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Definitions of words related to crime and punishment.

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A person who helps another to commit a crime or to do something wrong

Accomplice

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Opposing the rules

Against the law

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The crime of attacking somebody physically

Assault

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To do something illegal

Break the law

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Housebreaking

Burglary

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Capture; hold

Catch

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To do something illegal

Commit a crime

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A statement that a person makes, admitting that they are guilty of a crime

Confession

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To decide and state officially in court that somebody is guilty of a crime

Convicted

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The legal right or duty to take care of or keep somebody/something

Custody

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Crime that is committed using the internet.

Cybercrime

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To get away from a place where you have been kept as a prisoner or not allowed to leave

Escape

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A mark made by the pattern of lines on the tip of a person’s finger, often used by the police to identify criminals

Fingerprint

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The branch of science that uses scientific methods to help the police to solve crimes

Forensics

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What are these?

Handcuffs

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The crime of killing somebody deliberately

Homicide

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