English vocabulary Crime and Punishment

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violation

/vaɪəˈɫeɪʃən/

noun

the act of breaking a legal code

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assault

/əˈsɔɫt/

noun

an act of crime in which someone physically attacks another person

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investigation

/ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈɡeɪʃən/

noun

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

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suspect

/ˈsəsˌpɛkt/, /səˈspɛkt/

noun

someone who is believed to be guilty of an offence

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criminal

/ˈkɹɪmənəɫ/

noun

someone who commits a crime or is involved in any illegal activity

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convict

/ˈkɑnvɪkt/, /kənˈvɪkt/

noun

a person found guilty of a crime and sent to prison

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to imprison

/ˌɪmˈpɹɪzən/

verb

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

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alibi

/ˈæɫəˌbaɪ/

noun

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

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to confess

/kənˈfɛs/

verb

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

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confession

/kənˈfɛʃən/

noun

an admission statement in which one the crime they are guilty of

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to breach

/ˈbɹitʃ/

verb

to break an agreement, law, etc.

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blackmail

/ˈbɫækˌmeɪɫ/

noun

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

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terrorism

/ˈterərɪzəm/

noun

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

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vandalism

/ˈvændəɫɪzəm/

noun

the intentional damage or destruction of property belonging to another person or organization

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kidnapping

/ˈkɪdˌnæpɪŋ/

noun

the act of taking someone against their will and imprisoning them

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identity theft

/aɪdˈɛntɪɾi θˈɛft/

noun

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

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fraud

/ˈfɹɔd/

noun

the act of cheating in order to make illegal money

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hijack

/ˈhaɪˌdʒæk/

noun

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

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human trafficking

/hjˈuːmən tɹˈæfɪkɪŋ/

noun

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

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shoplifting

/ˈʃɑˌpɫɪftɪŋ/

noun

the crime of stealing goods from a store without the knowledge of the shopkeeper

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pickpocketing

/pˈɪkpəkᵻɾɪŋ/

noun

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

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mugging

/ˈməɡɪŋ/

noun

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

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bribery

/ˈbɹaɪbɝi/

noun

the act of offering money to an authority to gain advantage

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capital punishment

/kˈæpɪɾəl pˈʌnɪʃmənt/

noun

the killing of a criminal as punishment

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life sentence

/lˈaɪf sˈɛntəns/

noun

the punishment in which a felon is sentenced to stay in jail for the rest of their life

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sentence

/ˈsɛntəns/

noun

the punishment that the court assigned for a guilty person

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offense

/əˈfɛns/

noun

any act that is against a law

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attempted

/əˈtɛmptɪd/

adjective

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

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to capture

/ˈkæptʃɝ/

verb

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

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to condemn

/kənˈdɛm/

verb

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

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corrupt

/kɝˈəpt/

adjective

using one's power to do illegal things in order to get an advantage or receive money

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to fine

/ˈfaɪn/

verb

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

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penalty

/ˈpɛnəɫti/

noun

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

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custody

/ˈkəstədi/

noun

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

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hostage

/ˈhɑstɪdʒ/

noun

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

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innocent

/ˈɪnəsənt/

adjective

not having done a crime or something wrong

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guilty

/ˈɡɪɫti/

adjective

having done something that is not legal offense

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