Unit 5 words Insight Intermediate | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

done or given because you want to do it, not because you have to do it

voluntary

a person who damages sb else's property on purpose and for no reason

vandal

a person who steals things from another person

thief

the crime of stealing something

theft

to consider sth, especially when deciding or judging sth

take account of sb/sth

To make sb/sth end or finish an activity; to prevent sb/sth from doing sth

stop sb/sth (from) doing sth

a sum of money that you have to pay for driving a car, etc. faster than the legal speed limit

speeding fine

a person who steals things from a shop while pretending to be a customer

shoplifter

to tell sb who has been found guilty of a crime what the punishment will be

sentence sb (to sth)

to take money, property, etc. from a person or place illegally

rob sb/sth (of sth)

limiting; preventing people from doing what they want

restrictive

allow sb to be free

release sb (from sth)

to suffer sb/sth unpleasant and not complain about it

put up with sb/sth

to believe that sth is caused by sth

put sth down to sth

to make sb suffer because they have done sth bad or wrong

punish sb

to say that sth is not allowed by law

prohibit sb/sth

a period of time for which sb is in prison

prison term

an act of stealing that is not very serious

petty theft

to tell sb that you have done sth wrong

own up (to sth)

that you can choose or not choose

optional

a person who breaks the law or commits a crime

offender

a crime; an illegal action

offence

that you must do

obligatory

a person who attacks and steals from sb in the street

mugger

cruelty to a person or animal

mistreatment

(an event, accident, etc. that brings) bad luck or disaster

misfortune

to behave badly

misbehaviour

to be as good as expected

live up to sth

putting limits on what is possible

limiting

the punishment by which sb spends the rest of their life in prison

life sentence

allowed by law

legal

illegal behaviour or activities in which knives are used as weapons

knife crime

fair and right

just

cheating sb in order to get money illegally, using the internet

internet fraud

not allowed by law

illegal

the state of being kept as a prisoner in one's own house, rather than in a prison

house arrest

to be allowed to do sth according to the law; to have a moral authority to do sth

have the right (to sth)

to find the time to do sth, after a delay

get round to sth

to do sth bad and not be punished for it

get away with sth/doing sth

damage or harm caused to sb physically as a result of fights between groups of young people or criminals

gang violence

to stop being angry towards sb for sth that they have done wrong

forgive sb

to argue and stop being friendly with sb

fall out (with sb)

treating each person or side equally, according to the law, the rules, etc.

fair

a lack of respect for sb/sth that is shown in what you do or say

disrespect

the act of trying to make sb believe sth that is not true

dishonesty

the feeling of not believing in sb/sth

disbelief

a situation in which people have a different opinion about sth and often also argue

disagreement

to make sb decide not to do sth, especially by telling them that it would have bad results

deter sb

the legal punishment of being killed for a crime

death penalty

that must be done because of a law or a rule

compulsory

work helping people in the local community that sb does without being paid, either because they want to, or because they have been ordered to by a court as a punishment

community service

to find an answer or a solution to sth

come up with sth

to think or say that a certain person or thing is responsible for sth bad that has happened

blame sb

being the thing or person whose caused sth to happen

be responsible

the crime of stealing from a place or a person using weapons

armed robbery

a person who steals from a place or a person using a weapon

armed robber

to be pleased about sth; to like sth/sb

approve

to agree that sth unpleasant is true or that you have done sth wrong

admit