Crime and punishment I

Question 1

działać w oparciu o poufną informację

to use information you have been given to try to prevent a crime or seize a criminal/illegal goods

Answer 1

to act on a tip-off

Question 2

być uznanym za winnego zbrodni

to be found guilty in a court of law of crime you have been accused of committing

Answer 2

to be convicted of a crime

Question 3

oddzielić ludzi od danego miejsca za pomocą taśmy, liny (np. od miejsca wypadku lub zbrodni)

to place a barrier around an area or building so as to prevent people leaving or entering

Answer 3

to cordon (an area/building) off

Question 4

być ukaranym grzywną za popełnienie przestępstwa

to have to pay a cartain amount of money as a punishment

Answer 4

to be fined for (committing) a crime

Question 5

być uznanym za (nie)winnego

to be in a court oflaw where a judge or jury decide that sb committed/did not commit the crime they have been accused of

Answer 5

to be found (not) guilty of

Question 6

uniknąć kary za coś, wywinąć się od czegoś

to do sth wrong or illegal and not be punished for it

Answer 6

to get away with sth

Question 7

napadać na coś (np. na bank)

to rob a person or a place, using a weapon

Answer 7

to hold (sb/sth) up

Question 8

dochodzenie, śledztwo

an official investigation

Answer 8

an inquiry into (+ noun)

Question 9

puszczać wolno (np. za kaucją, pouczeniem)

to be given a lither punishment (a fine/a coution) than you deserve

Answer 9

to let sb off (with a fine/caution, etc)

Question 10

uciec z ukradzioną rzeczą

to steal and escape with sth

Answer 10

to make off with sth

Question 11

być na wolności

to have escaped from prison and not been captured by the authorities

Answer 11

to be on the loose

Question 12

być ściganym

to be trying to escape or hide from the police

Answer 12

to be on the run

Question 13

być sądzonym za popełnienie zbrodni

to be in a court of law, where a judge and/or jury are deciding whether you are quilty or not

Answer 13

to be on trial for (committing) a crime

Question 14

(nie) przyznać się (do zarzutów)

to say in a court of law that you are (not) guilty of the crime you have been accused of committing)

Answer 14

to plead (not) guilty (to the charges)

Question 15

wykluczać (możliwość) coś (czegoś)

to say that sth is not possible

Answer 15

to rule out (the possibility of) sth

Question 16

być skazanym na (liczba lat w więzieniu)

If a judge sentences sb, they states in court what their punishment is going to be

Answer 16

to be sentenced to (a number of years in prison)

Question 17

rokować szanse na pozytywny wyrok

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

Answer 17

to stand up in court

Question 18

zeznawać przeciwko komuś

to provide the court with information that shows that sb is guilty of the crime that they have been accused of committing

Answer 18

to testify against sb

Question 19

dawać komuś cynk

to tell the police where and when a crime will be committed or where a criminal or illegal, stolen goods can be found

Answer 19

to tip (sb) off

Question 20

wytropić (kogoś/coś)

to look for and find

Answer 20

to track (sb/sth) down

Question 21

pobłażliwy

Answer 21

lenient

Question 22

obrońca

Answer 22

barrister