crime and punishment

Question 1

steal a person against their will

Answer 1

abduct
abduction

Question 2

fighting in a public place

Answer 2

affray
be guilty of affray

Question 3

assault

Answer 3

sexual/indecent assault, an assault on a police officer, launch an assault on sb, assault and battery

Question 4

break into a house

Answer 4

burglary
charges of burglary, a spate of burglaries

Question 5

1. steal money
   or 2. obtain sth, especially money, THROUGH FORCE/ THREATS

Answer 5

a charge of fraud and embezzlement
a charge of extortion
extortion rackets

Question 6

fraudulent copying

Answer 6

forgery

Question 7

criminal deception intended to result in personal gain

Answer 7

fraud
serious/ massive/ bank fraud, engage in/ commit/perpetrate fraud

Question 8

agressive intimidation

Answer 8

harassment
investigate claims of workplace harassment
victim of harassment
be subject(ed) to harassment

Question 9

take over a vehicle with a malicious intent

Answer 9

hijack
the hijacking of an airplane/ prevent hijacking

Question 10

rowdy behaviour

Answer 10

hooliganism
crack down on hooliganism

Question 11

an act of killing without malicious intent

Answer 11

manslaughter
convict of manslaughter

Question 12

lie under oath

Answer 12

perjury
commit perjury
find sb guilty of perjury

Question 13

dishonest and fraudulent business dealing

Answer 13

racketeering
take part in racketeering activity

Question 14

export/import sth illegally

Answer 14

drug/human/ tobacco smuggling

Question 15

destroy property

Answer 15

vandalism
an act of vandalism
beset by/with vandalism

Question 16

offence

Answer 16

a serious/minor/major offence, commit several serious offences, be convicted of a drug offence, be accused of/found guilty of offence;;; cause/give an offence, take offence

Question 17

escape prison

Answer 17

break out of prison
a war/fight breaks out and in the ensuing fight a gun went off

Question 18

law

Answer 18

break the law, remain within the law, by law, impose laws on, laws against sth, the law governing…, the laws of nature, a law requires/states, a law allows/forbids/prohibits, enforce the law, be on the run/run from the law,;;; lay down the law
promote a respectful working environment while maintaining the laws of the office

Question 19

suspicion

Answer 19

arrest on suspicions of murder, raise/arouse suspicions, regard sb with suspicion, harbour suspicions of, come under s., be under s., above/beyond suspicion, have a nagging/sneaking suspicion

Question 20

keep sb in custody and ask questions

Answer 20

detain for questioning, be detained in traffic/unavoidably detained

Question 21

keep sb in custody until trial

Answer 21

remand sb in custody for a period of time, be remanded on theft charges, hold sb on remand in prison

Question 22

release

Answer 22

be released from prison, release sb on bail, release into(coal power stations release sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere ; hormones released into the bloodstream), release a picture/a statement/// a news/press release, issue a release, the release of information/reports, release details, the commercial release of, go/be on general release, release date

Question 23

reject or suppress

Answer 23

quash the verdict/a conviction/decision/order, quash rumours/speculations/suggestions, quash- abrogate(abrogate a law/treaty/responsibility)
clobber, extirpate

Question 24

sentence

Answer 24

serve a sentence for fraud, under sentence of death, be sentenced to life imprisonment, a heavy/light sentence, the offence carried a jail/prison sentence, pass sentence

Question 25

free sb from (prison)

Answer 25

acquit acquit of charges/acquit on all counts, acquit sb of sth acquit yourself exceedingly well exonerate, exculpate

Question 26

illegally obtain money from sb. by deception

Answer 26

defraud defraud sb, defraud sb of , conspiracy to defraud

Question 27

failure

Answer 27

collapse a price/market collapse, cause the collapse of businesses, on the brink/verge of collapse, talks/negotiations collapse, the system/government / economy collapses, a bank/industry collapse, suffer a mental/nervous collapse, the trial/case collapses, collapse under weight, buildings collapse in the earthquake

Question 28

arrest sb for a crime

Answer 28

apprehend the assailant was apprehended by police in a hideout

Question 29

imprison or confine

Answer 29

incarcerate also: be incarcerated in a lift (confined)

Question 30

bail

Answer 30

be released/remanded on bail, grant bail, put up/stand bail for sb(pay), set bail at

Question 31

send to sb's homecountry

Answer 31

deport the illegal migrant was deported back to his home country having spent ten weeks in a sort of limbo waiting to hear his fate

Question 32

to not punish someone who has committed a crime or done something wrong, or to not punish them severely

Answer 32

let off be let off with a fine/caution, let off lightly, also: let off fireworks/bomb,

Question 33

mitigating

Answer 33

extenuating circumstances/factors

Question 34

recompense for loss or restoration of sth

Answer 34

restitution demand/seek/pay restitution, make restitution to sb for sth, pay ... in restitution to, demand the restitution of

Question 35

the early release of a prisoner on account of good behaviour

Answer 35

parole grant parole, release on parole, eligible for parole, without parole

Question 36

made without a court's involvement

Answer 36

out-of-court an out-of-court settlement, settle out of court, reach an out-of-court deal/agreement

Question 37

say that you want to be recompensed

Answer 37

claim damages of ... for loss of earnings

Question 38

defamatory

Answer 38

libellous remarks/statements

Question 39

a series of activities involving a set procedure

Answer 39

proceedings commence/enter into/start proceedings, proceedings against sb, proceedings for damages, civil/criminal proceedings allegations of s. harassment have led to disciplinary proceedings being taken against officers

Question 40

formally make a decision

Answer 40

hand down a decision/verdict/sentence appeal the verdict handed down by sb, hand down an indictment also: a custom handed down through the generations

Question 41

make sb pay for an offence they committed

Answer 41

impose a fine impose a fine/tariff/tax, impose a ban/restriction on impose beliefs/order on sth/sb

Question 42

change a decision

Answer 42

overturn the verdict was overturned on appeal, overturn a decision/ruling/verdict

Question 43

refuse

Answer 43

dismiss the judge dismissed his appeal, allowing the original verdict to stand