Easy Learning English Vocabulary (Collins Easy Learning English) by Collins

Author:Collins [Collins]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-00-746132-5
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2011-03-15T04:00:00+00:00

fraud [frɔːd] the crime of getting money by not telling the truth

gang [gæŋ] an organized group of criminals

gun [gʌn] a weapon that shoots bullets

homicide (mainly American English) see murder

hostage [ˈhɒstɪdʒ] someone who is kept as a prisoner by someone who refuses to let them go until they get what they want

identity [aɪˈdentɪti] who you are

jail [dʒeɪl] same as prison

judge [dʒʌdʒ] the person in a court who decides how criminals should be punished

jury [ˈdʒʊəri] the group of people in a court who listen to the facts about a crime and decide if a person is guilty or not

law [lɔː] 1 a system of rules that a society or government develops to deal with things like crime; break the law

2 one of the rules in a system of law; a new law

lawyer [ˈlɔɪə] someone whose job is to advise people about the law and to represent them in court (In American English, use attorney)

murder [ˈmɜːdə] the crime of deliberately killing a person (In American English, use homicide)

murderer [ˈmɜːdərə] someone who deliberately kills a person

passport [ˈpaːspɔːt] an official document that you have to show when you enter or leave a country

police [pəˈliːs] 1 the organization that is responsible for making sure that people obey the law

2 men and women who are members of the police

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