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B2 Vocab Crime

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to capture to catch a person or animal and keep them prisoner
to expose to publicly reveal something previously hidden
to get away with to escape punishment for wrongdoing
to monitor to secretly listen to communications in order to obtain information
to pursue to go after someone or something to catch them
to resist to fight against something or prevent it from happening
to sentence to officially declare a punishment in court
to traffic to illegally trade goods
to witness to see a crime or accident happen
arrest the legal act of taking someone into custody
bulletproof vest protective clothing designed to stop bullets
community service unpaid work performed as punishment or public service
cell a small room where a prisoner is kept
jail a place where criminals are imprisoned
life sentence a punishment in which someone remains in prison for life
crime an illegal act punishable by law
eyewitness a person who personally saw an event
offender a person who commits a crime
drug dealer a person who sells illegal drugs
fraud deception carried out for financial or personal gain
gang a group of criminals working together
pickpocket a thief who steals from people’s pockets or bags
bombing the use of bombs to cause harm or fear
burglary entering a building illegally to commit a crime, especially theft
drunk driving operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol
identity theft using someone’s personal information illegally for gain
robbery stealing money or property using force or threat
shooting an incident in which someone is injured or killed by gunfire
shoplifting stealing goods from a store without paying
terrorism using violence to achieve political goals
vandalism intentionally damaging someone else's property
violence physical force used to hurt or intimidate
to break out to escape from a place of confinement
to hang to execute someone by suspending them with a rope around the neck
break an escape from captivity
grass marijuana; a drug made from the cannabis plant
narc a police officer who works in narcotics enforcement
stoned affected by drugs or alcohol
to trip to experience intense mental effects from psychedelic drugs
breathalyzer a device that measures alcohol in a person’s breath
to disobey to refuse to obey rules or orders
to lock away to confine someone in a place where they cannot escape
dead to rights in a situation where guilt is clearly proven
scam a dishonest scheme to obtain money
forensics scientific methods used to investigate crimes
to scam to obtain money by deception
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