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Crime and Punishment

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  • punishment by death
    capital punishment
  • to punish by physically harming the offender
    corporal punishment
  • To start something new
    to embark on something
  • not agree with the decision of the jury after the trial of a case
    to contest the verdict
  • refers to a crime, especially murder, caused by sexual jealousy
    Crime of passion
  • connected with the scientific tests conducted by the police when investigating a crime
    forensic evidence
  • to think about a particular fact or detail and allow it to have some influence when you are making a decision
    to take into consideration
  • all the strictest punishments available according to the laws of a country
    the full weight of the law
  • to make sure that the law is obeyed
    to enforce the law
  • importing and selling illegal drugs
    drug traffic-king
  • a sentence which is not served in prison
    a non-custodial sentence
  • to give freedom to prisoners who have finished their sentences
    to release back into society
  • to find an offender guilty and to punish them
    to convict a criminal
  • to carry out confinement in prison as a punishment
    to serve a prison sentence
  • to enforce an official rule which says that something is not allowed
    to impose a ban on sth
  • people who obey and respect the law
    law-abiding citizens
  • To start committing crimes or using drugs.
    to turn to crime/ drugs
  • a chance of helping someone to have a normal life after serving a prison sentence
    a chance of rehabilitation
  • to try something new after making mistakes in one’s life
    to make a fresh start
  • the court decided that the person did commit the crime
    to be found guilty
  • a policy of applying laws very strictly, so that every illegal action is punished, even if it is not very serious
    a policy of zero tolerance
  • a measure which makes somebody less likely to do something
    to act as a deterrent
  • to restore someone through education or therapy
    to reintegrate back into society/community
  • to put cameras in a place where a crime is likely to be committed
    to instal surveillance cameras
  • to make a convicted person see an official at regular intervals to check on their good behavior, as an alternative to going to prison
    to put on probation