World Pass, Unit 7 Does Crime Pay?
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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
A person who commits
a crime.