22.01 Crime Flashcards
Cell
a small room in a prison or a monastery or convent
handcuffs
a metal fastening that can be locked around a wrist and is usually connected by a chain or bar with another such fastening
Formal Synonym of prisoner
inmate
a punishment in which someone is kept in a room alone, usually in a prison
solitary confinement
- v: to attack usually with intent to rob
- Person who attacks people in order to steal their money
- n: an act of attacking someone and stealing their money:
mug
mugger
mugging
femicide
the crime of killing a woman
smuggle
to take things or people to or from a place secretly and often illegally
to move close to someone for affection, warmth, or comfort, or to arrange something around yourself
snuggle
The puppy snuggled up against the sleeping boy
carjacking
the theft of an automobile from its driver by force or intimidation
causing confusion
disorientating
n: to annoy or trouble someone repeatedly
N: treating badly
harAss
harAssing
to obey
toe the line
Synonym of betray
rat on sm
*He ratted on us
unpleasant but useful
salutary
*a salutary experience
brutal
cruel, violent, and completely without feelings
corrupt
- morally degenerate and perverted
- dishonestly using your position or power to get an advantage, especially for money
notorious
Infamous
Bad behaviour but no bad harm: naughty, playful (changed, after green colour go to blue)
mischievous /ˈmɪs.tʃɪ.vəs/
against the rules of a religion or morally wrong
sinful
morally wrong and bad
wicked
/ˈwɪk.ɪd/ wicked witch