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FCE - Vocabulary
Vocabulary
crime
related words
against the law see illegal
see also kill, steal, attack, threaten, violent, court/trial, punish, suspect, accuse, guilty, innocent, prove, law
a crime
- crime
- felony
- offence
- misdemeanor
crime an action that is against the law, for example stealing something, taking drugs, or deliberately hurting someone: The number of crimes reported in the New York City area has decreased dramatically over the Last ten years. | commit a crime (=do something that is a crime) Investigators believe that the crime was committed at around 7.30 p. m. | + against He was sentenced to 25 years in prison for rape and other sexual crimes against women. | serious crime Not surprisingly, the police say that 50% of serious crimes are drug-related. | solve a crime (=find out who did it) The demonstrators called on the governor to make solving the crime a priority.
offence British an action that can be punished by law: Tarrant is now in jail for various offenses, including rape. | commit an offence (=do something that is an offence) Bates is being tried for offences committed in the early 1990s. | criminal offence Driving under the influence of alcohol
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