crime Flashcards by olga pniewska

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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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dealings with the police for a very minor crime

A

a brush with the law

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skrytka zlodzieji

A

a cache of

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a list of crimes

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a criminal record

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zniesc oskarzenia

A

to drop the charges against sb

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pasowac do wizerunku

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to fit the description

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oglosic wyrok

A

to hand down a sentence

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to defend sb in a court of law

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to handle sbs defence

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an experienced criminal

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a hardened criminal

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a person who does not break a law

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a law-abinding citizen

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not a single piece of evidence

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not a shred of evidence

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oglosic wyrok

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to pass sentence

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to arrest sb

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to place sb under arrest

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a policeman who does not wear a uniform

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plain-clothes policeman

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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

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to press charges against sb

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

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a previous conviction for

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okup

A

protection money

Q

to be rejected for an appeal

A

to be quashed

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przeszukanie

A

to raid

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wydac wyrok

A

to reach a verdict

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zostac wypuszczonym za kaucja

A

to be released on bail

things that follow each other in a small area

a spate of (robberies)

to go to a court of law and be judged

to stand trial

to look for sb

to trace the whereabouts of sb

uciec z wiezienia

to break out of prison

byc skazanym

to be convicted of a crime

zabezpieczyc teren

to cordon (an area) off

byc ukaranym grzywna za przestepstwo

to be fined for commiting a crime

to do sth illegal and not be punished for it

to get away with sth

to rob a person/ place with a weapon

to hold sb/ sth up

an official investigation

an inquiry into

to steal and escape with sth

to make off with sth

byc na wolnosci (uciekinier z wiezienia)

to be onthe loose

uciekac

to be on the run

to say that sth is not possible

to rule out sth

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

to stand up in court

zeznawac przeciwko komus

to testify against sb

wsypac kogos

to tip sb off

to look for and find

to track down

niepodwazalne alibi

watertight alibi