crime and criminal

witness

chứng kiến, người chứng kiến

court

tòa án the place where legal trials take place and where crimes, etc. are judged

burglar

kẻ đột nhập a person who enters a building illegally in order to steal

vandal

kẻ phá hoại tài sản công cộng a person who deliberately destroys or damages public property

copper / cop

cảnh sát (slang) for police officer

arrest

bắt giữ to seize and hold under the authority of law.

fraud

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

probation

Quản chế a system that allows a person who has committed a crime not to go to prison if they behave well and if they see an official regularly for a fixed period of time

pickpocket

a person who steals money, etc. from other people's pockets, especially in crowded places

perjury

lời khai man, the crime of telling a lie in court

forge

làm giả, to make an illegal copy of something in order to cheat people

caution

cẩn trọng a warning that is given by the police to somebody who has committed a crime that is not too serious

prosecute

Khởi tố, to officially charge somebody with a crime in court

blackmail

thư tống tiền the crime of demanding money from a person by threatening to tell somebody else a secret about them

bail

sự bảo lãnh (bằng việc đóng tiền), 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

plead

biện hộ, to state in court that you are guilty or not guilty of a crime

inmate

người bị tạm giữ one of the people living in an institution such as a prison or a psychiatric hospital

stolen

the past participle of steal (also an adjective - a stolen car)

an incident

sự việc, vụ việc an event or a crime

theft

vụ trộm stealing (noun)

penalty

small punishment

arsonist

Người phóng hỏa. A person who illegally burns a building or other property

Libel

tội phỉ báng (dạng viết) written untruths that are harmful to someone's reputation

cybercrime

tội phạm mạng illegal activities executed on the internet

Carjacking

cướp xe using force or intimidation to steal a car from a driver

domestic violence

bạo lực gia đinh Any act of violence involving family members

smuggler

kẻ buôn lậu person who trades illegally

arson

the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property

homicide

The killing of one person by another = murder

corruption

dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.