Crime

David H. (Greece)
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  1. judge
    an official who decides questions before a court
  2. criminal
    someone who has committed a punishable act
  3. justice
    the quality of being fair, reasonable, or impartial
  4. injustice
    the practice of being unfair
  5. regicide
    the act of killing a king
  6. suicide
    the act of killing yourself
  7. matricide
    the murder of one's own mother
  8. defendant
    someone against whom an action is brought in a court of law
  9. jury
    a body of citizens sworn to give a verdict in a court of law
  10. bail
    money forfeited if the accused fails to appear in court
  11. executioner
    an official who inflicts capital punishment
  12. double jeopardy
    prosecution of the same crime twice
  13. psychopath
    a person with an antisocial personality disorder
  14. serial killer
    someone who murders more than three victims
  15. decompose
    break down
  16. fingerprint
    a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations
  17. revolver
    a pistol with a revolving cylinder
  18. misdemeanour
    a crime less serious than a felony
  19. offence
    a lack of politeness
  20. curfew
    an order that after a certain time activities are prohibited
  21. delinquent
    a young offender
  22. prosecutor
    an official conducting criminal cases on behalf of the state
  23. verdict
    findings of a jury on issues submitted to it for decision
  24. plea
    a humble request for help from someone in authority
Created on Wed Jun 15 10:25:24 EDT 2011

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