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I Crimes and criminals

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Crime

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blackmail

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fraud /frc:d/

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kidnapping

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mugging

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murder" /'mslde/ rape

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robberY

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gEesqling terrorlsm

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theft

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assassinate).

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Punishments

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communitY service (cloing ,omá work to helP socie[' e.g painting, cleaning, etc')

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a (€600)fine

sk months in p¡lson

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life sentence

capital Punishment (tñe death PenaltY)

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#rí3g3€ Note the difference berween the verbs: steal and rob. The object of the verb 'steaf is the rhing which is taken away, e.g. they stoie my bike, whereas the object of the verb 'rob'is the person or place from which things are stolen, e.g. I was robbed last night. A masked man robbed the bank. 'Steal' is irregular; steal, stole, stolen. The table below gives the names of some other types of crimes together with their associated verbs and the name of the person who commits the crimes. cnme

definition

oiminol

verb

murder

killing someone stealing something from a shop stealing something from someone's home taking something illegally into another country taking a person hostage in exchange for money or other favours, etc.

murderer shoplifter

murder

rglar

burgle

shoplifting burglary smuggling

kidnapping

bu

shoplift

smuggler

smuggle

kidnapper

kidnap

All the verbs in the table above are regular.

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Here are some more useful ve¡bs connected with crime and law. Note that many of them have particular prepositions associated

with them. Bill committed a crime when he robbed a bank. Someone witnessed the crime and told the police. The police charged him with bank robbery. They also accused his twin brother, Ben, of being his accomplice. The case came to court and they were tried. The trial did not last very long. Bill and Ben both pleaded not guilty in court. Their lawyer did her best to defend them but the prosecuting lawyer produced a very strong case against them.

After brief deliberations, the jury passed verdict on them. They decided that Biil rvas guilty but Ben was innocent. The judge acquitted Ben of any involvement in the robbery but sentenced Bill to three years in prison. He also had to pay a large fine. Bill served rwo years in prison [jaii] but was released from prison a yeff early. He got time off for good behaviour"

Here are some useful nouns.

trial: the legal process in court whereby an accused person is investigated, or tried, and then found guiity or not guilty case: a crime that is being investigated evidence: information used in a court of law to decide whether the accused is guilty or not proof: evidence that shows conclusively whether something is a fact or not judge: the person who leads a trial and decides on the sentence i.e. the punishment jury: group of twelve citizens who decide on the verdict i.e. whether the accused is guilty or not

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