Unit 18

Question 1

arson

/ˈɑːsən $ ˈɑːr-/

Answer 1

the crime of deliberately making something burn, especially a building
/ Police are treating the fire as a case of arson./

Question 2

burglary

/ˈbɜːɡləri $ ˈbɜːr-/

Answer 2

the crime of getting into a building to steal things

Question 3

fraud

/frɔːd $ frɒːd/

Answer 3

the crime of deceiving people in order to gain something such as money or goods

/ electoral fraud/
کللاه برداری

Question 4

vandalism

/ˈvændəl-ɪzəm/

Answer 4

the crime of deliberately damaging things, especially public property

/ More than 40 people were arrested, some on suspicion of vandalism. /
خراب کاری

Question 5

kidnapping

/ˈkɪdnæp/

Answer 5

to take someone somewhere illegally by force, often in order to get money for returning them

Question 6

pickpocketing

Answer 6

جیب بری

Question 7

smuggling

/ˈsmʌɡəlɪŋ/

Answer 7

the crime of taking something illegally from one country to another
/drug smuggling./

Question 8

swearing

/sweə $ swer/

Answer 8

to use rude and offensive language

/ Don’t swear in front of the children. /

Question 9

offensive

/əˈfensɪv/

Answer 9

very rude or insulting and likely to upset people OPP inoffensive

Question 10

administrative

/ədˈmɪnəstrətɪv /

Answer 10

relating to the work of managing a company or organization

Question 11

authority

/ɔːˈθɒrəti/

Answer 11

the power you have because of your official position

/ Only the president has the authority to declare war. /

Question 12

representative

/ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv◂/

Answer 12

someone who has been chosen to speak, vote, or make decisions for someone else

Question 13

conscious

/ˈkɒnʃəs $ ˈkɑːn-/

Answer 13

noticing or realizing something SYN aware

/ I became conscious of someone watching me. /

Question 14

intent

/ɪnˈtent/

Answer 14

قصد

Question 15

recklessness

Answer 15

not caring or worrying about the possible bad or dangerous results of your actions بی پروایی

Question 16

elusive

/ɪˈluːsɪv/

Answer 16

difficult

Question 17

correlate

/ˈkɒrəleɪt/

Answer 17

linked to

/ Electricity sales are closely correlated to economic growth. /

Question 18

violate

/ˈvaɪəleɪt/

Answer 18

to disobey or do something against an official agreement, law, principle , etc

Question 19

deterrent

/dɪˈterənt /

Answer 19

something that makes someone less likely to do something, by making them realize it will be difficult or have bad results

/ Window locks are a cheap and effective deterrent. /
بازدارنده

Question 20

enforcement

/ɪnˈfɔːsmənt/

Answer 20

when people are made to obey a rule, law, etc

اجرا کردن

Question 21

victim

/ˈvɪktɪm/

Answer 21

someone who has been attacked, robbed or murdered

Question 22

convict

/kənˈvɪkt/

Answer 22

to prove or officially announce that someone is guilty of a crime after a trial in a law court

/ She was convicted of shoplifting. /

Question 23

impose

/ɪmˈpəʊz /

Answer 23

if someone in authority imposes a rule, punishment, tax etc, they force people to accept it
/ The court can impose a fine. /
تحمیل کردن / مالیات بستن بر

Question 24

accused

/əˈkjuːzd/

Answer 24

the person or group of people who have been officially charged with a crime in a court of law

Question 25

jury

/ˈdʒʊəri /

Answer 25

a group of often 12 ordinary people who listen to the details of a case in court and decide whether someone is guilty or not

Question 26

prosecutor

/ˈprɒsɪkjuːtə /

Answer 26

a lawyer who is trying to prove in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime

Question 27

harsh

/hɑːʃ /

Answer 27

severe, cruel, or unkind

Question 28

tough

/tʌf/

Answer 28

difficult to do or deal with

Question 29

combat

/ˈkɒmbæt /

Answer 29

fighting, especially during a war

Question 30

obey

/əʊˈbeɪ/

Answer 30

to do what someone in authority tells you to do, or what law or rule says you must do
اطاعت کردن

Question 31

abolish

/əˈbɒlɪʃ /

Answer 31

to officially end a law, system, etc, especially one that has existed for a long time
/ In 2001, the program would be abolished. /

Question 32

abide

/əˈbaɪd/

Answer 32

پایبند بودن