Crime and Punishment 2

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Words connected with the law etc.



arson
arson - žhářství
BrE
/'ɑ:sn/
AmE
/'ɑ:rsn/

noun - an illegal act of setting somebody's property on fire


bail
bail - kauce
BrE
/'beɪl/
AmE
/'beɪl/

noun - the money that is paid so that a person who is accused of a crime can be free until the day of the trial


blackmail
blackmail - vydírání
BrE
/'blækmeɪl/
AmE
/'blækmeɪl/

noun - an illegal act in which you threaten somebody to do something if they don't do what you want them to do


bribery
bribery - úplatkářství, podplácení
BrE
/'braɪbəri/
AmE
/'braɪbəri/

noun - an illegal act that involves giving money to an official in order to persuade him to do something for you in a dishonest way


burglary
burglary - vloupání
BrE
/'bɜ:gləri/
AmE
/'bɜ:rgləri/

noun - the illegal act of coming into somebody's house in order to steal things from it


caution
caution - varování, výstraha
BrE
/'kɔ:ʃn/
AmE
/'kɔ:ʃn/

noun, formal - a warning about a possible danger


 
commit - spáchat
BrE
/kə'mɪt/
AmE
/kə'mɪt/

verb - to do an illegal act


community service
community service - veřejně prospěšné práce
BrE
/kə'mju:nəti 'sɜ:vɪs/
AmE
/kə'mju:nət̬i 'sɜ:rvɪs/

noun - a punishment that involves work for people and the community


 
compulsory - povinný
BrE
/kəm'pʌlsəri/
AmE
/kəm'pʌlsəri/

adjective - that must be done; not voluntary


confess
confess - přiznat se, přiznat, zpovídat se
BrE
/kən'fes/
AmE
/kən'fes/

verb - to admit that you have done something


convict
convict - odsouzený, trestanec
BrE
/'kɒnvɪkt/
AmE
/'kɑ:nvɪkt/

noun - a person who has been found guilty of a crime


convicted
convicted - odsouzený
BrE
/kən'vɪktɪd/
AmE
/kən'vɪktɪd/

adjective - found guilty of a crime and sent to prison for it


crime
crime - zločin, trestný čin
BrE
/'kraɪm/
AmE
/'kraɪm/

noun - an act that is against the law and can be punished


custody
custody - soudní vazba, vyšetřovací vazba
BrE
/'kʌstədi/
AmE
/'kʌstədi/

noun - a state of being held by the police for a short time, esp. before a trial etc.


 
damages - odškodné, náhrada škody, odškodnění
BrE
/'dæmɪdʒɪz/
AmE
/'dæmɪdʒɪz/

noun - the money that you have to pay if you have damaged something or done harm to somebody


 
death sentence - trest smrti, rozsudek smrti, odsouzení k smrti
BrE
/'deθ sentəns/
AmE
/'deθ sent̬əns/

noun - a punishment of being killed for a serious crime


 
disqualification - diskvalifikace, odebrání řidičského průkazu, odebrání licence
BrE
/dɪsˌkwɒlɪfə'keɪʃn/
AmE
/dɪsˌkwɑ:lɪfə'keɪʃn/

noun - the act of taking away somebody's licence etc. as a punishment


drug dealing
drug dealing - obchodování s drogami
BrE
/'drʌgdi:lɪŋ/
AmE
/'drʌgdi:lɪŋ/

noun - an illegal act of selling drugs


 
espionage - špionáž
BrE
/'espɪənɑ:ʒ/
AmE
/'espɪənɑ:ʒ/

noun - the act of finding secret information about the enemy or another country etc.


evidence
evidence - důkazy, důkaz
BrE
/'evɪdəns/
AmE
/'evɪdəns/

noun - the object or objects that give a reason to believe something


execute
execute - popravit
BrE
/'eksəkju:t/
AmE
/'eksəkju:t/

verb - to kill somebody as a legal punishment


fingerprint
fingerprint - otisk prstu
BrE
/'fɪŋgəprɪnt/
AmE
/'fɪŋgərprɪnt/

noun - a mark made by a person's finger which shows the lines on the skin, usually used by the police to identify criminals


forbidden
forbidden - zakázaný
BrE
/fə'bɪdn/
AmE
/fər'bɪdn/

adjective - not allowed


 
forgery - padělání
BrE
/'fɔ:dʒəri/
AmE
/'fɔ:rdʒəri/

noun - an illegal act of making false documents, ID, money etc.


