vocabukary unit 11

• Break into


  Force entry into a place and steal things
• Judge


  Someone who decides a punishment in court. They need to carefully listen to the arguments before making a decision
• Convict


  Someone who is guilty of a crime and has been sent to prison
• Arsonist


  Someone who sets fires intentionally
• Vandal


  Someone who damages public property intentionally
• Guard


  Someone who works in a prison and whose job is to make sure prisoners don't escape
• Jail


  A place where prisoners are kept
• Court house


  A building where the court is
• Witness


  Someone who sees a crime happen, especially an accident or incident
• Weapon


  An object like a knife or gun used to hurt someone
• Match


  A small wooden stick used to light a fire, cigarette, etc.
• Under (strict) supervision


  Watched closely
• Troublemaker


  Someone who deliberately causes problems
• Cell


  A room in a place where prisoners are kept
• Guilty


  Having done something illegal
• Innocent


  Not having done anything wrong or illegal
• Spray-paint


  Paint with spray from a can
• Prosecution


  Lawyers who try to prove someone is guilty
• Defence


  Lawyers who try to prove someone is innocent
• Sentence


  A period of time in prison as punishment
• Alibi


  Proof that you were somewhere else when a crime was committed
• Verdict


  An official decision made in a court about whether someone is guilty of a crime
• Try


  Judge a person in a court
• Burglar


  Someone who goes into houses, shops, etc. and steals things
• Pickpocket


  Someone who steals from people's pockets
• Lawyer


  Someone who represents people in court
• Defendant


  Someone accused of a crime who is being tried in court
• Suffer the consequences


  Face the result of something you have done
• Serve a sentence


  Be in prison for a length of time
• Shoplifting


  Stealing from shops
• Motive


  The reason someone does something
• Patrol


  Go around an area to check there is no trouble or danger
• Community service


  Work that someone does to help other people as punishment for a crime
• Handcuffs


  Two metal rings joined by a chain put around a prisoner's wrists
• Trial


  A formal meeting in court to decide if someone is guilty of a crime
• Witness


  Someone who sees a crime
• Suspect


  Someone police think committed a crime
• Defend


  Be the lawyer of someone who is charged with a crime
• Prosecute


  Say officially in a court that someone has done something wrong
• Drink driving


  Driving after having drunk too much alcohol