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14-27 PEOPLE
27 Crime and the law
27.1 CRIME
Pronunciation
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Relation 1
Relation 2
1
/ˈbraɪbəri/
bribery
2
/ˈbɜːɡləri/
burglary
3
/kɑː/ /θɛft/
car theft
4
/drʌɡ/ /ˈdiːlɪŋ/
drug dealing
5
/frɔːd/
fraud
6
/ɡræˈfiːti/
graffiti
7
/ˈhækɪŋ/
hacking
8
/ˈhuːlɪɡənɪzm/
hooliganism
9
/ˈmʌɡɪŋ/
muging
10
/ˈpɪkˌpɒkɪtɪŋ/
pickpocketing
11
/ˈrɒbəri/
robbery
12
/ˈʃɒpˌlɪftɪŋ/
shoplifting
13
/ˈsmʌɡlɪŋ/
smuggling
14
/ˈspiːdɪŋ/
speeding
15
/ˈvændəlɪzm/
vandalism
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27.2 PUNISHMENT AND THE LAW
Pronunciation
Spelling
Relation 1
Relation 2
1
/ˈkrɪmɪnl/ /ˈrɛkɔːd/
criminal record
2
/faɪn/
fine
3
/ˈʤʌʤ/
judge
4
/ˈʤʊəri/
jury
5
/lɔː/ /kɔːt/
law court
6
/ˈlɔːjə/
lawyer
7
/pəˈliːs/
police
8
/ˈprɪzn/
prison
9
/ˈtraɪəl/
trial
10
/ˈwɪtnɪs/
witness
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27.3 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
Pronunciation
Spelling
Relation 1
Relation 2
1
/əˈrɛstɪd/
arrested
2
/kəˈmɪtɪd/ /ə/ /kraɪm/
committed a crime
3
/kraɪm/ /weɪv/
crime wave
4
/ɪnˈfɔːst/ /ðə/ /lɔː/
enforced the law
5
/faʊnd/ .. /ˈɡɪlti/
found .. guilty
6
/riːʧt/ /ə/ /ˈvɜːdɪkt/
reached a verdict
7
/ˈsɛntənst/
sentenced
8
/sɜːvd/ /ə/ /ˈsɛntəns/
served a sentence
9
/striːt/ /kraɪm/
street crime
10
/ˈwaɪtˈkɒlə/ /kraɪm/
white-collar crime
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