fraud
fraud - podvod
BrE
/'frɔ:d/
AmE
/'frɔ:d/

noun - the illegal act of cheating a person in order to get money


hijacking
hijacking - únos (letadla apod.)
BrE
/'haɪdʒækɪŋ/
AmE
/'haɪdʒækɪŋ/

noun - an illegal act of taking a control of a plane etc. by force


 
charge - obvinit (čím)
BrE
/'tʃɑ:dʒ/
AmE
/'tʃɑ:rdʒ/

verb - to accuse somebody officially of a crime


 
kidnapping - únos (člověka)
BrE
/'kɪdnæpɪŋ/
AmE
/'kɪdnæpɪŋ/

noun - the illegal act of taking away a person and demanding money for his/her return


 
libel - urážka na cti, písemná urážka
BrE
/'laɪbl/
AmE
/'laɪbl/

noun - a piece of false information about somebody published in a newspaper etc., esp. that causes others to have a bad opinion of the person


 
life sentence - doživotní trest, doživotí
BrE
/'laɪf sentəns/
AmE
/'laɪf sent̬əns/

noun - a punishment of being in prison for the rest of your life


 
magistrate - smírčí soudce
BrE
/'mædʒɪstreɪt/
AmE
/'mædʒɪstreɪt/

noun - a judge that deals with crimes that are not serious


 
manslaughter - zabití
BrE
/'mænslɔ:tə/
AmE
/'mænslɔ:t̬ər/

noun - the crime of killing a person (by accident, not intentionally)


mugging
mugging - přepadení, oloupení
BrE
/'mʌgɪŋ/
AmE
/'mʌgɪŋ/

noun - an act of attacking somebody and stealing his money and belongings


 
offence - přestupek, přečin
BrE
/ə'fens/
AmE
/ə'fens/

noun - an action which is against the law, a crime


 
prison sentence - trest odnětí svobody
BrE
/'prɪznˌsentəns/
AmE
/'prɪznˌsent̬əns/

noun - a punishment given to a criminal in which he/she has to spend some time in prison


 
prove - dokázat, prokázat
BrE
/'pru:v/
AmE
/'pru:v/

verb - to show that something is true


 
question - vyslýchat
BrE
/'kwestʃən/
AmE
/'kwestʃən/

verb - (of the police) to ask a suspect about a crime


 
ransom - výkupné
BrE
/'rænsəm/
AmE
/'rænsəm/

noun - the money paid to let a kidnapped person go free


 
reward - odměna
BrE
/rɪ'wɔ:d/
AmE
/rɪ'wɔ:rd/

noun - something that you get because of something good you have done


robbery
robbery - loupež, oloupení
BrE
/'rɒbəri/
AmE
/'rɑ:bəri/

noun - the act of stealing money from a place (e.g. a bank) or from a person


shoplifting
shoplifting - krádež (v obchodě)
BrE
/'ʃɒplɪftɪŋ/
AmE
/'ʃɑ:plɪftɪŋ/

noun - the act of taking things in a shop without paying for them


smuggling
smuggling - pašování, pašeráctví
BrE
/'smʌglɪŋ/
AmE
/'smʌglɪŋ/

noun - an illegal act of taking forbidden things (such as drugs etc.) into a country


 
speeding - rychlá jízda, překročení povolené rychlosti
BrE
/'spi:dɪŋ/
AmE
/'spi:dɪŋ/

noun - the act of driving faster than is allowed


 
spying - špionáž, špehování
BrE
/'spaɪɪŋ/
AmE
/'spaɪɪŋ/

noun - an act of getting secret information


 
suspect - podezřelý (člověk)
BrE
/'sʌspekt/
AmE
/'sʌspekt/

noun - a person who is thought to have committed a crime


theft
theft - krádež
BrE
/'θeft/
AmE
/'θeft/

noun - the act of stealing, the crime that involves stealing


 
treason - velezrada, vlastizrada
BrE
/'tri:zn/
AmE
/'tri:zn/

noun - a crime of harming one's own country


 
trespass - vstoupit na cizí pozemek
BrE
/'trespɑ:s/
AmE
/'trespæs/

verb - to enter somebody's property illegally


 
trial - soud, soudní přelíčení
BrE
/'traɪəl/
AmE
/'traɪəl/

noun - a legal process where statements are made, objects are shown etc. in order to decide if a person is guilty or not


 
witness - svědek
BrE
/'wɪtnəs/
AmE
/'wɪtnəs/

noun - a person who has seen a crime etc. and can tell the police about what happened




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