CRIME AND PUNISHMENT (CON'T)

Assault

(n) a violent attack

White-collar crimes

(n) crime typically committed in the workplace that does not involve violence or force nor does it cause injury to people or physical damage to property

Murder

(n) the intentional killing of another person

tax evasion

(n) the use of illegal actions to reduce one's taxes (trốn thuế)

fraud

(n) the crime of getting money by deceiving people (lừa đảo)

smuggling

(n) The act of illegally importing or exporting goods (buôn lậu)

terrorist

(n) someone who uses violent action, or threats of violent action, for political purposes (khủng bố)

Extortion/ blackmail

(n) the use of threats to obtain the property of another (tống tiền)

Juvenile crimes

(n) crimes among young adults

Shoplifter

(n) a thief who steals goods that are in a store

Corruption

(n) Tham nhũng

Sexual harassment

(n) Quấy rối tình dục

Non-custodial sentence

(n) a sentence which is not done in prison (án tù treo)

House arrest

(n) a sentence which requires an offender to stay at home except for certain functions the court permits (giam giữ tại nhà)

Forfeiture

(n) the loss of rights, property, or money, especially as a result of breaking a legal agreement (tịch thu tài sản)

A suspended sentence

(n) A prison term that is delayed while the defendant undergoes a period of community treatment. If the treatment is successful, the prison sentence is terminated. (hoãn thi hành án)

Capital punishment

(n) death penalty (tử hình)

Rehabilitation programmes

(n) Programmes which help people to overcome problems so they can avoid committing crimes in future. (Chương trình cải tạo)

Life imprisonment

(n) A prison sentence that (theoretically) keeps people in prison until they die (chung thân)