Zbrodnia i kara

nadużycie; wykorzystywanie; nadużywać

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.

apelować

appeal against /v/

an appeal to The European Court of Human Rights

podpalenie

arson /n/

The building was destroyed in an arson attack.

napaść

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.

szantaż

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.

łapówka; przekupić

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.

kara śmierci

capital punishment /n/

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

prace społeczne

community service /n/

a community service order

kara cielesna

corporal punishment /n/

Many people believe that corporal punishment is intrinsically evil.

wyrok sądu

court ruling /n/

The company decided to appeal against the court ruling.

przestępca

criminal /n/

The police describe him as a hardened criminal.

kara śmierci

death penalty /n/

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

handel narkotykami

drug dealing /n/

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

prowadzenie samochodu po pijanemu

drunk-driving /n/

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

materiał dowodowy

evidence /n/

There is no evidence for these claims.

oszustwo

fraud /n/

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

winny

guilty of /adj/

He was guilty of selling the information to the papers.

uprowadzenie samolotu, pociągu itp..

hijacking /n/

The airport authorities have introduced some measures to prevent hijacking.

kara więzienia

imprisonment /n/

He was sentenced to two months' imprisonment.

niewinny

innocent /adj/

The court found him innocent and he was released.

sędzia

judge /n/

a High Court Judge

porwanie

kidnapping /n/

the recent kidnapping of a little girl

pozew

lawsuit /n/

He filed a lawsuit against the state.

prawnik

lawyer /n/

She has consulted a lawyer and she may sue him.

zabójstwo

manslaughter /n/

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

napad

mugging /n/

She was the victim of a brutal mugging.

morderstwo; zamordować

murder /n/ ,/v/

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

mandat za złe parkowanie

parking ticket /n/

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

kradzież kieszonkowa

pickpocketing /n/

Pick-pocketing is on the increase

powód

plainfiff /n/

In a criminal case, the plaintiff is the state.

prokurator

prosecutor /n/

The prosecutor rose to give the opening address.

gwałt

rape /n/

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

napad

robbery /n/

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

kradzież w sklepie

shoplifting /n/

She had been accused of shoplifting in a supermarket.

przemyt

smuggling /n/

drug smuggling

zeznawać

testify /v/

He testified against his own mother.

odroczyć proces

to adjourn a case/trail /v/

The court adjourned the trial until February 2nd.

zostać uniewinnionym

to be acquitted

The defendant was acquitted.

popełnić przestępstwo

to commit a crime

People who commit crime end up in jail.

uznać kogoś za winnego

to find sb guilty of a crime

She was found guilty of murder.

przyznać się do winy

to plead guilty

He pleaded guilty to two charges of assault.

kraść

to steal /v/

They stole money from their parents.

proces sądowy

trial /n/

The editor had to stand trial for libel.

wandalizm

vandalism /n/

The building is under surveillance to reduce vandalism and theft.

orzeczenie sądu o winie

verdict /n/

The verdict was "not guilty".

świadek

witness /n/

She was an eye witness to the murder

zakład poprawczy

young offenders' institution

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