Words related to "Crime and Punishment" | Essential Vocabulary for TOEFL

assault

noun

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an act of crime in which someone physically attacks another person

investigation

noun

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

criminal

noun

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a person who does or is involved in an illegal activity

convict

noun

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a person found guilty of a crime and sent to prison

to imprison

Verb

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

Grammatical Information:

transitive

alibi

noun

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

to confess

Verb

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

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intransitive

to breach

Verb

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to break an agreement, law, etc.

observe

Grammatical Information:

transitive

blackmail

noun

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

terrorism

noun

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

vandalism

noun

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

kidnapping

noun

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the act of taking someone against their will and imprisoning them

identity theft

noun

/aɪdˈɛntɪɾi θˈɛft/

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

Grammatical Information:

compound noun

fraud

noun

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the act of cheating in order to make illegal money

uncountable

shoplifting

noun

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

mugging

noun

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

bribery

noun

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the act of offering money to an authority to gain advantage

capital punishment

noun

/kˈæpɪɾəl pˈʌnɪʃmənt/

the killing of a criminal as punishment

Grammatical Information:

compound noun

life sentence

noun

/lˈaɪf sˈɛntəns/

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

Grammatical Information:

compound noun

sentence

noun

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the punishment that the court assigned for a guilty person

acquittal

attempted

Adjective

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

to capture

Verb

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

Grammatical Information:

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to condemn

Verb

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

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive

corrupt

Adjective

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

incorrupt

to fine

Verb

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

Grammatical Information:

transitive

penalty

noun

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an amount of money that must be paid as punishment for breaking a rule or law

custody

noun

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

hostage

noun

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

innocent

Adjective

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not having committed a wrongdoing or offense

guilty

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