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Crime & Punishment; Detective Stories

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  • Opposing the rules
    Against the law
  • The crime of killing somebody illegally but not done in a way that was planned
    Manslaughter
  • A statement that a person makes, admitting that they are guilty of a crime
    Confession
  • What are these?
    Handcuffs
  • The crime of attacking somebody physically
    Assault
  • A person who is trained and qualified to advise people about the law and to represent them in court, and to write legal documents
    Lawyer
  • Crime that is committed using the internet.
    Cybercrime
  • An illegal act
    Offence
  • The legal system used to punish people who have committed crimes
    Justice
  • Something that seems to show that somebody has done something wrong or illegal
    Incriminating
  • An act or a way of punishing somebody
    Punishment
  • To decide and state officially in court that somebody is guilty of a crime
    Convicted
  • What's this?
    Mugshot
  • To do something illegal
    Commit a crime
  • An official examination of the facts about a situation, crime, etc.
    Investigation
  • The legal right or duty to take care of or keep somebody/something
    Custody
  • 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
  • A person who is captured and held prisoner by a person or group
    Hostage
  • Not allowed by the law
    Illegal
  • An object such as a knife, gun, bomb, etc. that is used for fighting or attacking somebody
    Weapon
  • To ask somebody a lot of questions over a long period of time, especially in an aggressive way
    Interrogate
  • The crime of killing somebody deliberately; homicide
    Murder
  • Housebreaking
    Burglary
  • To get away from a place where you have been kept as a prisoner or not allowed to leave
    Escape
  • To do something illegal
    Break the law
  • Capture; hold
    Catch
  • Connected with the law
    Legal
  • The branch of science that uses scientific methods to help the police to solve crimes
    Forensics
  • A person who helps another to commit a crime or to do something wrong
    Accomplice
  • The crime of killing somebody deliberately
    Homicide
  • System of rules
    Law