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relating to young people
juvenile crime
an attack in a public place in which money, etc is stolen from someone
mugging
a young person who behaves badly, usually by committing crimes
delinquent
a criminal who is found guilty of the crime in a law court
convicted criminal
a criminal who commits crimes repeatedly and does not wish to reform
a hardened criminal
an unlawful act
criminal offence
Cruelty to animals is a __________
criminal offence
death as a punishment by the state for a serious crime
capital punishment/ death penalty
_______ is seen as the only credible alternative to imprisonment.
Community service
the punishment of being put in prison until death
a life sentence
confinement in prison as a punishment imposed on a person who has been found guilty of a crime
a prison sentence
A criminal offence carries a 5-year prison _______.
sentence
Graffiti, no matter how well painted, is ______ by definition.
vandalism
He was ordered to compensate all of the victims of the fire and pay a _____
heavy fine.
