Question 1

violence

Accepted Answer

behavior characterized by the use of physical force to harm sb and/or damage property

Question 2

deceive

Accepted Answer

fool or trick sb, make sb believe sth that is not true

Question 3

pretend

Accepted Answer

do or say something in a way that makes people believe it is true even though it is not

Question 4

accomplice

Accepted Answer

sb who helps commit a crime

Question 5

hostage

Accepted Answer

person who is taken prisoner by sb who threatens to hurt or kill them if certain demands are not met

Question 6

suspect

Accepted Answer

a person that police think may be guilty of a crime

Question 7

obtain

Accepted Answer

get, acquire

Question 8

release

Accepted Answer

allow to go free

Question 9

fine

Accepted Answer

amount of money that someone must pay for breaking a law or rule

Question 10

grab

Accepted Answer

take sth quickly and forcefully with one’s hand

Question 11

law-abiding

Accepted Answer

obedient of the law

Question 12

catch (sb) red-handed

Accepted Answer

catch sb in the act of doing sth wrong (as if sb still had blood on their hands after committing a murder)

Question 13

have a brush with the law

Accepted Answer

an unpleasant encounter or experience with the police

Question 14

take (sb) into custody

Accepted Answer

to place sb under arrest

Question 15

reach a verdict

Accepted Answer

(of a jury at the end of a court trial) decide whether someone is innocent or guilty

Question 16

convict (sb of sth)

Accepted Answer

find sb guilty of a crime

Question 17

innocent

Accepted Answer

free from wrongdoing

Question 18

find(sb) guilty

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(in a court of law) decide that sb has committed a crime

Question 19

sentence (sb to sth)

Accepted Answer

(of judges) officiallydeclare what sb’s punishment is (e.g., what fine they have to pay or how long they must go to prison)

Question 20

be on trial (for sth)

Accepted Answer

(of people) be accused of a crime and brought in front of a court; same asstand trial for sth

Question 21

insist

Accepted Answer

state forcefully

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