Crime & Justice
Crime, policing, courts, punishment, and investigation.
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murder
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/ˈmɝ.dɚ/
The crime of killing another person on purpose.
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evidence
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[ˈɛv.ɪ.ɾɪns]
Facts or signs that show whether something is true or real.
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crime
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/ˈkraɪm/
An act that breaks the law and can be punished.
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prison
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/ˈpɹɪzn̩/
A building where criminals are kept locked up as punishment.
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steal
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/stiːl/
To take something that belongs to someone else without permission.
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pass off
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to present something under a false identity so that others accept it
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jail
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/d͡ʒeɪl/
A place where people are locked up, especially while awaiting trial or for minor crimes.
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victim
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/ˈvɪktɪm/
A person who is harmed, hurt, or killed by someone or something.
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arrest
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/əˈɹɛst/
To take someone to a police station because they may have broken the law.
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innocent
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/ˈɪnəsənt/
Not guilty of a crime or wrongdoing.
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guilty
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/ˈɡɪl.ti/
Having done something wrong or broken the law.
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suspect¹
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/ˈsʌspɛkt/
A person who the police think may have committed a crime.
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suspect²
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/səˈspɛkt/
To think that something is probably true, often something bad.
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justice
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/ˈd͡ʒɐs.tɪs/
Fair treatment of people, especially by the law.
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investigation
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/ɪnˌvɛs.tɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
The careful examination of something in order to find out the facts.
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criminal
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/ˈkɹɪm.ə.nəl/
A person who has broken the law.
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punishment
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/ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/
Something unpleasant done to someone because they have done something wrong.
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theft
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/ˈθɛft/
The crime of stealing something.
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bump off
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to kill someone deliberately, in informal speech
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trial
B2
/ˈtɹaɪəl/
A legal process in court where evidence is examined to decide if someone is guilty of a crime.
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assault
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/əˈsɔlt/
To attack someone violently.
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burglary
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/ˈbɝ.ɡlɚ.i/
The crime of breaking into a building in order to steal.
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imprisonment
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/ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt/
The punishment of being kept in prison.
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rip off
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to cheat someone, especially by charging too much money
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stow away
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to hide aboard a vehicle in order to travel without permission or payment
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heist
C1
/haɪst/
A robbery, especially a planned theft from a bank, museum, or similar institution.
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vigilante
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/ˌvɪd͡ʒ.əˈlæn.ti/
A person who takes it upon themselves to pursue or punish suspected wrongdoers without legal authority.
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prey on
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to exploit people by taking advantage of their weakness or hopes
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filicide
C2
/ˈfɪ.lɪ.sʌɪd/
the killing of a person's own child or children
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foist off
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to pass something off dishonestly as genuine or acceptable
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mete out
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to distribute or administer something, especially a punishment
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