To be a crime to do something

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 412.

Crime against humanity, crime rate, crime prevention

To commit/investigate/fight a crime

To win/lose/investigate a case

Unit 12.1

Unit 12 Crime

To testify

E.g.: Three people testified that they heard gunshots.

17. to reach / deliver a verdict

E.g.: The jury took 16 hours to reach a verdict.

1. to accuse - to say that someone has done something wrong or committed a crime

to accuse smb of sth/doing sth

E.g.: Her employers accused her of theft. Are you accusing me of lying?

2. arson /ˈɑː(r)s(ə)n/ - the illegal use of fire to destroy a house, building, or property

3. blackmail - the crime of making someone give you money or do what you want by threatening to tell people embarrassing information about them

4. burglary /ˈbɜː(r)ɡləri/ - the crime of entering a building illegally in order to steal things

5. case - a legal matter that will be decided in a court

6. charge - an official statement accusing someone of committing a crime

charge of sth

E.g.: They faced charges of conspiracy and murder.

charge against

E.g.: The investigation resulted in criminal charges against three police officers.

to charge smb with sth- to accuse someone officially of committing a crime

E.g.: The police have charged him with murder.

7. to make a claim- an official request for money that you believe you have a right to

E.g.: an insurance claim

8. crime

E.g.: It would be a crime to waste all that food.

criminal - someone who has committed a crime

syn.: offender, delinquent

9. cybercrime/ˈsaɪbə(r)ˌkraɪm/ - crime committed using the Internet, for example stealing someone's personal information or introducing harmful programs into someone's computer

10. to deliver