Crime and punishment

abuse /n/, /v/

He's been charged with alcohol abuse. Child abuse is on the increase in this country. The youngsters started hurling abuse at the elderly lady.

nadużycie; wykorzystywanie; nadużywać

appeal against /v/

an appeal to The European Court of Human Rights

apelować

arson /n/

The building was destroyed in an arson attack.

podpalenie

assault /n/, /v/

In this area there have been several assaults on police officers. If you assault a police officer on duty, the punishment can be really harsh.

napaść

blackmail /n/ , /v/

There's no way I can give in to your demands. It's pure blackmail! She tried to blackmail his with some photos of him and his lover.

szantaż

bribe /n/, /v/

The doctor is said to have accepted a bribe before a difficult procedure.. He tried to bribe a public official to sell his the licence.

łapówka; przekupić

capital punishment /n/

Capital punishment is morally wrong - killing is unacceptable in all circumstances.

kara śmierci

community service /n/

a community service order

prace społeczne

corporal punishment /n/

Many people believe that corporal punishment is intrinsically evil.

kara cielesna

court ruling /n/

The company decided to appeal against the court ruling.

wyrok sądu

criminal /n/

The police describe him as a hardened criminal.

przestępca

death penalty /n/

Death penalty is morally wrong - killing is unacceptable in all circumstances.

kara śmierci

drug dealing /n/

The police have been trying to crack down on drug dealing in our city.

handel narkotykami

drunk-driving /n/

He was charged with drunk-driving and, eventually, he lost his driving licence.

prowadzenie samochodu po pijanemu

evidence /n/

There is no evidence for these claims.

materiał dowodowy

fraud /n/

He was found guilty of credit card fraud. They were all exposed as a bunch of tricksters and frauds.

oszustwo

guilty of /adj/

He was guilty of selling the information to the papers.

winny

hijacking /n/

The airport authorities have introduced some measures to prevent hijacking.

uprowadzenie samolotu, pociągu itp..

imprisonment /n/

He was sentenced to two months' imprisonment.

kara więzienia

innocent /adj/

The court found him innocent and he was released.

niewinny

judge /n/

a High Court Judge

sędzia

kidnapping /n/

the recent kidnapping of a little girl

porwanie

lawsuit /n/

He filed a lawsuit against the state.

pozew

lawyer /n/

She has consulted a lawyer and she may sue him.

prawnik

manslaughter /n/

The defendant was found guilty of manslaughter but not of murder.

zabójstwo

mugging /n/

She was the victim of a brutal mugging.

napad

murder /n/ ,/v/

a brutal murder of a little girl. He was accused of murdering his wife.

morderstwo; zamordować

parking ticket /n/

When I found another parking ticket tucked under the windscreen wiper, I was furious.

mandat za złe parkowanie

pickpocketing /n/

Pick-pocketing is on the increase

kradzież kieszonkowa

plainfiff /n/

In a criminal case, the plaintiff is the state.

powód

prosecutor /n/

The prosecutor rose to give the opening address.

prokurator

rape /n/

Rape victims are usually don't want to talk about what happened to them.

gwałt

robbery /n/

He was found guilty of armed robbery and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.

napad

shoplifting /n/

She had been accused of shoplifting in a supermarket.

kradzież w sklepie

smuggling /n/

drug smuggling

przemyt

testify /v/

He testified against his own mother.

zeznawać

to adjourn a case/trail /v/

The court adjourned the trial until February 2nd.

odroczyć proces

to be acquitted

The defendant was acquitted.

zostać uniewinnionym

to commit a crime

People who commit crime end up in jail.

popełnić przestępstwo

to find sb guilty of a crime

She was found guilty of murder.

uznać kogoś za winnego

to plead guilty

He pleaded guilty to two charges of assault.

przyznać się do winy

to steal /v/

They stole money from their parents.

kraść

trial /n/

The editor had to stand trial for libel.

proces sądowy

vandalism /n/

The building is under surveillance to reduce vandalism and theft.

wandalizm

verdict /n/

The verdict was "not guilty".

orzeczenie sądu o winie

witness /n/

She was an eye witness to the murder

świadek

young offenders' institution

In many ways young offender institutions are different to other prisons.

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