teenage knife crime 1

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certain to happen, unable to be avoided or prevented
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inevitable
He said that it was inevitable that more teenagers would be murdered
Pol. komendant policji
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commissioner
the Metropolitan Police Commissioner
to try to deal with a difficult problem
Pol. stawić czemuś czoło, wziąć się do czegoś
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tackle
Last month police put young gang members, under observation to try to tackle the rise in street violence,
Pol. czynnik, który ma wpływ
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contributing factor
He believes a contributing factor is that ten-year-olds regard 14-year-olds involved in gangs as role models
a written statement by a political party, saying what they believe in and what they intend to do
Pol. program
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manifesto
the Mayor of London announced his policing manifesto
having continued or existed for a long time
Pol. wieloletni, stały
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longstanding
a “longstanding” friend
to hold gently, esp. by supporting with the arms
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cradle
As he lay dying the policeman cradled the teenager in her arms.
unimportant and not worth giving attention to
Pol. błahy, nieistotny
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petty
the pettiest of teenage disputes can all too quickly turn into a tragedy
something that you say, write or give which shows your respect and admiration for someone, esp. on a formal occasion
Pol. wyrazy uznania, hołd
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tribute
Tributes to Amro were posted on MySpace
part of a piece of clothing which can be pulled up to cover the top and back of the head
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hood
A photograph showing him wearing a hooded top
a piece of clothing made from wool
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woolly
he was wearing a woolly hat
having or showing an intention or desire to hurt very badly
Pol. bezwzględny, brutalny, bestialski.
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vicious
I hope no one says this is a vicious thing.
a group of houses or factories built in a planned way
Pol. osiedle
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estate
he lived on an estate
a large group of houses built by the local government for rent
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a council estate
a loud argument or disagreement
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altercation
There has been an altercation between two young men
push something firmly and deeply into something else
Pol. zagłębić, zanurzyć, zatopić
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plunge
a man plunged a knife into his chest
someone who has been trained to help people who are hurt or to do medical work, but who is not a doctor or nurse
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paramedic
Devoe was treated at the scene by paramedics
in the place where something (accident, crime) happened
Pol. na miejscu
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at the scene
Devoe was treated at the scene by paramedics
hidden or secret
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covert
covert operations
not working properly or normally, not following the normal patterns of social behaviour
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dysfunctional
dysfunctional families
to send someone accused of committing a crime away from court until their trial begins:
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remand
Were the 500 teenagers remanded in custody?

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