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accuse sb (of sth)
to say that sb has done sth wrong or broken the law.
admit (to sth)
to agree that sth unpleasant is true or that you have done sth wrong.
approve (of sb/sth)
to be pleased about sth; to like sb/sth.
armed robber
a person who steals from a place or a person using a weapon.
armed robbery
the crime of stealing from a place or a person using weapons.
be responsible (for sth)
being the thing or person whose caused sth to happen.
blame sb (for sth)
to think or say that a certain person or thing is responsible for sth bad that has happened.
come up with sth
to find an answer or a solution to sth.
community service
work helping people in the local community that sb does without being paid, either because they want to, or because they have been ordered to by a court as a punishment.
compulsory
that must be done, by law, rules, etc.
confine sb (to sth)
to keep a person in a particular, usually small, place.
death penalty
the legal punishment of being killed for a crime.
deter sb (from doing sth)
to make sb decide not to do sth, especially by telling them that it would have bad results.
disagreement
a situation in which people have a different opinion about sth and often also argue.
disbelief
the feeling of not believing sb/sth.
dishonesty
the act of trying to make sb believe sth that is not true.
disrespect
a lack of respect for sb/sth that is shown in what you do or say.
fair
treating each person or side equally, according to the law, the rules, etc.
fall out (with sb)
to argue and stop being friendly (with sb).
forgive sb (for sth)
to stop being angry towards sb for sth that they have done wrong.
gang violence
damage or harm caused to sb physically as a result of fights between groups of young people or criminals.
get away with sth / doing sth
to do sth bad and not be punished for it.
get round to sth / doing sth
to find the time to do sth, after a delay.
have the right (to sth)
to be allowed to do sth according to thelaw; to have a moral authority to do sth.
house arrest
the state of being kept in your own home as a punishment instead of in prison, and not being allowed to leave.
illegal
not allowed by the law.
internet fraud
(an act of) cheating sb in order to get money, etc. illegally, using the internet.
just
fair and right; reasonable
knife crime
illegal behaviour or activities in which knives are used as weapons.
legal
allowed by law.
life sentence
the punishment by which sb spends the rest of their life in prison.
limiting
putting limits on what is possible.
live up to sth
to be as good as expected.
misbehaviour
to behave badly.
misfortune
(an event, accident, etc. that brings) bad luck or disaster.
mistreatment
cruelty to a person or animal.
mugger
a person who attacks and steals from sb in the street.
mugging
The mugging took place around midnight.
obligatory
that you must do.
offence
a crime; an illegal action.
offender
a person who breaks the law or commits a crime.
optional
that you can choose or not choose.
own up (to sth)
to tell sb that you have done sth wrong.
petty theft
an act of stealing that is not very serious.
prison term
a period of time for which sb is in prison.
prohibit sb / sth (from doing sth)
to say that sth is not allowed (by law).
prohibited
Smoking is prohibited on this train.
punish sb (for sth)
to make sb suffer because they have done sth bad or wrong.
put sth down to sth
to believe that sth is caused by sth.
put up with sb / sth
to suffer sb / sth unpleasant and not complain about it.
release sb (from sth)
to allow sb to be free.
restrictive
limiting; preventing people from doing what they want.
rob sb / sth (of sth)
to take money, property, etc. from a person or place illegally.
sentence sb (to sth)
(used about a judge) to tell sb who has been found guilty of a crime what the punishment will be.
shoplifter
a person who steals sth from a shop while pretending to be a customer.
shoplifting
He was arrested for shoplifting.
speeding fine
a sum of money that you have to pay for driving a car, etc. faster than the legal speed limit.
stop sb / sth (from) doing sth
to make sb/sth end or finish an activity; to prevent sb/sth from doing sth.
take account of sb / sth
to consider sth, especially when deciding or judging sth.
theft
the crime of stealing sth.
thief
a person who steals things from another person.
vandal
a person who damages sb else's property on purpose and for no reason.
vandalism
There has been a marked increase in vandalism in recent years.
voluntary
done or given because you want to do it, not because you have to do it.
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