Suspicious

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 410.

To avoid suspicion

To pay sth in ransom

To kidnap (smb) for ransom

17. to retrieve - to find and bring back something

syn.: to recover

18. safe and sound - not hurt or damaged

E.g.: Three days later, the hikers were found safe and sound.

19. (at) the scene of a crime - the place where a crime was committed

E.g.: He couldn't deny having been at the scene of the crime.

20. to be sentenced to - when a judge sentences someone, they officially state what someone's punishment will be

E.g.: He was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

21. to snatch sth - to quickly steal something from someone

E.g.: Someone snatched my bag on the train.

22. to stab - to kill or hurt someone by pushing a knife or other sharp object into their body

E.g.: She was stabbed several times in the chest.

23. to storm a building - to use force to enter a place and take control of it

E.g.: Police stormed the building and arrested 12 men.

24. suspect /ˈsʌspekt/ - someone who the police believe may have committed a crime

E.g.: Jess had been killed, and her husband was the obvious suspect.

to suspect smb of smth / doing sth /səˈspekt/ - to believe that someone has done something, usually something bad

E.g.: men suspected of involvement in the bombing

25. to trace bank notes

26. victim- someone who has been harmed, injured, or killed as the result of a crime

E.g.: murder/robbery victim