Crime II Flashcards
an appeal
a request to a court asking for a previous decision to be changed
a brush with the law
dealings with the police for a very minor crime
a cache of
a hidden number of, used for explosive, weapons etc
to hand down a sentence
to announce in a court of law what sentence a criminal will receive (judge)
to handle sb’s defence
to defend sb in a court of law (lawyer)
a hardened criminal
an experienced criminal who is unlikely to ever abide by the law
a law-abiding citizen
a person who does not break the law
not a shred of evidence
not a single piece of evidence
to pass sentence
to tell the court what punishment a convicted person will receive (judge)
to place sb under arrest
to arrest sb
a plain-clothes policeman
a policeman who does not wear his uniform
to be in/taken into police custody
arrested and kept in prison while waiting to go to the court
to press charges against sb
to make an official accusation against sb, which has to be decided in a court of law
a previous conviction for
to have previously been found guilty of a crime in a court
protection money
money paid to sb who threatens to hurt or blackmail the other person
to be quashed
to be rejected for an appeal/decision
to raid
if the police raid a place, they arrive without warning and search it because they believe that a criminal or sth illegal is hidden there
to be released on bail
sb who is waiting to go on trial does not have to wait in prison because a large sum of money has been paid as a guarantee that they will not run away
a spate of
a series of unfortunate events
to stand trial
to go to a court of law and be judged
to trace the whereabouts of sb
to look for sb
