source: MrSkypelessons 2015年8月15日
http://www.skype-lessons.com/blog/
commit a minor offence
break the law
petty / juvenile crime
search s.o / the premises / a vehicle
investigate
arrest
interrogate
charge
go to court
trial
to convict
the accused
to adjourn
to remand in custody
to make a plea (to plead guilty)
witness, judge, jury, prosecution, defence
verdict
prove beyond reasonable doubt
trumped up charges
false accusations
to acquit
to sentence
to award damages to
a miscarriage of justice
mitigating (extenuating) circumstances
punishments
community service
on the spot fine
suspended sentence
2 year sentence
capital punishment
corporal punishment
not fit to stand trial
Crimes
blackmail
bribery
drug dealing
fraud
hijacking
kidnapping
murder
rape
smuggling
vandalism
tax evasion
theft
burglary
shoplifting
pickpocketing
mugging
robbery
phrasal verbs
clamp down on
turn s.o in (inform on, grass s.o up)
to bring s.o to justice