Law and Crime Flashcards
when someone does what they are told to do, or what a law, rule etc says they must do
Synonym(s): compliance
Antonym(s): rebellion
OBEDIENCE
E.g.
Collocation + ~: in ~ to
~ + Collocation: blind/complete/
CRIME IS GOING UP
Criminal activity is on the rise
PUTTING MORE POLICE ON THE STREETS
Employing and deploying increased numbers of law-enforcement officers
SOME CRIMES
Certain offences
POLICE OFFICERS
Law-enforcement officers
PEOPLE WHO ARE THINKING OF COMMITTING A CRIME
potential offenders
WORKING OUT WHY PEOPLE COMMIT CRIMES
developing genuine understanding of why individuals become criminals
HELPING PRISONERS AVOID COMMITTING MORE CRIME
enabling convicts to reform and rehabilitate themselves when they leave prison
the crime of entering a building illegally in order to steal things
BURGLARY
the crime of taking money or property illegally, often by using threats or violence
ROBBERY
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VIOLENT STREET CRIME
TO INTRODUCE (LAWS, LEGISLATION)
TO BE BROUGHT IN
To officially force somebody to follow a rule or law
TO IMPOSE SOMETHING ON SOMEBODY
A period of time which a criminal spends in prison as a punishment
PRISON SENTENCES
“to state officially that a law no longer has legal authority and has ended
Synonym(s):
Antonym(s): “
“REPEAL
E.g. The 1938 Act was repealed and replaced by the Inheritance Act 1975.
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation: “
