Crime
What is arson?
Setting something on fire in a criminal way
What does a forger do?
What is shoplifting?
Stealing something from a shop
What does it mean to commit a crime?
To do something illegal
What is a case?
A crime that is being investigated
What is the crime 'to physically attack another person'?
Assault
Who 'takes a person hostage in exchange for money or other favors'?
A kidnapper
What does it mean to smuggle something?
Taking something illegally into another country
What does it mean to accuse someone of a crime?
To say someone is guilty
What is the information used in court to decide whether the accused is guilty or not called?
Evidence
What is blackmail?
Threatening to make a dark secret public in order to get money
Who is a mugger?
Someone who attacks someone, often on the street, generally to get money
What does it mean to commit acts of terrorism?
To use violence for political ends
What does it mean to defend or prosecute someone in court?
To argue for or against someone in a trial
Who is a judge?
The person who leads a trial and decides on the sentence
What is the crime 'stealing something from someone's home'?
Burglary
Who kills people?
A murderer
What does it mean to charge someone with a crime?
To bring someone to court for a crime
What does it mean to reach a verdict in a trial?
The jury decides whether someone is guilty of a crime or not
What do we call the group of twelve people who decide whether the accused is guilty or not?
The jury
What is drug-trafficking?
Buying and selling drugs.
Who is a pickpocket?
Someone who steals from someone's pocket or handbag
What does it mean to plead guilty or not guilty?
To swear in court that you are either guilty or not guilty
What does it mean to sentence someone, or to give them their sentence?
The punishment the judge gives after someone receives the verdict of guilty
What is proof?
Evidence that shows clearly whether something is fact or not