Activate Advanced. Unit 2. Crime & Justice Vocabulary.

Question 1

The crime of stealing things from houses

Answer 1

Burglary (n.) - Robo

Question 2

The act of stealing

Answer 2

Robbery (n.) - Robo

Question 3

A group of people, often criminals

Answer 3

Gang (n.) - Banda, pandilla

Question 4

The act of stealing from a shop

Answer 4

Shoplifting (n.) - Hurto

Question 5

The release of a captive by paying a sum of money to the kidnappers

Answer 5

Ransom (v.) (n.) - Rescate

Question 6

12 citizens who give their verdict (guilty/not guilty) in a court of law

Answer 6

Jury (n.) - Jurado

Question 7

Abducting someone and holding them captive

Answer 7

Kidnapping (n.) - Secuestro

Question 8

Stealing from a person’s bag or pockets without their knowing

Answer 8

Pickpocketing (n.) - Hurto

Question 9

Something that discourages someone from doing something

Answer 9

Deterrent (n.) - Disuasión, disuasorio

Question 10

A physical attack on a person

Answer 10

Assault (v.) (n.) - Agresión

Question 11

The act of deliberately setting fire to property

Answer 11

Arson (n.) - Incendio provocado

Question 12

A weapon, such as a rifle, from which a projectile is fired by gunpowder

Answer 12

Firearm (n.) - Arma de fuego

Question 13

Products that have been imported or exported illegally

Answer 13

Contraband (n.) - Contrabando

Question 14

The crime of faking and copying documents fraudulently

Answer 14

Forgery (n.) - Falsificación

Question 15

A guard in a jail/prison

Answer 15

Prison officer (n.) - Funcionario de prisiones

Question 16

The punishment decided for a criminal in a court of law

Answer 16

Sentence (n.) - Sentencia

Question 17

The act of moving illegal goods in and out of a country

Answer 17

Smuggling (n.) - Contrabando, tráfico ilícito

Question 18

Stealing someone’s possessions in the street by using aggressive force

Answer 18

Mugging (n.) - Asalto, atraco

Question 19

Closed-circuit television; video surveillance cameras

Answer 19

CCTV (n.) - Televigilancia

Question 20

A dispute between two parties that is decided in a court of law

Answer 20

Court case (n.) - Causa judicial

Question 21

The act of stealing from shops and houses during a riot or civil unrest

Answer 21

Looting (n.) - Saqueo

Question 22

A person who decides on punishment in a court of law

Answer 22

Judge (n.) - Juez

Question 23

A person who sees an event, usually a crime

Answer 23

Witness (v.) (n.) - Testigo

Question 24

Illegaly influencing a situation by offering money

Answer 24

Bribery (n.) - Soborno

Question 25

A monetary crime committed by business and government professionals

Answer 25

White-collar crime (n.) - Delito de cuello blanco

Question 26

To kill someone intentionally

Answer 26

Murder (n.) (v.) - Asesino