Crime and Punishment

the act of committing a serious crime such as murder or rape

the act of driving a car without being cautious

an object, a piece of evidence or some information that helps the police solve a crime

a system that allows a person who has committed a crime not to go to prison if they behave well and if they see an official, regularly for a fixed period of time

to leave somebody, especially somebody you are responsible for, with no intention of returning

to go away from a place and leave it empty

the punishment by which somebody spends the rest of their life or a very long period of time in prison

the crime of being noisy or violent or drinking alcohol in a public place

to get involved in and try to influence a situation that should not really involve you, in a way that annoys other people

to say very strongly that you think something is bad, usually for moral reasons

to become involved in a situation in order to improve or help it

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

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

to trick somebody, especially by making them appear guilty of something (phrasal verb)

to leave secretly and take with you something, especially money, that does not belong to you

the crime of copying money, documents, etc. in order to cheat people

the crime of cheating somebody in order to get money or goods illegally

a formal examination of evidence in court by a judge and often a jury, to decide if somebody accused of a crime is guilty or not

an action that is bad or unacceptable, but not very serious

to steal something and escape with it or to receive a relatively light punishment (phrasal verb)

punishment by death