3.2 Technology and human interactions + crime + 1984 Flashcards
to annihilate
destroyed utterly, killed in a large number
lucid
very clear, easily understandable
incredulous
not trusting, disbelieving, sceptical
sordid
dirty, in bad condition, filthy
frail
delicate, weak
beget
produce, conceive (children)
consecutive
next, right after the other
następujący
renegade
traitor
irrepressible
not able to be controlled
to refute
to prove wrong, disprove, overthrow
to rectify
to correct
lassitude
weariness, being tired/weak, lethargy
ingrained
deeply rooted, taught
austere
plain, basic, strict, harsh
paraphernalia
equipement, misscellaneous things put together
przybory
to plifer
to steal, nick
to extricate
to remove, extract, seperate
wydobyć, wyplątać
arbitrary
chosen at random
recuperate
to recover, regain strength
lunacy
craziness, madness
espionage
spying, surveillance, collecting and reporting secret information
Paralympian
an athlete who has bodily differences and different types of disabilities
to reverberate
(of a loud noise) to be repeated several times as an echo
house arrest
the state of being kept as a prisoner in one’s own house, rather than in prison
fibula
a long bone in the calf that is positioned on the lateral side of the tibia
fibular hemimelia
a congenital condition where a person is born with a short or missing fibula
to appeal a sentence
a legal proceeding by which a case is brought before the higher court for review of the decison of the lower court
to wail
to let out a prolonged high-pitched cry of pain, grief or anger
reckless
lacking caution, careless of consequences
to concede
to admit or agree that sth is true after first denying it or resiting it
joyriding
driving fast and dangerously for pleasure, especially in a stolen vehicle
armed robbery
the crime of stealing from somewhere or someone using weapons
drunk driving
driving under the influence of alcohol
drug dealing
the activity of selling illegal drugs
computer hacking
the act of identifying and then exploiting weaknesses in a computer system or network, usually to gain unauthorized access to personal or organizational data
shoplifting
the crime of taking goods from a store without paying for them
arson
deliberately making sth burn, especially a building
burglary
getting into a building to steal things
forgery
copying offical documents, money etc. illegally
manslaughter
killing someone illegaly but not deliberately
slander
a false spoken statement about someone, intended to damage the good opinion that people have of that person
to mug
mugging
mugger
to attack a person, using force or threats of force to steal the person’s money or possessions
burglar
a person who illegally enters buildings and steals things
arsonist
a person who intentionally starts a fire in order to damage or destroy something, especially a building
thief
someone who steals
forger
a person who makes an illegal copy of something in order to deceive
amnesty
a decision by a government that allows political prisoners to go free
an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offences
anonymity
the situation in which someone’s name is not given or known
to clamp down
to take strong action to stop or limit a harmful or unwanted activity
to come foward
to offer to give help or information
penalty
a punishment for failing to obey a rule or law
scheme
an organized plan for doing something, especially something dishonest or illegal that will bring a good result for you
to tackle
to try to deal with something or someone
to liaise
cooperate on a matter of mutual concern.
attorney
a person who has the legal right to act for someone else
lawyer
to award damages
to order that a particular amount of money is paid to someone because they have been caused some injury or loss
to compensate for a loss or injury
barrister
a lawyer entitled to practise as an advocate, particularly in the higher courts
UK
community service
work done without payment to help other people.
Criminals whose crime was not serious enough for them to be put in prison are sometimes ordered to do community service.
to cross-examine
to ask detailed questions of someone, especially a witness in a trial, in order to discover if they have been telling the truth
embezzlement
the crime of secretly taking money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you work for
fine
an amount of money that has to be paid as a punishment for not obeying a rule or law
libel
when you publish sth about someone that isn’t true and it’s damaging their reputation
prison sentence
confinement in prison as a punishment imposed on a person who has been found guilty of a crime
to return a verdict
to decide and say if you think someone is guilty or not guilty, or what punishment the person will be given in a court of law
probation
a period of time when a criminal must behave well and not commit any more crimes in order to avoid being sent to prison