Cambridge English: FCE (B2 First) - Law & Crime

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

someone who illegally enters a place in order to steal something

a very small enclosed space in which a prisoner is kept

to officially accuse someone of an offense

to do something that is against the law

the place in which legal proceedings are conducted

a person who does or is involved in an illegal activity

a police officer whose job is to investigate crimes and gather evidence about them

(biochemistry) a chemical substance that carries the genetic information, which is present in every cell and some viruses

a statement, document, or object that is used in a law court for establishing facts

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

a mark made by the unique pattern of lines on the tip of a person's finger, can be used to find out who has committed a crime

an amount of money that must be paid as a legal punishment

related to the use of scientific techniques when trying to know more about a crime

responsible for an illegal act or wrongdoing

not guilty of a crime, offense, or wrongdoing

a group of people chosen to hear the evidence in a court case and reach a verdict

to take someone away and hold them in captivity, typically to demand something for their release

any act that is against a law

a punishment given for breaking a rule, law, or legal agreement

a criminal who steals money or other goods from people's pockets or bags

evidence that establishes or strongly demonstrates that something is true or exists

the act or process of making someone suffer a consequence for wrongdoing

the crime of stealing money or goods from someone or somewhere, especially by violence or threat

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

to steal goods from a store by secretly taking them without paying

to take something from someone or somewhere without permission or paying for it

someone who is believed to be guilty of an offence

not conforming to the expected or usual pattern, giving rise to doubt or concern

to start a legal process against someone or something to resolve a dispute

a person who steals something that belongs to someone else

to find someone or something, often by following a series of clues or evidence

a legal process where a judge and jury examine evidence in court to decide if the accused is guilty

a rule made by the government, an authority, etc. to control or govern something within a particular area

an activity or action that must be performed

a procedure or process for obtaining an objective

to order or officially state that someone must not do something or that something must not happen