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Flashcards by lluisherrera, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by lluisherrera
almost 12 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| take into police control | arrest verb |
| person who assaults or attacks | assailant noun |
| is carrying a weapon and has a violent background | armed and dangerous adjective |
| police that are called in to support or help | back-up noun |
| large amount of money that someone pays as a promise to appear in cour | bail noun |
| heavy stick that police use for controlling crowds or defending themselves | baton (night stick) noun |
| register someone as a criminal | book someone verb |
| enter a residence, car, or business illegally | break into verb |
| a person who breaks into a home or business and steals items | burglar noun |
| individual room in a jail/prison | cell noun |
| a person who is doing (or supposed to be doing) jailtime | convict noun |
| police officer (common slang) | cop/copper noun |
| a file that lists all of the crimes a person has committed | criminal record noun |
| the place where a crime happened | crime scene noun |
| police car | cruiser (squad car) noun |
| under police control | (in) custody noun |
| (Driving Under the Influence/Driving while Intoxicated). Driving after drinking too much alcohol | DUI/DWI |
| police officer responsible for solving crime | detective noun |
| receive punishment for a crime by spending time in jail | do time verb + noun |
| argument/trouble in the home(often leads to violence) | domestic dispute adjective + noun |
| get away from a holding place | escape verb |
| a major crime (e.g. murder) | felony noun |
| money that a person pays for breaking a law | fine noun |
| marks left by fingers that identify a person | fingerprints noun |
| weapons that shoot | firearms noun |
| a group of people often associated with crime and drugs | gang noun |
| responsible for a crime, deserving of punishment | guilty adjective |
| metal rings that attach to wrists to keep criminals (or the accused)from escaping | handcuffs noun |
| not responsible for the crime | innocent adjective |
| a person who enters a home or business ille | intruder noun |
| a place where criminals are confined | jail (prison) noun |
| a minor crime (punishment is usually a fine or less than one year in jail) | misdemeanor noun |
| a call to the police to complain of disturbing noise (usually music or a party) | noise complaint noun |
| another officer that a policeman drives and works with | partner noun |
| observe and protect an area | patrol (on patrol) verb |
| person who committed the crime | perpetrator noun |
| a thief who steals from people's pockets in transit or in crowds | pickpocket noun |
| a hand held firearm | pistol noun |
| the act of searching for | pursuit noun |
| radio wave transmission that helps police track cars and map crime scenes | radar noun/adjective |
| theft; taking something that does not belong to you, often with force | robbery noun |
| a fine given to a driver who gets caught driving beyond the speed limit | speeding ticket noun |
| to take something that does not belong to you | steal verb |
| crime such as drugs and prostitution | street crime noun |
| somebody who steals | thief noun |
| hand held radio each partner carries | walkie-talkie noun |
| being searched for by police | wanted adjective |
| to see something happen | witness verb |
| a minor who commits a crime (usually under age of 18) | young offender (juvenile delinquent) noun |
| taking a person to a secret location using force | abduction/kidnapping |
| using a weapon to steal | armed robbery |
| setting fire to a place on purpose | arson |
| hurting another person physically | assault |
| trying to kill someone (but failing) | attempted murder |
| going into another person's home or business with force | burglary, breaking and entering |
| injuring a child on purpose | child abuse |
| physical assault that occur within the home | domestic violence |
| trading illegal drugs | drug trafficking |
| driving after having too much alcohol | drunk driving |
| lying or cheating for business or monetary purpose | fraud |
| holding people in transit hostage (usually on a plane) | hijacking |
| taking someone's life through violence | murder/homicide |
| stealing merchandise from a store | shoplifting |
| bringing products into a country secretly and illegally | smuggling |
| driving beyond the speed limit | speeding |
| acts of crime against a group (political/religious) or another country | terrorism |
| stealing | theft |
| extremely cruel and unfair treatment (often towards prisoners) | torture |
| damaging public or private property (for example with spray paint) | vandalism |
| breaking the law in busines | white collar crime |
| leaves marks on driving record/involves paying a fine | traffic ticket (speeding, parking) |
| driving rights are removed for a certain period of time | license suspension (drunk driving) |
| pay money as punishment for minor/petty crime | fine (hunting out of season) |
| remain in one's home for a certain period of tim | house arrest (a young offender who is waiting to go to court) |
| do volunteer work such as teaching children about crime or cleaning up garbage | community service (a youth that steals a car for the first time) |
| spend a certain amount of months or years locked away from society | jail time (man who assaults his wife) |
| spend the rest of one's life in prison with no chance of going back into society | life in prison (a woman who commits homicide) |
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