a

arrest ·verb

Definition: If the police arrest someone, they take them away to ask them about a crime which they might have committed. Level: B1

a

attack ·verb (TRY TO HURT)

Definition: to try to hurt or defeat using violence Level: B1

a

attack ·noun

Definition: a violent act intended to hurt or damage someone or something Level: B1

c

crime ·noun (ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES)

Definition: illegal activities Level: B1

c

crime ·noun (ILLEGAL ACT)

Definition: an illegal act Level: B1

c

criminal ·noun

Definition: someone who commits a crime Level: B1

d

detective ·noun

Definition: someone, especially a police officer, whose job is to discover information about a crime Level: B1

f

fine ·noun

Definition: an amount of money that you must pay for breaking a rule or law Level: B1

j

jail ·noun

Definition: a place where criminals are kept as a punishment Level: B1

k

killer ·noun

Definition: someone who kills another person Level: B1

k

killing ·noun

Definition: when a person is murdered Level: B1

l

law ·noun (SUBJECT)

Definition: the subject or job of understanding and dealing with the official laws of a country Level: B1

l

lawyer ·noun

Definition: someone whose job is to give advice to people about the law and speak for them in court Level: B1

m

murder ·noun

Definition: the crime of intentionally killing a person Level: B1

m

murder ·verb

Definition: to kill someone intentionally and illegally Level: B1

m

murderer ·noun

Definition: someone who has committed murder Level: B1

o

officer ·noun (POLICE)

Definition: a police officer Level: B1

p

pirate ·noun

Definition: someone who attacks ships and steals from them Level: B1

p

prison ·noun

Definition: a building where criminals must live as a punishment Level: B1

p

prisoner ·noun (PERSON IN PRISON)

Definition: a person who is kept in prison as a punishment Level: B1

p

punish ·verb

Definition: to make someone suffer because they have done something bad Level: B1

r

reward ·noun (MONEY)

Definition: an amount of money given to someone for helping to find something or for helping the police to return stolen property Level: B1

r

rob ·verb (STEAL)

Definition: to steal from someone or somewhere, often using violence Level: B1

r

rule ·noun (INSTRUCTION)

Definition: an official instruction about what you must or must not do Level: B1

t

thief ·noun

Definition: someone who steals things Level: B1