# 6 Crime and Justice

Terms related to what is wrong or illegal.

Wrongdoing

Acto indebido - falta grave ( delito )

1. The investigation found no wrongdoing.

2. He was accused of wrongdoing.

Pron: rong dueng

Felony - Misdemeanor

Delito menor

1. Murder is a felony.

2. He was charged with a felony.

Pron: Feleny - Meste-miner

Crook - perp - thief

Delincuente - Criminal - ladron

1. The perp was caught by the police

2. That crook took my wallet

Pron: Crook - cruk / Perp-s / tif

Crooked

Torcido - corrupto

1. That fence is crooked

2. He’s a crooked lawyer

Pron: Cruked?

Harmless ( no Dangerous )

Inofensivo

1. The dog looks scary, but it’s harmless.

2. It was just a harmless joke.

Pron: deinjoras? Harmless

Lewd - Sexual

Obseno - lacsivo

1. This series is lewd

2. You are really lewd. Just kidding

Pron: Luud

Pron” Sekchuo

Scum

Escoria

A scum Error

Are you scum?

Pron: Escam

Hostage

Rehen

1. The criminals took several hostages.

Pron: Hostech - Hosteches

Advocate ( for )

Defender los ( abogar por ) - defensor de

1. She’s an advocate for human rights.

2. She advocates women’s rights.

3. She advocates for women’s rights.

Pron: Adveicait-s - adveicaired - adveicairing

Allegedly - supposedly

Supuestamente

1. He allegedly cheated on the exam.

2. He allegedly stole a phone.

3. The company allegedly committed fraud.

Pron: alegely - supously

Allegation of

Acusacion

1. You don’t have any allegations against my client.

2. There are allegations of corruption against the company.

Pron: Allegachion

Arrested - handcuffed

Arrestado - Esposado ( handcuffed )

1. He was handcuffed during the arrest.

2. He was arrested last night.

Pron: Arrested - hend cuft

Blindfolded

Vendado

1. He was blindfolded during the transport.

Pron: Blain foulded