speak out Advanced Unit 4 Vocabulary
perfect alibi
a claim or excuse that fits a story extremely well
alibi
a claim that one was elsewhere when an act is alleged to have taken place
will
a document containing a person's intentions after their death
investigation into
a formal inquiry into a case
attorney
a lawyer appointed to act in legal matters
fingerprint
a mark on a surface made by a person's fingertip
round number
a number dividable at least by 10
get a life sentence
a punishment of life imprisonment
human rights
a right which is believed to belong to everyone
trail
a series of signs left behind by one's passage
appeal
a serious, urgent, heartfelt request
antisocial behaviour
acting in a manner that is likely to cause harassment
own up
admit to have done something wrong
escape attempt
an effort to get out of confinement
demand justice
ask for being treated fair and reasonably
pressurise
attempt to persuade or coerce
escape justice
avoid the administration of the law or authority
pass into law
be accepted as an individual law part of a system
be of sound mind
be completely sane
be brought to justice
be taken to the administration of the law
specialise in
be/become expert in a particular subject or skill
pound
beat or throb with a strong regular rhythm
gain power
become stronger
disperse the crowd
cause a large group to thin out or disappear
harmful to
causing or likely to cause harm
accuse of
charge with an offence or crime
protest one's innocence
claim not to be guilty
wipe
clean or dry by rubbing with a cloth / one's hand
in the vicinity
close to
organised crime
crimed committed by a highly centralised group
convict
declare to be guilty of a criminal offence
viciously
deliberately cruel or violent
previous convictions
earlier formal declarations by the verdict of a jury
white-collar crime
financilly motivated non-violent crime
disabled
having a condition that limits their abilities
charged with assault
hold responsible for making a physical attack
free trade
international trade without tariffs or quotas
overturn a will
invalidate the document of someone's final intentions
hold in custody
keep someone imprisoned
commit suicide
kill oneself intentionally
gunshot death
loss of life due to armed weapons
uphold justice
maintain the administration of the law or authority
reveal the truth
make a secret information known to others
intellectual property
mental possession
unjustly
not based on what is morally right and fair
fraudulent
obtained or involving (criminal) deception
imperative
of vital importance / crucial
enrol
officially register as a member of an institution
go on a rampage
organise a violent movement with a large group
pros and cons
positive and negative arguments
ageism
prejudice on the grounds of a person's age
be given points for speeding
receive punishment for surpassing the speed limit
put on probation
release of an offender under supervision
in retrospect
reviewing a past course of events
under arrest
seized by legal authority and taken into custody
vehemently
showing strong feeling
threat to the public
something likely to cause damage or danger to people
come into force
start to apply
civil liberties
subject only to laws established for the good
early release
the act of allowing someone to escape confinement before its end
child labour
the act of making children work
censorship
the act of suppressing unacceptable media content
armed robbery
the action of robbing a person or place with guns
illiteracy
the inability to read or write
gender inequality
the inequal treatment of people of different sex
perpetrator
the person carrying out or committing something
courtroom
the place or room in which a court of law meets
integrity
the quality of having strong moral principles
fresh evidence
the recent available body of facts indicating whether a belief is true or valid
freedom of speech
the right to express any opinions without restraint
take the law into your own hands
to act disregarding public laws
make an appeal
to ask a serious, urgent, heartfelt request
help with inquiries
to assist with asking for information
take someone by the hand
to take someone's hand
rough justice
treatment that is not scrupulously fair
on the run
trying to avoid being captured
go through
undergo a difficult period or experience
