22.01 Crime Flashcards

1
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Cell

A

a small room in a prison or a monastery or convent

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2
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handcuffs

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a metal fastening that can be locked around a wrist and is usually connected by a chain or bar with another such fastening

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3
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Formal Synonym of prisoner

A

inmate

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4
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a punishment in which someone is kept in a room alone, usually in a prison

A

solitary confinement

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5
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  1. v: to attack usually with intent to rob
  2. Person who attacks people in order to steal their money
  3. n: an act of attacking someone and stealing their money:
A

mug
mugger
mugging

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6
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femicide

A

the crime of killing a woman

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7
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smuggle

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to take things or people to or from a place secretly and often illegally

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8
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to move close to someone for affection, warmth, or comfort, or to arrange something around yourself

A

snuggle

The puppy snuggled up against the sleeping boy

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9
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carjacking

A

the theft of an automobile from its driver by force or intimidation

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10
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causing confusion

A

disorientating

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11
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n: to annoy or trouble someone repeatedly
N: treating badly

A

harAss
harAssing

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12
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to obey

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toe the line

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13
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Synonym of betray

A

rat on sm

*He ratted on us

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14
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unpleasant but useful

A

salutary

*a salutary experience

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15
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brutal

A

cruel, violent, and completely without feelings

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16
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corrupt

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  1. morally degenerate and perverted
  2. dishonestly using your position or power to get an advantage, especially for money
17
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notorious

18
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Bad behaviour but no bad harm: naughty, playful (changed, after green colour go to blue)

A

mischievous /ˈmɪs.tʃɪ.vəs/

19
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against the rules of a religion or morally wrong

20
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morally wrong and bad

A

wicked

/ˈwɪk.ɪd/ wicked witch