great crimes vocabulary Flashcards
beautiful things like paintings and drawings that someone has made
art
to kill an important or famous person
assassinate
a kind of hat that covers the head and face
balaclava
a place where people stay in tents in holiday
camp
to catch somebody and keep them prisoner
capture
a crime that the police must investigate
case
a place where dead people are buried
cemetery
(here) an agreement to buy or sell something in the future
contract
the person whose job is to find the reason for a sudden or suspicious death
coroner
the place where trials happen; the people who hear the evidence and make decisions about crimes
court
an open space surrounded by buildings
courtyard
to end your marriage to somebody
divorce
a round handle that opens a door
doorknob
a kind of medicine given by a doctor; something that you take to make you feel excited, happy, strong…
drug
information that is used in court to try to prove something
evidence
a copy of something that seems real but is not
fake
the mark that a finger makes when it touches something
fingerprint
to make an ilegal copy of something
forge
a thin piece of wood or metal around the edge of a picture
frame
the crime of cheating somebody in order to get money from them
fraud
not being in prison; being able to do what you want
freedom
a room or building where you can see paintings…
gallery
a group of criminals who work together
gang
something you wear to keep your hand warm or safe
glove
a group of people who control a country
government
having done something that is against the law
guilty
a pair of metal rings that hold a prisoner’s wrists (muñeca) together
handcuffs
to kill somebody by putting a rope round their neck and letting their body drop down
hang
an investigation to find.out why somebody died
inquest
to give money to a business or bank in the hope of getting more money back
invest (n: investor)
to try to find out about something
investigate
a group of people who listen to evidence and decide if somebody is guilty of a crime
jury
to take somebody away and keep them as a prisoner, especially in order to get money for returning them
kidnap
a large vehicle for carrying heavy things by road
lorry
money that a business or bank loses
losses
somebody who belongs to a group or organization
member
a place where you can look at old or interesting things
museum
an official decision that somebody is not guilty of a crime
pardon
something that will make you very ill or kill you if you take it into your body
poison
very strong; having a lot of control over poeple
powerful
the money that you make in business or by selling things
profit
the organization that tries to show that somebody is guilty of a crime (acusación)
prosecution
a lawyer who works or the prosecution
prosecutor
a competition to see who can run, drive… the fastest
race
a plan for organizing something
scheme
(American) an officer who is responsible for law and order
sheriff
a very bad surprise
shock
a light used on the railways to tell drivers to stop or go slower
signal
a building in which horses are kept
stable
a part of a country with its own government
state
a shop
store
a gas that make your eyes fill with tears, used by police to control crowds
tear gas
a kind of small house made of cloth, used when camping
tent
a person who hurts or kills people, for example with bombs, to try and make the government do what they want
terrorist
a person who buys and sells things as a job
trader
a vehicle that is open at the back, used for carrying things
truck
a kind of car or small lorry for carrying things
van
someone who suffers as the result of a crime
victim
a person who gives evidence in a court of law
witness
using violence to steal money or other things
robbery
delibery taking someone’s life
murder
to put (a dead body) in the ground or a vault, or into the sea, often with ceremony
bury
huella del pulgar
thumbprint
a structure of wood, metal, or rope having two side pieces between which a series of steps or rungs are set to provide a means of climbing up or down
ladder (escalera)
to be in debt to (adeudado)
owed
a movement of the hand, as in greeting (saludar con la mano)
wave
a small piece of metal fired from a gun (bala)
bullet
a wolflike, wild dog
dingo
a small gummed rectangular label for sticking on a piece of mail, such as an envelope, as evidence that postage has been paid (sello)
stamp
