Arrest
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to deprive of liberty by taking him into custody, esp under lawful authority
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Assassinate
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kill a famous person
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Be cleared of all charges
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to escape punishment or be found not guilty of the charged offences
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Bribe
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giving money or gift to someone dishonestly to gain an illicit advantage
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Burgle
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entering a house any other building or a car illegally.
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Charge
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to accuse or impute a fault to a person, group or party as formally in a court of law
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Commit a crime
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to break the law or to do something illegal or immoral
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Escort
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to accompany another or others for protection, guidance or restraint
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Eyewitness
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to be present at an event and see it with one's own eyes
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Identify
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to establish the identity of someone or something
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Imprison
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to lock up or confine in a jail to serve out his or her pronounced sentence
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Investigate
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to inquire into or examine systematically a situation or problem, especially a crime or death, in order to discover the truth
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Judge
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to hear and decide on in a court of law
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Kidnap
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to take a person away by force especially to demand ransom
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Loot
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steal goods from houses or shops during a riot, war or after earthquakes
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Massacre
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to kill a large number of esp defenceless people
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Mug
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attacking people and stealing their money
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Murder
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to kill someone deliberately
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Plead guilty
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to confess or admit responsibility for a charged offence to get a lesser punishment
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Prove
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to provide evidence for or establish the validity of an argument
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Reach a verdict
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to make an unanimous decision among the members of a jury about a case in a civil or criminal court
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Rape
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forcefully having sex with someone against their wish
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Rob
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stealing from a bank, any other place or from a person
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Sentence
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to pronounce sentence on a convicted person in a court of law
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Shoplift
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stealing from a shop
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Slaughter
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to kill (esp many people) cruelly or wrongly. This use is esp emotive.
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Smuggle
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take goods illegally into or out of the country
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Steal
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taking something dishonestly that doesn’t belong to you
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Swear
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to take an oath in order to add force or solemnity to a statement or declaration
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Testify
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to declare or give testimony or evidence under oath in a court of law
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Vandalise
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damaging public or private property intentionally
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Arson
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the crime of starting a fire on purpose in order to destroy a building
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Assassination
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the murder of someone famous or important
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Attorney
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(AM): (also ‘lawyer’ or ‘sollicitor’ BR) one whose profession is to give advice and assistance to clients and represent them in court or in legal matters
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Bailiff
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an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests
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Blackmail
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when you get money from people or force them to do something by threatening to tell a secret of theirs or to harm them
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Blackmailer
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someone who obtains money from people or forces them to do something by threatening to make known a secret of theirs or to harm them
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Bobby
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an informal term for a British policeman
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Bribe
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money or a present that you give to someone so that they will do something for you, usually something dishonest
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Burglar
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a person who illegally enters buildings and steals thing
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Burglary
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the crime of illegally entering a building and stealing things
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Carjacking
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the crime of stealing someone's car while they are in it by using physical force or threats
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Community service
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work that people do to help other people without payment, and which young criminals whose crime was not serious enough for them to be put in prison are sometimes ordered to do
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Cop
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uncomplimentary terms for a policeman, especially in the USA
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Courthouse
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a public building in which courts of law are held
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Courtroom
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a room in which the legal proceedings of a court are held
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Death penalty
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a sentence of punishment by execution
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Defendant
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a person against whom an action or claim is brought in a court of law
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Domestic violence
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violence or physical abuse directed toward your spouse or domestic partner ; usually violence by men against women
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Drink-driving
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driving a vehicle after drinking too much alcohol
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Drug dealing
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selling drugs
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Electric chair
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a special chair which is used to kill a criminal with a current of electricity
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Evidence
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information used in a court of law to decide whether the accused is guilty or not
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Fine
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a sum of money required to be paid as a penalty for an offense or any kind of crime to the offended party
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Forgery
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an illegal copy of a document, painting, etc. or the crime of making such illegal copies
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Fraud
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the crime of obtaining money by deceiving people
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Genocide
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systematic killing of a racial or cultural group
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Handcuff
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a pair of strong, connected hoops that can be tightened and locked about the wrists and used on one or two arms of a prisoner in custody
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Hijacking
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using force to take control of an aircraft or other vehicle
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Judge
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the person who leads a trial and decides on the sentences
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Jury
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a group of twelve citizens who decide on the verdict
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Kidnapping
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taking a person away illegally by force, usually in order to demand money in exchange for releasing them
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Loot
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any valuable things or money stolen by an army at war or by thieves
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Mugger
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a person who attacks people in a public place in order to steal their money
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Mugging
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an act of attacking someone and stealing their money
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Murder
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the crime of intentionally killing a person
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Parking ticket
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an official notice which is put on your vehicle when you have parked illegally, and which tells you that you must pay a particular amount of money as punishment
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Phishing
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the request confidential information over the Internet under false pretences in order to fraudulently obtain credit card numbers, passwords, or other personal data
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Pickpocket
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a thief who steals things out of pockets or bags, especially in a crowd
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Pickpocketing
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stealing things out of pockets or bags, especially in a crowd
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Poaching
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catching and killing animals without permission on someone else's land
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Prison
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a building where criminals are forced to live as a punishment
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Punishment
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when someone is punished e.g. with the red card (in football)
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Rape
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the crime of forcefully having sex with someone against their wish
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Robbery
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the act of unlawfully taking the property of another (most of the times banks, shops or any kind of business) by the use of violence or intimidation
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Sentence
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a punishment given by a judge in court to a person or organization after they have been found guilty of doing something wrong
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Shoplifting
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the illegal act of taking goods from a shop without paying for them
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Slander
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a false spoken statement about someone which damages their reputation, or the making of such a statement
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Smuggler
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someone who takes something illegally into another country
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Smuggling
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taking things or people to or from a place secretly and often illegally
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Spanking
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the act of hitting someone with the hand, usually several times on the bottom as a punishment
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Speeding
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the act or an instance of driving especially a motor vehicle faster than is allowed by law
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