Essential Vocabulary for TOEFL - Crime and Punishment
Here you will learn some English words about crime and punishment, such as "convict", "alibi", "fraud", etc. that are needed for the TOEFL exam.
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an act of crime in which someone physically attacks another person
an attempt to gather the facts of a matter such as a crime, incident, etc. to find out the truth
someone who is believed to be guilty of an offence
a person who does or is involved in an illegal activity
a person found guilty of a crime and sent to prison
to put someone in prison or keep them somewhere and not let them go
proof that indicates a person was somewhere other than the place where a crime took place and therefore could not have committed it
to admit, especially to the police or legal authorities, that one has committed a crime or has done something wrong
a formal statement made by a person admitting that they are guilty of a crime
to break an agreement, law, etc.
the crime of demanding money or benefits from someone by threatening to reveal secret or sensitive information about them
the act of using violence such as killing people, bombing, etc. to gain political power
the illegal act of purposefully damaging a property belonging to another person or organization
the act of taking someone against their will and imprisoning them
the illegal use of someone's name and personal information without their knowledge, particularly to gain money or goods
the act of cheating in order to make illegal money
the unlawful seizure of a vehicle in transit, usually to rob it or force it to change course
the illegal trade of people for forced labor, sexual exploitation, or other forms of coercion
the crime of taking goods from a store without paying for them
the act of threatening someone or beating them in order to gain some money
the act of offering money to an authority to gain advantage
the killing of a criminal as punishment
the punishment in which an individual is made to stay in jail for the rest of their life, typically for committing a serious crime
the punishment that the court assigned for a guilty person
any act that is against a law
(of a crime, suicide, etc.) not done successfully
to catch an animal or a person and keep them as a prisoner
to give a severe punishment to someone who has committed a major crime
using one's power or authority to do illegal things for personal gain or financial benefit
to make someone pay a sum of money as punishment for violation of the law
an amount of money that must be paid as punishment for breaking a rule or law
a state in which a person is kept in jail or prison, particularly while waiting to be tried
someone held prisoner by a person or group who will be set free if the demands of that person or group are met
