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