orals, part 2 Flashcards
hijack
use violence or threats to take control of a vehicle, especially a plane
accomplice
a person, who helps another to commit a crime
phishing
the activity of tricking people by getting them to give their identity over the internet and using this to steal money from them
smuggler
a person who takes goods into or out of a country illegaly
suspended sentence
a punishment given to a criminal in court, which means they will only go to prison if they commit another crime within a particular period of time
prosecute
officially charge somebody with a crime in court
inquiry
a process to find out the cause of something
bail
money left in court to make sure that someone will return to court for their trial
shoplifting
the crime of stealing goods from the shop
death penalty
the punishment of being killed that is used in some countries for very serious crimes
embezzle
steal money that you are responsible for or that belongs to your employer
fraud
the crime of cheating somebody in order to get money or goods illegally
manslaughter
the crime of killing somebody illegally but not deliberately
mugger
a person who threatens or attacks somebody in order to steal their money especially in a public place
fine
a sum of money that must be paid as punishment for breaking a law
testify
make a statement in court that something happened or that something is true
pickpocket
a person who steals money from other people’s pockets
community service
work helping people in the local community that somebody does without being paid because they have been ordered to by a court as a punishment
defendant
a person in trial who is accused of commiting a crime
vandalism
a crime of destroying or damaging something, especially public property
forgery
a crime of copying money, documents etc
assault
a crime of attacking somebody physically
white-collar crime
crimes in which office workers steal from their company
arson
crime of deliberately setting something on fire
blackmail
a crime of demanding money from a person by threating to tell somebody else their secret
burglary
a crime of entering a building illegally and stealing things from it
verdict
a decision that is made by jury in court, stating if somebody is considered guilty or not
abduct
kidnap
trespassing
an intrusion into someone’s property
