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Assassin
Arsonist
Blackmailer
Briber
Burglar
Conner
Embezzler
Shoplifter
Forger
Fraud
Hijacker
Hooligan
Jaywalker
Kidnapper
Litter lout
Loiterer
Mugger
Murderer
Pickpocket
Pilferer
Poacher
Ran sacker
Rapist
Robber
Smuggler
Snatcher
Spy
Swindler
Terrorist
Thief
Vandal
TYPES OF PUNISHMENT
Community service – an unpaid service for the benefit of the public that is performed by
lawbreakers as part (or all) of their sentence; a service that is performed for the benefit
of the public or its institutions
Eviction – he expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by
process of law; action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by
rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is
involved
Fine – money extracted as a penalty
Internment – confinement during wartime; the act of confining someone in a prison (or
as if in a prison); placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
House arrest – confinement to your own home
License suspension – sometimes a penalty for Driving under the Influence of alcohol
convictions. Administrative License Suspension (ALS), also known as administrative
license revocation, refers to temporary suspension of a driver's license by a police
officer at the scene of a suspected DUI.
Life imprisonment – a sentence of imprisonment until death
LEGAL PROCEDURE
To file a complaint – / to answer a complaint – The presentation by the plaintiff in a civil
action, setting forth the claim on which relief is sought. It´s a formal charge, made
under oath of the commission of a crime or other such offense.
To issue somebody a summon – bring out a written order to somebody to appear in
court to answer a complaint
To issue a warrant of arrest – bring out a judge's order to law enforcement officers to
arrest and bring to jail a person charged with a crime. The warrant is issued upon a
sworn declaration by the district attorney, a police officer or an alleged victim that the
accused person committed a crime.
To indict sb. for – accuse formally of a crime
To bring the case to court –To go before the court
The prosecution – the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant
for criminal behavior; the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the
defendant; the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion
The defense – the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
To examine a witness – question closely a person in a law court who states what they
know about a legal case or a particular person
Direct examination / cross examination – the first examination of a witness by the party
calling the witness / the examination of a witness who has already testified in order to
check or discredit the witness's testimony, knowledge, or credibility
To present evidence – provide all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose
truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved
To detain a person – deprive of freedom; take into confinement
Detention – a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have
gone home
PENALTIES AND SENTENCES