Collins Easy Learning English Vocabulary by
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Harper Collins, Inc.
Published: 2011-12-08T16:00:00+00:00
fraud [frɔːd] the crime of getting money by not telling the truth
gang [gæŋ] an organized group of criminals
gun [gʌn] a weapon that shoots bullets
homicide (mainly American English) see murder
hostage [ˈhɒstɪdʒ] someone who is kept as a prisoner by someone who refuses to let them go until they get what they want
identity [aɪˈdentɪti] who you are
jail [dʒeɪl] same as prison
judge [dʒʌdʒ] the person in a court who decides how criminals should be punished
jury [ˈdʒʊəri] the group of people in a court who listen to the facts about a crime and decide if a person is guilty or not
law [lɔː] 1 a system of rules that a society or government develops to deal with things like crime; break the law
2 one of the rules in a system of law; a new law
lawyer [ˈlɔɪə] someone whose job is to advise people about the law and to represent them in court (In American English, use attorney)
murder [ˈmɜːdə] the crime of deliberately killing a person (In American English, use homicide)
murderer [ˈmɜːdərə] someone who deliberately kills a person
passport [ˈpaːspɔːt] an official document that you have to show when you enter or leave a country
police [pəˈliːs] 1 the organization that is responsible for making sure that people obey the law
2 men and women who are members of the police
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