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26 Cards in this Set
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arson
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noun
he crime of setting fire to a building on purpose |
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victim
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noun
a person or animal that is injured, killed or hurt by sb/sth: |
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witness
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noun, verb
to see sth happen and be able to tell other people about it later |
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manslaughter
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noun
murder |
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trial
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the process where a judge listens to evidence
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burglary
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noun
the crime of entering a building illegally in order to steal |
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defence
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noun
something that you do or say to protect sb/sth from attack |
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defendant
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noun
a person who is accused of a crime in a court of law |
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accused
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noun
the person who is said to have broken the law |
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accuse
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verb
to say that sb has done sth wrong or broken the law |
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prosecution
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noun
a person or group of people who try to show that sb is guilty of a crime |
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fraud
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noun
cheating sb in order to get money, etc. illegally |
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swindle
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verb
to trick sb in order to get money |
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fine
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noun
a sum of money that you have to pay for breaking a law |
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violence
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noun
behaviour which harms or damages sb/sth physically |
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robbery
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noun
the crime of stealing from a place or a person |
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offence
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noun
crime; an illegal action |
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shoplifting
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noun
the crime of stealing goods from a shop |
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loot
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verb
to steal things from shops or buildings during a war |
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forgery
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noun
the crime of illegally copying a document |
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forge
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verb
to make an illegal copy of sth |
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sentence
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verb
to tell sb who has been found guilty of a crime what the punishment will be |
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penalty
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noun
a punishment for breaking a law |
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innocent
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adjective
not having done wrong |
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charge
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verb
to ask sb to pay a particular amount of money |
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smuggle
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verb
to take things into or out of a country secretly in a way that is not allowed by the law |
