Topic: Law and Crimes

an action that breaks or acts against something, especially a law, agreement, principle, or something that should be treated with respect | collocation: commit

violation (n |collocation)

want to do sth that illegal

criminal intent (np)

compensate for

redress (v)

law and order ( collocation?)

improve, maintain

the process of making people obey a law or rule

enforcement (n)

coffee, alcohol, drug

simulant (n)

establish law

impose (v)

allowed by law

legitimate (a)

punishments

penalties (n)

to allow yourself or another person to have something enjoyable, especially more than is good for you

indulge in (p)

to discourage people to do criminal action

act as a deterrent (p)

to cause someone to experience something, usually an emotion or a pain, less strongly than before

desensitize (v)

to act against law

violate, flout (v)

to act according to an order, set of rules, or request

comply with _(p)

~strict

stringent (a)

to put something into action, especially to make something law

enact law (collocation)

to free someone from guilt, blame, or responsibility for something

absolve sb from sth

strict punishment

hefty fine (collocation)

action by government, regulate aspects

government intervention (collocation)

an act of opposition, sometimes using violence, by many people in one area of a country against those who are in power |collocation: provoke, spark off

uprising (CN |collocation)

A ... crime is one that someone can be punished for

punishable (a)

the careful watching of a person or place, especially by the police or army, because of a crime that has happened or is expected | pattern | collocation

surveillance (n) | pattern: keep something under surveillance | collocation: surveillance cameras (collocation)

someone who has done something wrong

culprit (n)

illegal or disapproved of by society

illicit (a)

a person who agrees to carry illegal drugs into another country in return for payment by the person selling the drugs

mule (n)

the act of continuing to commit crimes even after having been punished

recidivism (n) /rɪˈsɪd.ɪ.vɪ.zəm/

~prison

correctional facilities/centers (collocation)

not stringent regulations

lax regulations /læks reɡ.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/(phrase)

to help or encourage someone to do something wrong or illegal

abet /əˈbet/ (v)

to make yourself rich, especially in a way that is unfair or dishonest

feather your (own) nest (idm)

someone who is in prison because they are guilty of a crime | collocation: escaped (a)

convict /kənˈvɪkt/ (n | CN | collocation)

a person who is kept in a prison or a hospital for people who are mentally ill |collocation: former/young (a) inmate, move/transfer (v) inmate

inmate /ˈɪn.meɪt/ (n | CN |collocation)

to do something that a law or rule does not allow, or to break a law or rule

contravene /ˌkɒn.trəˈviːn/ (v| formal)

to break a law or moral rule

transgress /trænzˈɡres/ (v)

a person or organization that acts against something, especially a law, agreement, principle, or something that should be treated with respect

violator /ˈvaɪ.ə.leɪ.tər/ (n | CN)

to cause someone a disadvantage/to punish someone for breaking a rule | collocation: heavily/financially

penalize /ˈpiː.nəl.aɪz/ (v | collocation)

a punishment given by a judge in court to a person or organization after they have been found guilty of doing something wrong| collocation: prison/death/harsh/heavy/severe/stiff (a) face| serve| receive/get (v)

sentences (n| collocation)

the activity of betting money, for example in a game or on a horse race | collocation: compulsive (unable to stop doing) /illegal/legalized

gambling /ˈɡæm.blɪŋ/ (n| collocation)

to secretly take money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you work for |pattern: embezzle something from something

embezzle /ɪmˈbez.əl/ (v)

the crime of secretly taking money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you work for | pattern: embezzlement of something

embezzlement /ɪmˈbez.əl.mənt/ (n | pattern)

the act of putting or keeping someone in prison or in a place used as a prison

incarceration /ɪnˌkɑː.sərˈeɪ.ʃən/ (n)

the act of putting someone in prison or the condition of being kept in prison |collocation: unlawful/life/immediate (a), be liable to/ face, receive/ suffer, sentence somebody to/ somebody be sentenced to

imprisonment /ɪmˈprɪz.ən.mənt/ (n |collocation)

to return someone to a good, healthy, or normal life or condition after they have been in prison, been very ill, etc.

rehabilitate (v)

the process of returning to a healthy or good way of life, or the process of helping someone to do this after they have been in prison, been very ill |collocation: social (a) + rehabilitation + services, program/scheme

rehabilitation /ˌriː.həˌbɪl.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ (n| collocation)

to enter a place again, or to join an activity again

reenter (v)

to often repeat an idea or belief to someone until they accept it without criticism or question |pattern: X someone in something

indoctrinate /ɪnˈdɑːk.trə.neɪt/ (v)

a person, usually young, who behaves in a way that is illegal or not acceptable to most people/behaviour, especially of a young person, that is illegal or not acceptable to most people | collocation: juvenile

delinquent(s)/delinquency (n)

not fair

inequitable (adj) /ˌɪnˈek.wə.t̬ə.bəl/

the use of force to persuade someone to do something that they are unwilling to do

coercion (n, formal) /koʊˈɝː.ʒən/:

someone who has committed a crime or a violent or harmful act

perpetrator(n) /ˈpɝː.pə.treɪ.t̬ɚ/

treating everyone fairly and equally

even-handed (adj)/ˌiː.vənˈhæn.dɪd/

If something X someone's rights or freedom, it takes away some of their rights or limits their freedom/an action that breaks a rule, law, etc t

infringe on sth/infringement (v/n)/ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/