English Vocabulary in Use - 35 Authorities

landing card

form with your personal details and date of arrival

customs declaration form

form showing how much money and what goods you are carrying

vaccination certificate

paper proving you have had the necessary health injections

entry regulations

rules about who can enter a country and for how long

facial recognition technology

computer application that can automatically identify a person from a visual image

spot checks

checks done as a sample, rather than checking everyone or everything

banned or restricted goods

items that are forbidden or only permitted in specified quantities

allowance

amount permitted by law

sniffer/detector dogs

specially trained dogs who locate specific items using their sense of smell

detect

find something hidden

clear customs

successfully get through baggage checking

port of entry

the port or airport where you first enter a country

refugees

people who have escaped from their own country for political reasons

claim asylum

to request permission to stay in another country to avoid persecution back home

persecution

cruel treatment on the basis of religion, race, ethnic group, nationality, political views, gender, or class

enforce

make people obey

suspicion

belief that something may be the case

search warrant

official permission from a judge or magistrate to search a home

safety/speed cameras

cameras aimed at traffic to check vehicles' speed

exceeding the speed limit

going faster than the permitted speed

traffic wardens

people whose job it is to make sure drivers do not leave their cars where it is not allowed

Surveillance: CCTV

television system sending signals to a limited number of screens

security forces

often a name for the army and police working together

plain-clothes police

police who do not wear uniform

undercover police

police who are working secretly, using a false identity

drug squad

police specially trained to fight the illegal drug trade

anti-corruption squad

police specially trained to discover and fight bribery/corruption

cybercrime

computer crime

phishing

tricking people on the internet to give up personal information, particularly bank account details