Solutions Upper-Intermediate "Unit 2 - 2F" Vocabulary

Crime

[ noun ]

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an unlawful act that is punishable by the legal system

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The police are investigating the crime that occurred last night.

She was arrested for her involvement in a violent crime.

To combat

[ Verb ]

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to fight or contend against someone or something, often in a physical or armed conflict

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Rate

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the number of times something changes or happens during a specific period of time

Wave

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a sudden and often temporary increase or occurrence of something, often characterized by a distinctive movement or pattern

Violent

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using or involving physical force that is intended to damage, harm, or kill

To cut

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to decrease or reduce the amount or quantity of something

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Prevention

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any action taken to avoid or reduce the risk of a negative outcome

Recorded

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captured or stored in a permanent format, typically on media such as audio, video, or digital files, for later use or reproduction

live

To commit

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to do a particular thing that is unlawful or wrong

Grammatical Information:

transitive

To deter

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to stop something from happening

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Petty

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having little significance

To arrest

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

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Authority

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the right or power to give orders to people

To convict

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to announce officially that someone is guilty of a crime in a court of law

acquit

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transitive

Court

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the group of people in a court including the judge and the jury

Drug dealer

[ noun ]

/dɹˈʌɡ dˈiːlɚ/

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

Grammatical Information:

compound noun

Judge

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the official in charge of a court who decides on legal matters

Operation

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a planned military or naval action, such as a maneuver, campaign, or mission, designed to achieve a specific goal

Prosecutor

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a legal official who represents the state in criminal proceedings and brings charges against individuals or organizations suspected of breaking the law

To raid

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(of police) to unexpectedly visit a person or place to arrest suspects or find illegal goods

Grammatical Information:

transitive

To sentence

[ Verb ]

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to officially state the punishment of someone found guilty in a court of law

Grammatical Information:

transitive

To sum up

[ Verb ]

/sˈʌm ˈʌp/

(of a judge) to explain the main points of a case to the jury at the end of a trial

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Phrasal Status

inseparable

phrase's verb

sum

phrase's particle

up

Suspicion

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a feeling of doubt or mistrust towards someone or something, often without concrete evidence or proof

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