anglaus unit 5

armed robbery

the crime of stealing from a place or a person using weapons

bias

a strong feeling in favour of or against one group of people, or one side in an argument, often not based on fair judgement

blame

to think or say that a certain person or thing is responsible for sth bad that has happened

control

the power to make decisions about things

disagreement

a situation in which people have a different opinion about sth and often also argue

disbelief

the feeling of not believing sb / sth

dishonesty

the act of trying to make sb believe sth that is not true

disrespect

a lack of respect for sb / sth that is shown in what you do or say

gang violence

damage or harm caused to sb physically as a result of fights between groups of young people or criminals

impact

the powerful effect that something has on sb/sth

inspiration

a person or thing that makes you want to be better, more successful, etc.

misbehaviour

to behave badly

misfortune

(an event, accident, etc. that brings) bad luck or disaster

mistreatment

cruelty to a person or animal

mugging

an attack on someone in the street in order to steal from them

reputation

the opinion that people have about what sb/sth is like

rude

not polite

shoplifting

stealing goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer

theft

the crime of stealing sth

vandalism

the crime of deliberately damaging property

be responsible

being the thing or person whose caused sth to happen

come up with

to find an answer or a solution to sth

fall out

to argue and stop being friendly (with sb)

forgive

to stop being angry towards sb for sth that they have done wrong

get away with

to do sth bad and not be punished for it

get round to

to find the time to do sth, after a delay

own up

to tell sb that you have done sth wrong

down to

to believe that sth is caused by sth

put up with

to suffer sb / th unpleasant and not complain about it

compulsory

that must be done, by law, rules, etc.

fair

treating each person or side equally, according to the law, the rules, etc.

illegal

not allowed by the law

legal

allowed by law

limiting

putting limits on what is possible

obligatory

that you must do

optional

that you can choose or not choose

prohibited

not allowed; forbidden by law or authority

restrictive

limiting; preventing people from doing what they want

stop

to make sb / sth end or finish an activity; to prevent sb / sth from doing sth

voluntary

done or given because you want to do it, not because you have to do it

live up

to be as good as expected

shoplifter

a person who steals sth from a shop while pretending to be a customer

admit

to agree that sth unpleasant is true or that you have done sth wrong

approve

to be pleased about sth; to like sb / sth

armed robber

a person who steals from a place or a person using a weapon

community service

work helping people in the local community that sb does without being paid, either because they want to, or because they have been ordered to by a court as a punishment

deter

to make sb decide not to do sth, especially by telling them that it would have bad results

have the right

to be allowed to do sth according to the law; to have a moral authority to do sth

internet fraud

(an act of) cheating sb in order to get money, etc. illegally, using the internet

knife crime

illegal behaviour or activities in which knives are used as weapons

life sentence

the punishment by which sb spends the rest of their life in prison

mugger

a person who attacks and steals from sb in the street

offence

a crime; an illegal action

offender

a person who breaks the law or commits a crime

prison term

a period of time for which sb is in prison

prohibit

to say that sth is not allowed (by law)

punish

to make sb suffer because they have done sth bad or wrong

release

to allow sb to be free

rob

to take money, property, etc. from a person or place illegally

sentence

(used about a judge) to tell sb who has been found guilty of a crime what the punishment will be

speeding fine

a sum of money that you have to pay for driving a car, etc. faster than the legal speed limit

take account of

to consider sth, especially when deciding or judging sth

vandal

a person who damages sb else's property on purpose and for no reason

cultural identity

the feeling of belonging to one or more cultural groups

generalize

to assume that every person in a group is the same and not look at the details

keep an open mind

to be prepared to accept new ideas

stereotype

a fixed (and often false) idea that a lot of people have about a particular group

treat

to recognize that each person is unique

value

a belief about what is right and wrong and what is important in life