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World Pass, Unit 7 Does Crime Pay? Key Vocabulary Review
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to put someone behind bars To imprison To lock someone up
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colleague Co-worker Person who works with you.
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fundamental basic
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get away with To not get caught or punished in any way.
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illegal Not legal; against the law
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imprison Prisoner Prison imprisonment To put someone behind bars; to put someone in jail or prison.
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legitimate A legitimate job A legitimate excuse legal; allowed; acceptable; real (not fake)
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offense offender (a legal term for someone who has committed a crime) offend An illegal act
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outrageous It’s outrageous that someone could… Unbelievable; crazy
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punish punishment To do something bad to someone because of something he/she did wrong.
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a real gray area Not ‘black and white’; having both pros and cons, good aspects and bad aspects
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a red alert a security alert; a warning of possible danger
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as white as a sheet Scared – pale due to fear
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on the black market bought or sold illegally
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the black sheep of the family A family member who doesn’t follow the accepted social or moral rules of the family.
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pickpocket A person who takes something out of your wallet or purse – usually without your noticing it.
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see red Get angry
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abduct Abduction abductor To kidnap
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accomplice Someone who helps a criminal
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arson arsonist The crime of starting a fire that damages property
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apprehend to catch a criminal (by a law enforcement official, usually)
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capture To apprehend; to catch a criminal (by a law enforcement official, usually) To catch an animal
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charge To official accuse someone of a crime
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conduct an investigation To investigate An investigator To do research to try to find a criminal
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disorderly conduct To do something that ‘disturbs the peace’ – that bothers other citizens
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hold up A hold-up To hold up a supermarket To hold up a convenience store To hold up a bank To rob – often with a gun
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kidnap Kidnapper kidnapping To abduct; to illegally capture another person
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Law enforcement officials To enforce the law Police officers, security guards, or others who enforce the law
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mastermind The initiator or leader of a plan – often an illegal one
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prankster A prank To play a prank on someone One who does a joke or trick that bothers others
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rob robber (a thief) Robbery (a crime) To steal
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terrorize Terror terrorist To do something that causes others to feel fear
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troublemaker Trouble To cause trouble To make trouble Someone who causes or makes trouble. A person who does things that bother other people – similar to a ‘prankster’ – but a bit less serious
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accident A sudden, negative, and unintentional event.
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incident A neutral word for any kind of event
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criminal Crook – an informal word for criminal that can also refer to a dishonest person A person who commits a crime.
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