konw 2

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plain-clothes policeman
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policeman not in uniform
to be in/ to be taken into police custody
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arrested by police and held before trial
press charges against sb
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to make official accusations against sb
a previous conviction for
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to have been previously been found guilty
protection money
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money paid to person who blackmails threatens us
to be quashed
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to be rejected for appeal
to raid
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police raids a place and arrest without warning
to reach a verdict
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to reach conclusion in court case
to be released on bail
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to be released bcs money was paid
a spate of robberies, attacks
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series of robberies, attacks
to trace whereabouts of sb
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to track place of being of suspect
possessive
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demanding wanting all/ a lot
suppress
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prevent development/ stop sth
inhibited
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unable to act relaxed normal
upbringing
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the way parents treated you when you were growing up
formative
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giving; capable of giving form
authoritarian
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enforcing strong obedience to authority
permissive
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very tolerant
adolescence
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period when person develops from child to adult
juvenile delinquency
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young person that habitually commits crimes but it’s not an adult
rebelliousness
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the way defying rules; difficult to control
run wild
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to do as you please without discipline

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