Unit 12.3

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 394.

Unit 12 Crime

1. alleged suspects / threats /əˈledʒd/ - claimed to be true, even though this has not been proved

E.g.: The alleged victim's evidence could not be relied upon.

2. attorney- Am.E. lawyer

3. autopsy/ˈɔːtɒpsi/ - a medical examination of a dead person's body to find out why they died

4. captor- someone who is keeping you as a prisoner

5. to dig (dug, dug) a tunnel

6. to disable the alarm system - to stop the alarm system from working properly

7. to get away with sth - to manage to do sth bad without being punished or criticized for it

E.g.: They have repeatedly broken the law and got away with it.

8. to make a getaway- to escape after committing a crime

E.g.: The men made their getaway in a car parked outside the bank.

9. to take fingerprints

10. hostage- a person who is the prisoner of someone who threatens to kill them if they do not get what they want

E.g.: The President is making every effort to obtain the release of the hostages.

11. lawyer

12. to negotiate an exchange - to try to reach an agreement by discussing something in a formal way, especially in a business or political situation

13. premises/ˈpremɪsɪz/ - the buildings and land that a business or organization uses

E.g.: The charity is hoping to move to new premises next year.

14. prosecutor/ˈprɒsɪkjuːtə(r)/ - a lawyer whose job is to prove in court that someone accused of a crime is guilty
to prosecute smb for sth /ˈprɒsɪˌkjuːt/- to officially accuse someone of a crime and ask a court of law to judge them
E.g.: He was prosecuted for fraud.

15. to be questioned by the police - if the police question someone, they ask them questions to find out what they know about a crime

E.g.: A man is being questioned by detectives in connection with the murder of a young girl.

16. ransom- the amount of money that someone wants to be paid before they will let a person who they are keeping prisoner go free

E.g.: Her kidnappers are demanding a £5 million ransom.