Crimes
Killing someone by accident without planning.
manslaughter
Money you have to pay as a punishment, for example for speeding.
fine
The place you go on election day to cast your vote.
polls / polling station
Another word for a broken bone
fracture
painkiller
Taking something that belongs to someone else without permission.
theft
Fingerprints, phone records or DNA that are used to prove something in court.
evidence
An agreement between two sides in a war to stop fighting.
ceasefire / truce
An injury you get when you twist your ankle and damage it, but it's not broken
sprain
A trained medical worker who arrives in the ambulance
paramedic
Tricking someone, or pretending to be someone you’re not, in order to get their money.
fraud
The legal team that tries to prove that the accused person is guilty.
prosecution
The most important legal document of a country, which sets out its basic laws and people’s rights.
constitution
Not awake and not responding, for example after fainting
unconscious
A flat bed used to carry an injured person
Setting fire to a building on purpose.
arson
The punishment a judge gives after someone is found guilty, for example “eight years in prison.”
sentence
During the Covid-19 pandemic, many governments declared this situation.
public health emergency
A head injurt that can cause headaches, confusion, and diziness
concussion
Pressing on someone’s chest and giving them breaths when their heart has stopped.
(to perform) CPR
Breaking into a house or building in order to steal something.
burglary
To officially accuse someone of a crime so that they have to go to court.
charge / press charges / file charges
A second round of voting between the top two candidates, used when nobody won a majority.
runoff election
A dangerous condition where the body overheads, for example after too long in the sun
heatstroke
To support a broken arm or leg with something stiff so that it can’t move.
splint