Crime & Justice
Crime, policing, courts, punishment, and investigation.
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safecracking
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/ˈseɪfˌkræk.ɪŋ/
the practice of defeating a safe's or vault's security mechanisms in order to open it, especially illegally
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snitcher
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/ˈsnɪtʃɚ/
an informer who secretly reports another person's wrongdoing to the police or another authority
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purloiner
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/pərˈlɔɪnər/
a person who steals or takes something dishonestly
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sham
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/ʃæm/
a fraud or pretence; fake; to feign
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delinquency
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/dɪˈlɪŋkwənsi/
minor crime or a failure to meet an obligation
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justiciary
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/dʒʌˈstɪʃiˌɛri/
an officer who administers justice, or relating to the administration of justice
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nocent
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/ˈnoʊsənt/
harmful or injurious; guilty
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punition
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/pjuˈnɪʃən/
the act of punishing; punishment
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castigation
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/ˌkæstɪˈɡeɪʃən/
severe criticism or punishment
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unjust
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/ʌnˈdʒʌst/
not fair or in accordance with justice
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chastisement
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/ˈtʃæstəzmənt/
severe punishment or rebuke
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childlike
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/ˈtʃaɪldˌlaɪk/
having the innocent or trusting qualities of a child
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committal
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/kəˈmɪtəl/
the act of consigning, as to prison, custody, or the grave
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dovelike
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/ˈdʌvlaɪk/
resembling a dove; gentle, innocent, or peaceable
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lenient
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/ˈliniənt/
merciful or tolerant, especially in punishment
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abscond
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/əbˈskɑnd/
to depart secretly and hurriedly, especially to avoid arrest or with stolen funds
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admissible
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/ædˈmɪsəbəl/
acceptable or allowable, especially as evidence in court
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bastille
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/bæˈstil/
a fortress or prison
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criminate
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/ˈkrɪməˌneɪt/
to accuse of or charge with a crime; to incriminate
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crimination
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/ˌkrɪməˈneɪʃən/
the act of accusing someone of a crime; an accusation
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damnation
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/dæmˈneɪʃən/
condemnation to eternal punishment in hell
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exploratory
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/ɪkˈsplɔrətɔri/
relating to or carried out for the purpose of investigation
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fraudful
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/ˈfrɔdfəl/
full of fraud; deceitful or treacherous
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fraudulent
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/ˈfrɔdʒələnt/
obtained, done, or characterized by deception or fraud
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inculpate
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/ɪnˈkʌlpeɪt/
to accuse or incriminate; to show as guilty
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punitory
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/ˈpjunɪtɔri/
inflicting or intended as punishment
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sackless
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/ˈsækləs/
innocent or guiltless; also dialectally feeble or simple-minded
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brutality
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/bruˈtæləti/
savage physical violence or cruelty
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crimeful
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/ˈkraɪmfəl/
full of crime; guilty or criminal (archaic)
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detonate
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/ˈdɛtəˌneɪt/
to explode or cause to explode with sudden violence
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felonious
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/fəˈloʊniəs/
involving or constituting a serious crime; criminal
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imposure
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/ɪmˈpoʊʒɚ/
an act of imposition or deception; a fraud or imposture
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indict
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/ɪnˈdaɪt/
to formally charge someone with a serious crime
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inquisition
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/ˌɪnkwəˈzɪʃən/
a prolonged or intensive, often harsh, questioning or investigation
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judicatory
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/ˈdʒudɪkəˌtɔri/
relating to the administration of justice; a court or tribunal
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larceny
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/ˈlɑrsəni/
the unlawful taking of another's personal property; theft
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nefarious
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/nəˈfɛriəs/
wicked or criminal in the extreme
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nick
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/nɪk/
a small cut or notch; (informal) to steal or arrest
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