TV News Crimes

Tak Shing W. (China (Hong Kong S.A.R.))
Vocabularies from TV evening news related to crimes
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  1. forgery
    criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument
    Former Taiwan president Chan Shui bian and his wife Wu Shu Chen have been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of corruption , forgery and money-laundering charges.
  2. embezzlement
    the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property
    Former Taiwan president Chan Shui bian and his wife Wu Shu Chen have been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of corruption , forgery and money-laundering charges.
  3. defraud
    deprive of by deceit
    Chen Sui Bian was found guilty of all the charges including abuse of his position as a public servant to defraud, embezzling public funds and corruption.
  4. imprisonment
    the act of confining someone in a prison
    Former Taiwan president Chan Shui bian and his wife Wu Shu Chen have been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of corruption , forgery and money-laundering charges.
  5. acquitted
    declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime
  6. convict
    find or declare guilty
  7. confiscation
    seizure by the government
  8. self-styled
    as claimed by and for yourself often without justification
    He was the self-styled son of Taiwan, supposedly a voice for native Taiwanees
  9. staggering
    so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
    The total amount of money involved in Chen's corruption cases was a staggering 780 million Tw dollars
  10. scandal
    a disgraceful event
    Chen's son and daughter-in-law have also been convicted and given prison terms for their roles in the former first family'€™s bribery and money laundering scandal.
  11. disgrace
    a state of dishonor
    The heavy sentence was nothing unexpected for Taiwan's former disgraced president.
  12. asset
    a useful or valuable quality
  13. supposedly
    believed or reputed to be the case
    He was the self-styled son-of-Taiwan, supposedly a voice for native Taiwanees
  14. dub
    new sounds added to a soundtrack
    The hearing in the corruption cases involving Chen Shui Bian, and the former first family has been dubbed the trial of the century in Taiwan.
  15. profiteer
    one who makes excessive money on sales of scarce goods
    In the Lungtan Land deal case, he was found guilty of embezzlement, profiteering, taking bribes and money laundering.
  16. abuse
    cruel or inhumane treatment
    abuse of his position as civil servant to defraud.
  17. siphon
    a tube used to move liquid from one vessel to another
  18. vendetta
    a blood feud between members of opposing parties
    political venetta 政æ²Ã‚»ÃƒƒÃƒƒ‚©€Ãƒƒƒ‚¼ÃƒƒÃƒƒ‚¥Ã‚®Ãƒ‚³
  19. aide
    someone who acts as an assistant
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  20. rival
    the contestant you hope to defeat
    the rival groups
  21. severity
    excessive sternness
  22. placate
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  23. aggravated
    made more severe or intense especially in law
  24. indecent
    not in keeping with accepted standards of polite society
    indecent assault
  25. assault
    attack someone physically or emotionally
  26. crack down
    repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable)
    crack down on drink driving
  27. deter
    turn away from as by fear or persuasion
    to deter this type of crime
  28. well-wisher
    someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful
    well-wisher tried to get a glimpse of the Wong Tai Sin portrait
  29. evasion
    the act of physically escaping from something
  30. condemnation
    an expression of strong disapproval
  31. repress
    conceal or hide
  32. nonexistent
    not having being or actuality
  33. scarcity
    a small and inadequate amount
  34. amnesty
    a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
  35. irrigation
    the act of supplying dry land with water by artificial means
  36. aquifer
    underground layer of rock or sand that yields groundwater
  37. infiltration
    a process in which individuals penetrate an area
  38. genocide
    systematic killing of a racial or cultural group
  39. atrocity
    an act of shocking cruelty
  40. heist
    the act of stealing
  41. foetus
    an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal
Created on Fri Sep 11 22:24:29 EDT 2009 (updated Tue Oct 27 08:04:17 EDT 2009)

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