Law and Crime Flashcards
nefarious
(adj.) evil, criminal
Eg: Those involved in nefarious activities
decree
(n.) 法令
Eg: Romania’s prime minister said that he was scrapping a decree that would shielded dozens of Politicians from prosecution for corruption
decoy
(n.) someone or sth used to trick a person into going where you want them to go, trap
Eg: In order to apprehend the drug traffickers, the police used a decoy who pretended to be interested in making a sale
defame
(v.) insult, offend
(n.) offence
Eg: The Prime Minister sued the magazine for defamation after it ran a story about him siphoning state funds into his personal bank account.
extra judicial
Outside the boundaries of killing
Eg: Due to the presence of Organised crime and extra judicial police killings
repugnancy
(n. ) inconsistency or incompatibility of ideas or statements
eg: This is a final aim sought by US to store up the international repugnancy towards NK
devious
(adj. ) using dishonest tricks and deceiving ppl, conniving
eg: It is hoped that participants will honour the intent of the initiate and not resort to devious means to collect pixels.
embezzle
(v. ) to steal money from the place where you work; misappropriate; commit fraud
eg: They had been embezzled by online fraudsters
ensnare
(v. ) to force or trick sb into doing sth that you do not really want to, catch
eg: I was ensnared into sharing my bank details with a person who pretended to be a bank officer.
entice
(v. ) lure, attract
eg: She has been accused of fabricating her story to entice ppl to purchase the app and the book.
feign
(v. ) pretend, fake
eg: She feigned illness to escape from doing the household chores.
felony
(n. ) offence, wrongdoing
eg: He committed a felony and was jailed for 10 years.
common intention
(n.) 共謀
abetment
(n.) 教唆
permissible
(adj. ) allowed by law or rules, permitted, accepted
eg: chemical weapons are not permissible.
fleece
(v. ) to charge someone too much money for sth; cheat
eg: Hawkers do not fleece customers
skulduggery
(n.) illegal activity; tricky; dishonest
Eg: social media is trusted by only a slim of minority of 4% of web using adults due to many instances of exposed skulduggery
axiom
(n.) an established or accepted statement
draconian
(adj.) very harsh
Eg: this state of offside has resulted in recent draconian policies
aggravate
(v.) make a situation worse
Eg: this has aggravated the situation
fraudulent
(adj.) fake, deceitful, untrue
Eg: He was arrested for selling fraudulent goods
fugitive
(n.) someone who is hiding especially from the law
Eg: the fugitive escaped to Bangkok after robbing a bank
seditious
(adj. ) intended to illegally encourage ppl to disobey the GOV; treasonable
eg: They were jailed for their seditious articles.
solicit
(v.) to offer to have sex with someone for money;
Ask someone for money
Eg: Sec work is legal in Singapore, but not soliciting for sex publicly or living off the earnings for sex workers
