to promise or give your loyalty, time, or money to a particular principle, person, or plan of action
commit (verb)
The government must commit itself to improving healthcare.
Like so many men, he has problems committing himself to a relationship.
commit a crime
to do something illegal
contentious issue
Vấn đề gây tranh cãi
criminology (noun)
the scientific study of crime and criminals
deliberate (adjective)
(often of something bad) intentional or planned
deliberate (adjective)
We made a deliberate decision to live apart for a while
deprive (verb)
to take something, especially something necessary or pleasant, away from someone
deprive (verb)
He claimed that he had been deprived of his freedom/rights.
You can't function properly when you're deprived of sleep.
execution (noun)
the legal punishment of killing someone (sự tử hình)
execution (noun)
Execution is still the penalty in some states for murder
gather knowledge about
Thu thập kiến thức
hazard (noun)
something that is dangerous and likely to cause damage (mối nguy hiểm)
hazard (noun)
The busy traffic entrance was a hazard to pedestrians
a health/fire hazard
impose (verb)
to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received
impose (verb)
I don't want them to impose their religious beliefs on my children.
imprisonment (noun)
the act of putting someone in prison or the condition of being kept in prison
imprisonment (noun)
He could win damages for his father's wrongful imprisonment
indulge (verb)
to allow yourself or another person to have something enjoyable, especially more than is good for you (Nuông chiều hoặc thỏa mãn)
indulge (verb)
We took a deliberate decision to indulge in a little nostalgia.
informed (adjective)
having a lot of knowledge or information about something
informed (adjective)
The school promised to keep parents informed about the situation.
Elizabeth is remarkably well-informed.
justice (noun)
fairness in the way people are dealt with
justice (noun)
There's no justice in the world when people can be made to suffer like that.
nostalgia (noun)
a feeling of pleasure and also slight sadness when you think about things that happened in the past (Nỗi hoài niệm)
offender (noun)
a person who is guilty of a crime
over-indulgent (adjective)
allowing someone to have more of something enjoyable than is good for them
over-indulgent (adjective)
In part, the researchers pointed to overindulgent adults for raising children to believe they are "special" no matter what they do.
partake in sth
Tham gia vào
reformed criminals
people who have been in prison become good citizens later
rehabilitation (noun)
the process of returning to a good way of life, or the process of helping someone to do this after they have been in prison. (Sự cải tạo, giáo dục hoặc Sự phục hồi, bình phục)
rehabilitation (noun)
Many amputees in the early stages of their rehabilitation feel despair.
viable measure
biện pháp khả thi
vicious (adjective)
Vicious people or actions show an intention or wish to hurt someone or something very badly
vicious (adjective)
The police said that this was one of the most vicious attacks they'd ever seen.
wrongdoing (noun)
a bad or an illegal action
wrongdoing (noun)
She has strenuously denied any criminal wrongdoing.
juvenile delinquency/ˌdʒuː.vən.aɪl dɪˈlɪŋ.kwən.si/E.g: Lack of parental control/ guidance is seen to lie behind drug abuse and juvenile deliquency.
crime that is committed byyoungpeople:
petty crime/ˈpe.ti/
E.g: Theft from shops is a common form of petty crime.