Crime & Justice

Crime, policing, courts, punishment, and investigation.

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/kɑp/ A police officer. M S

/əˈkjuzd/ The person charged with a crime in a court of law. M S

/beɪl/ Money paid so that an arrested person can be released until their trial, promising they will return to court. M S

/ˈpɹɑ.səˌkjuːˌtəɹ/ A lawyer who argues in court that an accused person is guilty of a crime. M S

/ɹeɪd/ A sudden surprise attack or visit, especially by police or soldiers, to make arrests or seize property. M S

/ˌpɹɑ.sɪˈkju.ʃən/ The process of charging and trying someone for a crime in court. M S

/əˈsæs.ən/ a person who deliberately murders someone, especially a prominent person in a planned surprise attack M S

/pliː/ An urgent, emotional request for help. M S

/kənˈvɪk.ʃən/ A strong, firmly held belief or opinion. M S

/fəˈɹɛn.zɪk/ Relating to the use of science to investigate crimes and provide evidence in court. M S

/kənˈvɪkt/ To officially decide in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime. M S

/ˈɪnˌmeɪt/ A person kept in a prison or jail. M S

/dɪˈtek.ʃən/ The act of noticing or discovering that something exists or has happened. M S

/vɛnˈdɛt.ə/ a prolonged and often violent feud in which a family, clan, or group seeks revenge for previous injuries or killings M S

/dɪˈsmɪsəl/ The act of removing someone from their job. M S

/ˈhænd.kʌf/ a locking metal or plastic restraint placed around a wrist, usually used as one of a joined pair M S

/ˈhæŋˌmæn/ an executioner whose duty is to put condemned people to death by hanging M S

/ˈɪmplɪkeɪt/ To show that someone is involved in something wrong, especially a crime. M S

/frɪsk/ to search a person's clothing and body for concealed weapons, drugs, or other objects M S

/kəmˈplɪsəti/ involvement with others in a crime, wrongdoing, or harmful act M S

/məˈlest/ sensitive: to touch or assault someone sexually without consent, especially a child M S

/feɪˈtælɪti/ A death caused by an accident, disaster, or violence. M S

/ɪɡˈzɑnəˌreɪt/ to officially clear someone from blame, an accusation, or criminal responsibility M S

/ˈtɔrtʃərɚ/ a person who deliberately inflicts severe physical or mental pain, often to punish, intimidate, or obtain information M S

/ˈθiː.vɚ.i/ the crime or practice of stealing things M S

premeditation C1

/ˌpriːˌmɛdəˈteɪʃən/ thought, planning, or deliberation before an action is carried out M S

/kənˈspɪrətɚ/ a person who joins others in a secret plan, especially one that is unlawful or harmful M S

/ˈkæptɚ/ a person or group that captures and holds a person, animal, or place M S

/ˈpɝdʒɚ/ to knowingly make a false statement under oath and thereby commit perjury, usually used reflexively M S

/diˈkæpəteɪt/ to cut off or otherwise remove the head of a person, animal, or figure M S

/ˈsɪksˌʃuː.tɚ/ a revolver with a cylinder designed to hold six cartridges M S

/ˈvaɪəleɪtɚ/ a person or organization that infringes a law, rule, agreement, right, boundary, or another person's bodily autonomy M S

housebreaking C1

/ˈhaʊsˌbreɪ.kɪŋ/ the crime of entering a house or other building unlawfully, typically with the intention of stealing M S

/ˌæf.ɪˈdeɪ.vɪt/ A written statement that someone swears to be true, used as evidence in a court of law M S

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