Unit 8 (Wider World 3)

to hurry after someone or something in order to catch him, her, or it

a person who is in charge of a trial in a court and decides how a person who is guilty of a crime should be punished, or who makes decisions on legal matters

someone whose job is to give advice to people about the law and speak for them in court

to lose your balance after knocking your foot against something when you are walking or running, or to cause someone to do this

a person who takes goods illegally from a shop without paying for them

someone who steals

to take money or property illegally from a place, organization, or person, often using violence

to get free from something

a rule, usually made by a government, that is used to order the way in which a society behaves

to use physical pressure or force, especially with your hands, in order to move something into a different position

to move something towards yourself, sometimes with great physical effort

to do something illegal or something that is considered wrong

a place where trials and other legal cases happen, or the people present in such a place, especially the officials and those deciding if someone is guilty

an occasion when a building is entered illegally by a criminal or criminals, usually by damaging a window or door, especially in order to steal something

to take something without the permission or knowledge of the owner and keep it

a thief who steals things out of pockets or bags, especially in a crowd

a building where criminals are forced to live as a punishment

something given in exchange for good behaviour or good work

an amount of money that has to be paid as a punishment for not obeying a rule or law

rough treatment

a person, often in a group, who intentionally damages public or private property

a person who steals

to harm or spoil something

a person who illegally enters buildings and steals things