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prison
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a building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime, or while they are waiting to go to court for their trial
punish
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to make someone suffer because they have done something wrong or broken the law
discourage
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to persuade someone not to do something, especially by making it seem difficult or bad
crime
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an illegal action, which can be punished by law
rehabilitate
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to help someone to live a healthy, useful, or active life again after they have been seriously ill or in prison
shoplifting
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the crime of stealing things from shops, for example by hiding them in a bag or under your clothes
armed
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carrying weapons, especially a gun
robber
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someone who steals money or property
steal
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to take something that belongs to someone else
terrorist
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someone who uses violence such as bombing, shooting etc. to obtain political demands
fine
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money that you have to pay as a punishment
community service
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work that is not paid that someone does to help other people, sometimes as a punishment for a crime
sentence
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a punishment that a judge gives to someone who is guilty of a crime
serve a sentence
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to spend time in prison
overnight
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for or during the night
curfew
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a law that forces people to stay indoors after a particular time at night, or the time people must be indoors
electronic tag
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a piece of equipment that you attach to an animal or person, especially someone who has just left prison, so that you always know where they are
former
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happening or existing before, but not now
willingly
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prepared to do something, or having no reason to not want to do it
convert
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to change something into a different form, or to change something so that it can be used for a different purpose or in a different way
construct
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to build something such as a house, bridge, road etc.
obey
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to do what someone in authority tells you to do, or what a law or rule says you must do
admittedly
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used when you are admitting that something is true
honeymoon
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a holiday taken by two people who have just got married
courtyard
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an open space that is completely or partly surrounded by buildings
cell
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a small room in a prison or police station where prisoners are kept
fingerprint
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a mark made by the pattern of lines at the end of a person's finger, which is used by the police to find out who has committed a crime
hunk
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a thick piece of something, especially food, that has been taken from a bigger piece
sum up
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to give the main information in a report, speech etc. in a short statement at the end
comparable
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similar to something else in size, number, quality etc., so that you can make a comparison
arrest
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when the police take someone away and guard them because they may have done something illegal
suspect
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someone who is thought to be guilty of a crime
witness
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someone who sees a crime or an accident and can describe what happened
court
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the place where a trial is held, or the people there, especially the judge and the jury who examine the evidence and decide whether someone is guilty or not guilty
judge
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the official in control of a court, who decides how criminals should be punished
harsh
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severe, cruel, or unkind
trial
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a legal process in which a judge and often a jury in a court of law examine information to decide whether someone is guilty or not
defendant
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the person in a court of law who has been accused of doing something illegal
guilty
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having done something that is a crime
verdict
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an official decision made in a court of law, especially about whether someone is guilty of a crime or how a death happened
catch in the act
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to catch someone while they are doing something illegal
catch your breath
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to start breathing normally again
conviction
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a decision in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime, or the process of proving that someone is guilty
lead
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a piece of information that may help you to solve a crime or mystery
prohibit
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to say that an action is illegal or not allowed
jury
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a group of often 12 ordinary people who listen to the details of a case in court and decide whether someone is guilty or not
cybercrime
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criminal activity that involves the use of computers or the internet
identity theft/fraud
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any crime in which someone steals personal information about and belonging to another person, for example their bank account number of the number of their driving licence, an uses this information to deceive other people and get money or goods
hacking
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the act of secretly using or changing the information in other people's computer systems
libel
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when someone writes or prints untrue statements about someone so that other people could have a bad opinion of them
genre
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a particular type of art, writing, music etc., which has certain features that all examples of this type share
unwillingness
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not wanting to do something and refusing to do it
be fond of
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to like someone or something very much, especially when you have known them or liked it for a long time
stalk
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to follow a person or animal quietly in order to catch and attack or kill them
meek
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very quiet and gentle and unwilling to argue with people
cowardice
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lack of courage
pacifism
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the belief that war and violence are always wrong
intervene
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to become involved in an argument, fight, or other difficult situation in order to change what happens
unfold
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if a series of events unfold, they happen
mode
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a particular way or style of behaving, living, or doing something
promenader
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someone who goes for a walk for pleasure in a public place
brutal
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very cruel and violent
spoil
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to have a bad effect on something so that it is no longer attractive, enjoyable, useful etc.
impromptu
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done or said without any preparation or planning
faux
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artificial, but made to look real
immunity
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the state or right of being protected from particular laws or from unpleasant things
voyeur
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someone who enjoys watching other people's private behaviour or suffering
detached
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not reacting to or becoming involved in something in an emotional way
intellectual
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relating to the ability to understand things and think intelligently
bellow
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a loud deep shout
yell
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a loud shout
parade-ground
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a place where soldiers practise marching or standing together in rows
brandish
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to wave something around in a dangerous or threatening way, especially a weapon
victory
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a situation in which you win a battle, game, election, or dispute
blow
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a hard hit with someone's hand, a tool, or a weapon
instinctively
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based on instinct and not involving thought
hammer
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a heavy metal ball on a wire with a handle at the end, which you throw as far as possible as a sport
insane
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completely stupid or crazy, often in a way that is dangerous
duck
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to lower your head or body very quickly, especially to avoid being seen or hit
weighty
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heavy
spin
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to turn around and around very quickly, or to make something do this
culprit
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the person who is guilty of a crime or doing something wrong
missile
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an object that is thrown at someone in order to hurt them
anonymous
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unknown by name
figure
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someone with a particular type of appearance or character, especially when they are far away or difficult to see
pretend
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to behave as if something is true when in fact you know it is not, in order to deceive people or for fun
bully
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to threaten to hurt someone or frighten them, especially someone smaller or weaker
cling on to
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to continue trying to believe or do something, even though it may not be true or useful any longer
arc
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a curved shape or line
annihilation
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the act of destroying something or someone completely
hand-clap
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if people give someone a slow handclap, they hit their hands together slowly to show that they disapprove of them
follow through
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to do what needs to be done to complete something or make it successful
set aside
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to decide not to consider a particular feeling or thing because something else is more important
road rage
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violence and angry behaviour by car drivers towards other car drivers
break-in
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an act of entering a building illegally and by force, especially in order to steal things
ache
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if part of your body aches, you feel a continuous, but not very sharp pain there
short-sighted
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unable to see objects clearly unless they are very close
optician
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someone who tests people's eyes and sells glasses in a shop
shed
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a small building, often made of wood, used especially for storing things
go off1
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if food goes off, it becomes too bad to eat
go off2
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to stop liking something or someone
go off3
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if a machine or piece of equipment goes off, it stops working
go over
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to search or examine something very carefully
go on1
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to continue doing something or being in a situation
go on2
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to happen
go ahead
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to start to do something, especially after planning it or asking permission to do it
go down
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if a computer goes down, it stops working for a short time
sour
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having a sharp acid taste, like the taste of a lemon or a fruit that is not ready to be eaten
revise
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to change something because of new information or ideas
in the footsteps
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if you follow in somebody's footsteps, you do the same job or work or live in the same way as someone before you, especially someone in your family
fictional
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fictional people, events etc. are imaginary and from a book or story
detective
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a police officer whose job it is to discover information about crimes and catch criminals
novel
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a long written story in which the characters and events are usually imaginary
flock
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if people flock to a place, they go there in large numbers because something interesting or exciting is happening there
plead
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to state in a court of law whether or not you are guilty of crime
offence
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an illegal action or a crime
solve
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to find the correct answer to a problem or the explanation for something that is difficult to understand

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