Adolescence /ˌæd

petty (= unimportant) crime/ serious crime
2. [ C ] an illegal act
He has admitted committing several crimes, including two murders.
The defendant is accused of/charged with a range of crimes, from theft to murder.
A knife was found at the scene of the crime (= the place where the crime happened) .
Bombing civilians is a crime against humanity (= a cruel crime against many people) .
3. [ S ] an unacceptable or very silly act or situation
To have hundreds of homeless people sleeping in the streets of a rich city like London is a crime .
It would be a crime (= a waste) to spend such a beautiful day indoors.
criminal /ˈkrɪm.ɪ.nəl/ noun [ C ]
someone who commits a crime
a dangerous/violent criminal
deterrent /dɪˈter. ə nt/ noun [ C ]
something which deters people from doing something
a nuclear deterrent
Tougher prison sentences may act/serve as (= be) a deterrent to other would-be offenders.
evidence /ˈev.ɪ.d ə n t  s/ noun [ U ]
one or more reasons for believing that something is or is not true
The police have found no evidence of a terrorist link with the murder.
[ + to infinitive ] There is no scientific evidence to suggest that underwater births are dangerous.
[ + that ] Is there any scientific evidence that a person's character is reflected in their handwriting?
Several experts are to give evidence on the subject.
There is only circumstantial evidence against her, so she is unlikely to be convicted.
Campaigners now have compelling documentary evidence of the human rights abuses that they had been alleging for several years.
Fresh evidence suggests that the statement had been fabricated.
The traces of petrol found on his clothing provided the forensic evidence proving that he had started the fire deliberately.
All the evidence points to a substantial rise in traffic over the next few years.
There is growing/mounting/increasing evidence that people whose diets are rich in vitamins are less likely to develop some types of cancer.