

人口贩卖, 人贩子行为

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

商店盗窃, 顺手牵羊

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

掏口袋, 扒手行为

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

抢劫, 袭击

the act of offering money to an authority to gain advantage

贿赂, 腐败

the killing of a criminal as punishment

死刑, 极刑

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

无期徒刑, 终身监禁

the punishment that the court assigned for a guilty person

判决, 刑罚

any act that is against a law

违法行为, 犯罪

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

未遂的, 尝试的

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

捕捉, 抓住

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

谴责, 判刑

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

腐败的, 贪污的

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

处罚, 罚款

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

处罚, 惩罚

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

拘留, 监禁

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

人质

not having committed a wrongdoing or offense

无辜的, 清白的

having done something that is not legal offense

有罪的, 犯下非法行为的