Vocabulary Unit 5 Flashcards
assault
a violent attack
He was charged with sexual assault.
blackmail
the act of getting money from people or forcing them to do something by threatening to tell a secret or to harm them
They were criminals who used threats and blackmail to get what they wanted.
bribery
attempts to make someone do something usually something dishonest, by offering them money or gifts
That politician used bribery to get re-elected.
burglary
the crime of illegally entering a building and stealing things
Many people in the neighbourhood have been victims of burglary.
child abuse
the crime of harming a child in a physical, sexual or emotional way
Child abuse is any behaviour that harms a child.
fraud
the crime of getting money by deceiving people
Some criminals use lost or stolen credit cards to commit fraud.
murder
the crime of intentionally killing someone
The newspaper article included a gruesome description of the murder.
pickpocketing
the crime of stealing things out of people’s pockets or bags, especially in a crowd
Pickpocketing is a common problem in most touristy destinations.
theft
the action or crime of stealing something
There have been several thefts in the area recently
to accuse
to say that someone has done something bad/wrong
The police accused the man of murder.
an accusation
a statement in which you say that someone has done something bad/wrong
That was a very serious accusation.
to arrest
taking someone away to ask them about a crime that they might have committed
The police arrested the man on Friday.
to capture
to catch someone and make them your prisoner
The police captured the criminal.
an arrest
an occasion when the police take someone away to ask them about a crime that they might have committed
After the arrest, the man was locked up in prison.
to charge
to accuse someone officially of a crime (often passive)
The police charged him with murder.
a charge
a formal police statement saying that someone is accused of a crime
The man was sure that they could not prove this charge.
to collaborate
to work with someone else for a special purpose
We collaborated well together.
a collaboration
the activity of working together to create or achieve the same thing
Our collaboration was a success.
to compete
to take part in a race / to try to be more successful than someone else
The two teams competed to see who was the better team.
a competition
a situation in which someone is trying to win something or be more successful than someone else
The competition was fierce!
to estimate
to guess the cost, size, value, etc of something
Scientists estimate that there will be 8.5 billion people on earth in 2030.
an estimate
a guess of what a size, value, amount, etc might be
This is only an estimate and not a calculation.
to examine
to look at someone/something very carefully, especially to try to discover something
The lab examined the blood carefully.
an examination
an occasion when someone looks at something very carefully
This examination took a long time.
to identify
to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what they are
We identified the killer from his fingerprints.
an identification
the act of recognizing and naming someone or something
This identification was 100% certain
to investigate
to try to discover all the facts about something, especially a crime or accident
The police investigated the Ripper murders for 2 years.
an investigation
a process in which officials try to discover all the facts about something, especially a crime or an accident
After that time, the investigation was closed.
to photograph
to take a picture of someone or something
The police in Victorian times didn’t photograph the scene of the crime.
a photograph
a picture produced with a camera
Photographs were expensive
photography
the activity or job of taking pictures
Photography was rarely used.
to publish
to prepare and print a book, newspaper, magazine, etc so that people can buy it
This book was first published in 2018.
a publication
the act of printing and selling a book, newspaper, etc
2018 is the year of publication.
to question
to ask a person about something, especially officially
The police questioned me for hours.
a question
a sentence or phrase used to find out information
They must have asked me a thousand questions.
to suspect
to think that someone has committed a crime or done something wrong
The police suspected the husband immediately.
a suspect
someone who may have committed a crime
The husband was the first and only suspect
to witness
to see something happen, especially an accident or crime
Did anyone witness the attack?
a witness
a person who sees an event happening, especially a crime or an accident
I will need to go to court as a witness during the trial and tell the jury what I saw
a fingerprint
the mark made on something by the pattern of curved lines on the end of someone’s finger
The burglar wore gloves, so he did not leave any fingerprints behind.
forensic evidence
evidence obtained by the use of science
The crime lab examines all the forensic evidence.
a motive
a reason for doing something
What could have been the motive for this murder?
the scene of the crime
a place that is being investigated by the police because a crime has taken place there
You can still see the blood on the floor in this room. This was the scene of the crime.
a victim
somebody who has suffered or died as a result of something bad happening
He killed four people last night. All the victims were black women.
to die
to stop living
They died very quickly.
death
the end of life
Death was almost immediate.
dead
not alive
Their dead bodies were cold.
to develop
to grow or change into a more advance, larger, or stronger form
London developed into a huge city.
development
the process of growing, changing, or becoming more advanced
The invention of steam engines helped this development.
to expand
to increase in size or amount
The city expanded towards the north and the west.
expansion
an increase in the size or amount of something
This expansion was unstoppable.
to occur
to happen, often without being planned
Murders occurred everywhere.
an occurrence
something that happens
It was a very common occurrence in London.
poor
having very little money or few possessions
Lots of poor people lived in the East End.
poverty
the state of being poor
Poverty was a serious problem there.
to survive
to continue to live after almost dying because of an accident, illness, etc
If we don’t help those people, they won’t survive.
survival
the fact of continuing to live or exist, especially after a difficult or dangerous situation
Their survival depends on our help.
to be unemployed
not having a job
He was unemployed for 2 years.
unemployment
the state of not having a job
After this period of unemployment, he found work.
luchtpijp
windpipe
hart
heart
long
lung
ader
vein
slagader
artery
hersenen
brain
ruggegraat
spine
zenuw
nerve
baarmoeder
uterus/womb
eierstok
ovary
keel
throat
slokdarm
oesophagus
lever
liver
maag
stomach
alvleesklier
pancreas
darm
bowel/intestine
teelbal
testicle
nier
kidney
blaas
bladder
Naar alle waarschijnlijkheid…
In all probility…
In all probability, we will never know for certain who Jack the Ripper was. It’s likely that his identity will remain hidden for ever. And maybe that’s a good thing. There’s a good chance that people could lose interest if his identity were ever definitively proved. It’s the mystery that fascinates people.
Het is waarschijnlijk dat…
It’s likely that…
In all probability, we will never know for certain who Jack the Ripper was. It’s likely that his identity will remain hidden for ever. And maybe that’s a good thing. There’s a good chance that people could lose interest if his identity were ever definitively proved. It’s the mystery that fascinates people.
Misschien
Maybe
In all probability, we will never know for certain who Jack the Ripper was. It’s likely that his identity will remain hidden for ever. And maybe that’s a good thing. There’s a good chance that people could lose interest if his identity were ever definitively proved. It’s the mystery that fascinates people.
Er is een goede kans dat…
There’s a good chance that…
In all probability, we will never know for certain who Jack the Ripper was. It’s likely that his identity will remain hidden for ever. And maybe that’s a good thing. There’s a good chance that people could lose interest if his identity were ever definitively proved. It’s the mystery that fascinates people.
