🚔 Crime

Understand the language used in crime reports, investigations, and court updates. Read these stories more carefully and with less confusion.

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Probe

C1

A device or tool used for exploration or investigation.

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Evidence

A2

Information or signs that help to prove something.

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Ambush

B1

A surprise attack from a hidden position.

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Homicide

B1

The deliberate and unlawful killing of one person by another.

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Narcotic

C2

A drug that dulls the senses and relieves pain, often leading to sleep.

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Vandal

B1

A person who willfully destroys or damages property.

Verdict

C1

The final decision made by a jury or judge about a legal case.

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Parole

C2

The conditional release of a prisoner with restrictions before their full sentence is completed.

Arrest

B1

if the police arrest somebody, the person is taken to a police station and kept there because the police believe they may be guilty of a crime

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Battery

B1

a device that is placed inside a car engine, clock, radio, etc. and that produces the electricity that makes it work

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Bomb

B1

a weapon designed to explode at a particular time or when it is dropped or thrown

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Cell

B2

the smallest unit of living matter that can exist on its own. All plants and animals are made up of cells.

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Charge

B1

the amount of money that somebody asks for goods and services

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Criminal

A2

a person who commits a crime

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Detective

A2

a person, especially a police officer, whose job is to investigate crimes and catch criminals

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Explosion

B1

the sudden violent bursting and loud noise of something such as a bomb exploding; the act of deliberately causing something to explode

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Gang

B2

an organized group of criminals

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Gun

A2

a weapon that is used for firing bullets or shells

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Investigation

B2

an official examination of the facts about a situation, crime, etc.

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Judge

B1

a person in a court who has the authority to decide how criminals should be punished or to make legal decisions

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Knife

A2

a sharp blade (= metal edge) with a handle, used for cutting or as a weapon

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Murder

B1

the crime of killing somebody deliberately

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Police

A1

an official organization whose job is to make people obey the law and to prevent and solve crime; the people who work for this organization

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Prison

A2

a building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime they have committed, or while they are waiting for trial

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Sentence

A1

a set of words expressing a statement, a question or an order, usually containing a subject and a verb. In written English sentences begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop/period (.), a question mark (?) or an exclamation mark (!).

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Shooting

B2

a situation in which a person is shot with a gun

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Suspect

B2

to have an idea that something is probably true or likely to happen, especially something bad, but without having definite proof

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Trial

B2

a formal examination of evidence in court by a judge and often a jury, to decide if somebody accused of a crime is guilty or not

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Victim

B1

a person who has been attacked, injured or killed as the result of a crime, a disease, an accident, etc.

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Weapon

B1

an object such as a knife, gun, bomb, etc. that is used for fighting or attacking somebody

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Witness

B2

a person who sees something happen and is able to describe it to other people

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Assault

C1

the crime of attacking somebody physically

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Bail

C1

money that somebody agrees to pay if a person accused of a crime does not appear at their trial. When bail has been arranged, the accused person is allowed to go free until the trial.

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Confession

C1

a statement that a person makes, admitting that they are guilty of a crime; the act of making such a statement

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Conspiracy

B2

a secret plan by a group of people to do something harmful or illegal

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Convict

C1

to decide and state officially in court that somebody is guilty of a crime

Conviction

C1

the act of finding somebody guilty of a crime in court; the fact of having been found guilty

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Firearm

C1

a gun that can be carried

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Fraud

B2

the crime of cheating somebody in order to get money or goods illegally

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Hostage

C1

a person who is captured and held prisoner by a person or group, and who may be injured or killed if people do not do what the person or group is asking

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Imprisonment

C1

the act of putting somebody in a prison or another place from which they cannot escape; the state of being there

Indictment

C1

a sign that a system, society, etc. is very bad or very wrong

Inmate

C1

one of the people living in an institution such as a prison or a psychiatric hospital

Jail

B2

a prison

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Jury

B2

a group of members of the public who listen to the facts of a case in a court and decide whether or not somebody is guilty of a crime, or whether a claim has been proved

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Raid

C1

a short surprise attack on an enemy by soldiers, ships or aircraft

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Rape

C1

the crime of forcing somebody to have sex when they do not want it or are not able to agree to it

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Rifle

C1

a gun with a long barrel which you hold to your shoulder to fire

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Robbery

B2

the crime of stealing money or goods from a bank, shop, person, etc., especially using violence or threats

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Surveillance

C1

the act of carefully watching a person suspected of a crime or a place where a crime may be committed

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Terrorism

B2

the use of violent action in order to achieve political aims or to force a government to act

Terrorist

B2

a person who takes part in terrorism

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Theft

B2

the crime of stealing something from a person or place

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Warrant

C1

a legal document that is signed by a judge and gives the police authority to do something

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Stabbing

The act of thrusting a sharp object into someone.

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Bribery

The act of giving money or gifts to influence someone's actions illegally.

Ransomware

Malicious software that blocks access to data until a ransom is paid.

Phishing

The fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information by disguising as a trustworthy entity.

Hacking

The act of illegally accessing or manipulating computer systems or networks.

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DNA

A molecule that carries genetic instructions used in the growth and functioning of living organisms.

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