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Words for Academic IELTS - Lesson 3
Here you will learn some English words about crime and punishment, such as "burglary", "murderer", "eyewitness", etc. that are needed for the IELTS exam.
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to arrest
[verb]
(of law enforcement agencies) to take a person away because they believe that they have done something illegal
burglary
[noun]
the crime of entering a building to commit theft or other illegal activities
clue
[noun]
a piece of evidence that leads someone toward the solution of a crime or problem
to investigate
[verb]
to try to find the truth about a crime, accident, etc. by carefully examining its facts
detective work
[noun]
the activity of trying to get more information or finding out the truth about something
punishment
[noun]
the act or method of making someone suffer because they have done something illegal or wrong
victim
[noun]
a person who has been harmed, injured or killed as a result of a crime, accident, etc.
to appeal
[verb]
to officially ask a higher court to review and reverse the decision made by a lower court
to confess
[verb]
to admit, especially to the police or legal authorities, that one has committed a crime or has done something wrong
eyewitness
[noun]
someone who has a first-hand experience of an object, event, etc. and can describe it
investigation
[noun]
an attempt to gather the facts of a matter such as a crime, incident, etc. to find out the truth
offender
[noun]
someone who has committed a crime or done something against the moral code of conduct
robbery
[noun]
the crime of stealing money or goods from someone or somewhere, especially by violence or threat
shoplifting
[noun]
the crime of stealing goods from a store without the knowledge of the shopkeeper
vandalism
[noun]
the intentional damage or destruction of property belonging to another person or organization
violence
[noun]
a crime that is intentionally directed toward a person or thing to hurt, intimidate, or kill them
blackmail
[noun]
the crime of demanding money or benefits from someone by threatening to reveal secret or sensitive information about them
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