Lesson 2: Crime

Ms. Melik-Adamyan (Armenia)
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  1. spree
    a brief indulgence of your impulses
  2. parole
    release a criminal from detention conditionally
  3. unpredictable
    unknown in advance
  4. weird
    strikingly odd or unusual
  5. deputy
    an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
  6. enforcement
    ensuring observance of or obedience to
  7. ballistics
    the science of flight dynamics
  8. conviction
    a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case
  9. rap
    a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
  10. larceny
    the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
  11. forgery
    criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument
  12. staple
    paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire
  13. custody
    a state of being confined, usually for a short time
  14. charge
    an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offense
  15. bind
    fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
  16. alleged
    doubtful or suspect
  17. revelation
    an enlightening or astonishing disclosure
  18. stun
    hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag
  19. abduct
    take away to an undisclosed location against their will
  20. detain
    deprive of freedom; take into confinement
  21. compound
    a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
  22. inkling
    a slight suggestion or vague understanding
  23. trip
    an exciting or stimulating experience
  24. lenient
    inclined to be permissive or indulgent
Created on Mon Nov 11 14:07:27 EST 2013 (updated Sat Nov 16 09:24:24 EST 2013)

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