crime Flashcards

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odwolanie

A

an appeal

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alibi

A

an alibi

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szantaz

A

blackmail

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3
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dealings with the police for a very minor crime

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a brush with the law

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4
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skrytka zlodzieji

A

a cache of

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5
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a list of crimes

A

a criminal record

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zniesc oskarzenia

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to drop the charges against sb

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pasowac do wizerunku

A

to fit the description

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oglosic wyrok

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to hand down a sentence

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9
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to defend sb in a court of law

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to handle sbs defence

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10
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an experienced criminal

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a hardened criminal

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11
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a person who does not break a law

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a law-abinding citizen

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12
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not a single piece of evidence

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not a shred of evidence

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13
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oglosic wyrok

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to pass sentence

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14
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to arrest sb

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to place sb under arrest

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15
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a policeman who does not wear a uniform

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plain-clothes policeman

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16
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byc trzymanym w areszcie

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to be in/ taken into police custody

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wniesc zarzuty

A

to press charges against sb

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to have previously been found guilty of a crime in a court of law

A

a previous conviction for

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okup

A

protection money

20
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to be rejected for an appeal

A

to be quashed

21
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przeszukanie

A

to raid

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wydac wyrok

A

to reach a verdict

23
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zostac wypuszczonym za kaucja

A

to be released on bail

24
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things that follow each other in a small area

A

a spate of (robberies)

25
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to go to a court of law and be judged

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to stand trial

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to look for sb

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to trace the whereabouts of sb

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Q

uciec z wiezienia

A

to break out of prison

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byc skazanym

A

to be convicted of a crime

29
Q

zabezpieczyc teren

A

to cordon (an area) off

30
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byc ukaranym grzywna za przestepstwo

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to be fined for commiting a crime

31
Q

to do sth illegal and not be punished for it

A

to get away with sth

32
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to rob a person/ place with a weapon

A

to hold sb/ sth up

33
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an official investigation

A

an inquiry into

34
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to steal and escape with sth

A

to make off with sth

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byc na wolnosci (uciekinier z wiezienia)

A

to be onthe loose

36
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uciekac

A

to be on the run

37
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to say that sth is not possible

A

to rule out sth

38
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to be accepted as true or satisfactory when it is carefully examined in court

A

to stand up in court

39
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zeznawac przeciwko komus

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to testify against sb

40
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wsypac kogos

A

to tip sb off

41
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to look for and find

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to track down

42
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niepodwazalne alibi

A

watertight alibi