Unit 2 & 19 Crime and Cybercrime Vocabulary

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering crime, cybercrime, technology, and narrative terms with definitions grounded in the lecture notes.

To break into

To enter a house or building illegally, typically to steal valuable things (German: einbrechen).

To confirm

To state or prove that something is true (German: bestätigen).

Jewellery

Valuables worn for personal decoration, such as items stolen alongside money (German: Schmuck).

Suspicious

Having or showing a cautious distrust; causing one to suspect wrongdoing (German: verdächtig).

To confess

To admit to a crime, wrongdoing, or fault (German: gestehen, beichten).

Purpose

The reason for which something is done, or an aim in life (German: Absicht, Zweck, Ziel).

Account

An arrangement or profile with a service, such as Facebook, requiring access credentials (German: Konto).

Common

Occurring often or widely used, such as widespread passwords (German: häufig, gewöhnlich).

To access

To gain entry to personal accounts or computer systems (German: einsteigen, zugreifen).

To consist of

To be composed of or formed from, such as a password containing eight characters (German: sich aus etw. zusammensetzen).

Invisible

Not visible or able to be seen, characteristic of cybercrimes (German: unsichtbar).

To keep in contact

To maintain communication with others, often via social media (German: in Kontakt bleiben).

Weapon

An instrument used for attacking, such as a computer in the case of a hacker (German: Waffe).

Witness

A person who sees an event or crime take place (German: Zeuge/Zeugin).

Advantage

A beneficial feature or favorable circumstance, such as AI helping to solve crimes (German: Vorteil).

To look into

To investigate, examine, or explore a case or situation (German: nachforschen, ermitteln).

Police department

A local law enforcement agency that works to discover where crimes occur (German: Polizeibehörde).

To predict

To forecast or estimate what may happen in the future, such as criminal behavior (German: voraussagen).

To reduce

To decrease or make smaller in amount, such as lowering gun violence incidents by $47\%$ (German: reduzieren, verringern).

Violence

Behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill (German: Gewalt).

Fake ID

A forged or fraudulent identification credential used to gain unauthorized entry (German: gefälschter Ausweis).

Pattern

A recurring design, model, or predictable sequence followed by a story or event (German: Muster).

Tiring

Causing fatigue or exhaustion (German: ermüdend, anstrengend).

Imagination

The ability of the mind to form new concepts or ideas, such as when writing a story (German: Vorstellungskraft, Einbildung).

Complaint

A formal statement of dissatisfaction made to a store or authority (German: Beschwerde).

Misunderstanding

A failure to understand correctly or a misinterpretation of words or intentions (German: Missverständnis).

Receipt

A printed proof of purchase required to return goods to a shop (German: Quittung, Kassenbon).

To regret

To feel sorry or remorseful about an action or decision (German: bereuen).

AI (artificial intelligence)

Computational systems studied for their potential to either commit or help solve crimes (German: KI / künstliche Intelligenz).

Data

Information processed or stored digitally, subject to theft or phishing (German: Daten).

In recent years

During the period of time leading up to the present (German: in den letzten Jahren).

To increase

To rise, multiply, or become greater in number or intensity (German: ansteigen, zunehmen).

Particular

Distinct, specific, or individual, such as a selected area of town or a given day (German: bestimmt, speziell, besonders).

Regularly

At standard, recurring intervals, such as repeatedly warning users about phishing attacks (German: regelmäßig).

Antagonist

An opponent or adversary in a story (German: Gegner).

Plot

The main sequence of events or storyline in a narrative work (German: Handlung).

Despite

In spite of; without being affected or prevented by (German: trotz).

Fiction

Literature in the form of prose that describes imaginary events and people (German: Erzählliteratur).