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Crime, n. offence for which there is a severe punishment by law; serious lawbreaking: to commit a serious crime; the crimes of which he has proved guilty. It is the business of the police to prevent and detect crime and of the law-courts to punish crime.
Syn. offence, fault, felony, misdeed, unlawful act, violation, wrong
criminal, n. aperson who commits a crime or crimes; a person who convicted of a crime.
Syn. law-breaker, offender, felon
Criminal, adj. 1. guilty of a crime; 2. dealing with crime and its punishment: the criminal code; a criminal offender.
Syn. unlawful, illegal, illicit, felonious Ant. innocent, lawful, legal,
Law-abiding, right
Offence, n. wrongdoing; crime; sin; breaking of a rule: an offence against God and man; an offence against the law; an offence against good manners.
Syn. crime, fault, misdeed, wrongdoing
offender, n. a person who breaks a law: first offenders (found guilty for the first time and not usually treated severely); an old offender (one who has often been guilty).
Syn. criminal, law-breaker, wrongdoer Ant. law-abiding person
To commit (a crime), v. perform (a crime, foolish act, etc.): to commit an offence; to commit larceny.
Syn. break, violate, disobey (the law)
Punish, v. 1. cause to suffer pain or discomfort for wrong-doing; 2. to inflict a penalty for (an offence or fault): punish a man with a fine.
Syn. discipline, penalize, sentence, fine Ant. forgive, free, pardon
Punishment, n. penalty inflicted for wrong-doing: to inflict severe punishments on criminals.
Syn. penalty, fine, correction
Victim, n. person, animal, etc. suffering injury, pain, loss, etc., because of circumstances, an event, the ill-will of smb., etc.: He is the victim of his brother’s anger 9 of his won foolishness). A fund was opened to help the victims of the earthquake. Thousands were victims of the plague in the Middle Ages.
Syn. injured party, sufferer, innocent Ant. assailant, attacker,
guilty party, offender
EXERCISES
Exercise 1. Consult a dictionary and transcribe the following words.
seriousness trial felony treason
applicable sue misdemeanour assault
murder decision imprisonment mischief
offence prosecute burglary presumption
Exercise 2. Find in the text international words and translate them into Ukrainian.
Exercise 3. Study the Vocabulary Notes and translate them into Ukrainian.
Exercise 4. Select the word or word combination best suited to the context. Use the Reference List.
Reference List
Criminals crimes offences a masked offender
Committing a crime crime victim imprisonment
Criminal proceedings punish offence punishment
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