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Crime...do the time.
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| to accuse or assert before proving | allege |
| a written summons to appear in court | citation |
| required | compulsory |
| to seize property by an authorized branch of government | confiscate |
| angry disregard | contempt |
| illegally imported or exported goods | contraband |
| the act of obtaining funds or property through force or intimidation | extortion |
| to steal | filch |
| to irritate and annoy perpersistently | harass |
| upcoming; about to occur | impending |
| to jail | incarcerate |
| to protect from harm; from financial losses | indemnify |
| theft | larceny |
| a wrongful or evil deed | malefaction |
| the killing of one's mother | matricide |
| having to do with money | pecuniary |
| concerning punishment for crime | penal |
| to carry out, commit | perpetrate |
| payment for damage done | restitution |
| to give up voluntarily | walve |