Crime & Law

Legal collocations for crime, justice, and the law

소개

법률과 범죄 어휘에는 많은 고정 콜로케이션이 있어요. "commit a crime"이지 "do a crime"이 아니고, 일상 대화에서는 "break the law"이지 "violate the law"가 아니에요. 이런 조합들은 뉴스와 법적 논의를 이해하는 데 중요해요.

이 챕터에서는 일상적인 상황부터 법정 용어까지, 범죄·법률 콜로케이션을 배워요.

테마

이 챕터의 모든 영어 연어 (28)

• commit a crime To carry out an illegal act
• break the law To do something that is against the law
• serve a sentence To spend time in prison as punishment for a crime
• face charges To be formally accused of a crime and have to go to court
• plead guilty To formally state in court that you are guilty of a crime
• plead not guilty To formally state in court that you are not guilty of a crime
• press charges To formally accuse someone of a crime through the legal system
• drop charges To decide not to continue with a criminal case against someone
• under arrest In the state of being legally detained by the police
• bail out To pay money to secure someone's release from custody before their trial
• criminal record An official history of a person's past crimes
• forensic evidence Scientific evidence collected and analysed for use in criminal investigations
• eye witness A person who has seen a crime or event and can describe what happened
• crime scene The location where a crime took place
• petty crime A minor or less serious criminal offence such as shoplifting or vandalism
• organised crime Criminal activities planned and carried out by powerful groups or networks
• white-collar crime Non-violent crime committed by business or professional people, such as fraud...
• identity theft The crime of stealing someone's personal information and using it fraudulently
• life sentence A punishment of imprisonment for the rest of a person's life or a very long p...
• community service Unpaid work done as a punishment for a crime, benefiting the local community
• suspended sentence A prison sentence that is not served unless the offender commits another crim...
• court order An official instruction issued by a judge or court requiring someone to do or...
• legal aid Free or subsidised legal advice and representation for people who cannot affo...
• human rights The basic rights and freedoms to which all people are entitled
• civil liberties The individual rights and freedoms protected by law from government interference
• law and order The condition of a society in which laws are obeyed and people behave peacefully
• beyond reasonable doubt The standard of proof required to convict someone in a criminal trial
• miscarriage of justice A situation where an innocent person is wrongly convicted or a guilty person ...