English dictionary low and crime

ENGLISH DICTIONARY
LOW AND CRIME

Mohlaroyim Sadullayeva

Words based on the topic of law and crime.
1.Abduction-taking someone away by force,demanding money for their safe return.
There has been a series of abduction of young children from schools in the area
2.Acquit-to decide officially in a law court that someone is not guilty in a particular time
She was acquited of all the charges against her
3.Arm-to provide yourself or others witha weapon or weapons
Nobody knows who is arming terrorists.
4.Assassination-killing a famous person or public figure
The president survived a number of assassination attempts
5.Arrest-when the police take someone away to askcthem about a crime
The police arrested two men and took them to the police station
6.Arson-the crime of intentionally starting a fire in order to damage or destroy something especially a building.
A cinema was burned out in north London last night.Police suspect arson
7.Assault-attacking someone physically
He has beeb charged with assaulting a police officer
8.Attorney-someone whose job is to advice to people about the law and speak for them in court.
I want to see my attorney(lawyer)before I say anything
9.Bigamy-marrying someone when you are already married to another person
In court he admitted that he had commited a bigamy
10.Blackmail-threateing to reveal someone's secrets,if a lot of money is not paid
She blackmailed for years by threatening to tell the newspapers about their affair
11.Bombing-detonating an explosive device with the plan of harming people or property
There was a wave of bombings in London
12.Bribery-giving money or granting favors to influence another person's decisions or behavior
He was found the guilty of bribery and corruption
13.Burglary-breaking into a house to steal something
The youth was charged with three counts of burglary
14.Child abuse-treatinga child badly in a physical,emotional way
They are crusading against child abuse
15.Charge-to decide officially in a court of law that someone is guilty
Michael has been charged with drunk driving.
16.Convict-to accuse someone of a crime in a law court
Pamela is finding it hard to get a job.Probably it's because she's an ex convict
17.Corruption-behaving illegally or dishonestly especially those in power
The police unit was established to fight corruption
18.Commit-to do something illegal or something that is considered to be wrong
He was sent to prison for a crime that he didn't commit
19.Crime-doing something illegal that can be punished by law
We must try to reduce the levels of crime
20.Cybercrime-doing something illegal over the Internet or computer system
Most cybercrimes involves traditional crimes such as theft and fraud,being commited in new ways
21.Charged with-to make formal statement saying that someone is accused of a crime
He has been charged with a murder
22..Domestic violence-behaving violently inside the home
Womens are still victims of domestic violence
23.Drunk driving-driving with too much alcohol in blood
He was arrested for drunk driving
24.Drug trafficking-importing illegal drugs.
Drug trafficking is prohibited in most parts of the world.
25.Death penalty-the legal punishment of death for a crime
She would like to see the return of death penalty in Britain
26.Defence-an argument or explanation that you use to prove that you are not guilty of something