Crime and Violence

  1. to capture: to catch an animal or a person and keep them as a prisoner

  2. to expose: to publicly reveal something that was previously hidden or unknown

  3. To get away with: to escape punishment for one's wrong actions. EG: He was shocked that he could get away with a warning instead of a traffic ticket.

  4. To monitor: to secretly listen to a phone conversation between individuals in order to gain specific information

  5. to pursue: to go after someone or something, particularly to catch them. EG: The detective decided to pursue the suspect through the crowded market.

  6. to resist: to use force to prevent something from happening or to fight against an attack

  7. to sentence: to officially state the punishment of someone found guilty in a court of law

  8. to traffic: to illegally trade something. EG: arms/drug trafficking

  9. to witness: to see an act of crime or an accident

  10. arrest (n): the legal act of capturing someone and taking them into custody by law enforcement. EG:
    He was relieved when his     arrest was only for questioning and not for an actual crime.

  11. bulletproof vest: a piece of protective clothing worn to shield against bullets and keep the wearer safe from injury

  12. community service: unpaid work done either as a form of punishment by a criminal or as a voluntary service by a citizen

  13. cell (n): a very small enclosed space in which a prisoner is kept

  14. jail (n): a place where criminals are put into by law as a form of punishment for their crimes

  15. life sentence (n): the punishment in which an individual is made to stay in jail for the rest of their life, typically for committing a serious crime

  16. Crime (n): an unlawful act that is punishable by the legal system, hành vi phạm tội

  17. eyewitness (n): someone who has personally seen of an object, event, etc. and can describe it

  18. offender (n): someone who has done an illegal act

  19. drug dealer: an individual who sells illegal drugs such as narcotics, opioids, etc.

  20. fraud: a criminal who deceives people for financial interest or personal advantage, kẻ gian lận, kẻ lừa đảo

  21. gang: a group of criminals who work together

  22. pickpocket: a criminal who steals money or other goods from people's pockets or bags

  23. bombing: the act of using bombs, especially by terrorists to cause harm, damage, or fear in a population, sự đánh bom

  24. burglary: the crime of entering a building to commit illegal activities such as stealing, damaging property, etc.

  25. drunk driving: the act of driving a vehicle such as a car while being drunk

  26. identity theft: the illegal use of someone's name and personal information without their knowledge, particularly to gain money or goods, trộm thân phận, giả danh thân phận

  27. robbery: cướp, the crime of stealing money or goods from someone or somewhere, especially by violence or threat

  28. shooting: sự xả súng, the action of firing a gun toward a person or group, EG: Police are investigating the motive behind the shooting that occurred last night.

  29. shoplifting: the crime of taking goods from a store without paying for them

  30. terrorism: the act of using violence such as killing people, bombing, etc. to gain political power

  31. vandalism: hành động phá hoại, the illegal act of purposefully damaging a property belonging to another person or organization

  32. to break out: trốn thoát, to free oneself from a place that one is being held against their will, such as a prison

  33. to hang: treo cổ, to kill a person by holding them in the air with a rope tied around their neck

  34. Make/ Plan a break from: trốn thoát khỏi đâu đó, an escape from a place, typically where one is being held against their will

  35. grass: cỏ, EG: The police arrested several individuals for possession of grass at the concert.

  36. narc: cảnh sát ma tuý

  37. stoned (adj): say

  38. to trip: phê, to experience a powerful and sometimes unusual change in one's thoughts, feelings, and perceptions as a result of taking drugs such as LSD or magic mushrooms, EG: He tripped on mushrooms and found himself immersed in a surreal world of visuals

  39. breathalyzer (n): máy kiểm tra nồng độ cồn, a special device used by the police, which analyzes the content of a driver's breath to determine how much alcohol they have consumed

  40. to disobey: ko tuân theo

  41. to lock away: giam giữ, nhốt lại, to put a person in a place where they can not escape from, such as a psychiatric hospital or prison

  42. dead to rights: bị bắt quả tang tại chỗ, in a situation where there is clear proof of one's crime or wrongdoing, EG: catch/ put someone dead to rights

  43. scam: a dishonest or illegal way of gaining money, lừa tiền, EG:
    The police warned the public about a new     scam involving fake lottery winnings.

  44. forensics: pháp y, the scientific techniques that help police solve crimes, EG: She majored in forensics science in college in hopes of becoming a crime scene investigator.


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