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Question		Answer
to act on a tip-off start learning		police using outside information
break out of prison/jail start learning		to escape prison
to be convicted of a crime start learning		to be found guilty
cordon off start learning		place a barrier that prevent people from leaving/entering
be fined for committing a crime start learning		to have to pay certain amount for the crime you made
be found (not) guilty start learning		to be in the court where judge/jury decide
get away with sth start learning		not have been caught after doing something bad
to hold sth sb up start learning		to rob using weapon
an inquiry into (noun) start learning		an official investigation
let sb off with a fine/caution start learning		to be given lighter punishment usually payment
make off with sth start learning		to steal and escape with
to be on the loose start learning		to have escaped prison and not been captured by authority
to be on the run start learning		to be trying to escape/ hide from police
be on trial for committing a crime start learning		to be in court, where people will decide what will happen to you
plead (not) guilty to the charges start learning		to say in court if you are guilty or not for the crime you are being convicted for
be released from prison start learning		to be officially let out of prison
to rule out start learning		to say sth is not possible
to be sentenced to number of years in prison start learning		to be convicted to x years
to stand up (in court) start learning		to be accepted as true
testify against sb start learning		say sth against person in court
tip sb off start learning		to give useful information for crime
to track sb/sth down start learning		deduction to find sth/sb
alibi start learning		story that provides that sb is not guilty
appeal start learning		convicted person can ask for seeing a judge again to redo the case
blackmail start learning		threatening sb to reveal secret or sth embarrassing unless they give sth like money
a brush with a law start learning		dealing with police for minor crime
a cache of start learning		a number of explosieven/ guns that were hidden
a criminal record start learning		a criminal history of a person
drop the charges against sb start learning		drop the case against sb
to fit a description start learning		to look exactly like described criminal
to hand down a sentence start learning		judge announces in court the sentence
to handle sb defense start learning		to defend sb in court
a hardened criminal start learning		criminal that will never most likely abide the law
a law-abiding citizen start learning		person who doesn’t break law
not a shred of evidence start learning		completely no evidence
to pass a sentence start learning		judge decides and tells what sentence convict will get
to place sb under arrest start learning		to arrest sb

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