World Pass, Unit 7

Does Crime Pay?Key Vocabulary Review

to put someone behind bars To imprison To lock someone up

colleague Co-worker Person who works with

you.

fundamental basic

get away with To not get caught or

punished in any way.

illegal Not legal; against the

law

imprison Prisoner Prison imprisonment

To put someone behind bars; to put someone in jail or prison.

legitimate A legitimate job A legitimate excuse

legal; allowed; acceptable; real (not fake)

offense offender (a legal term for

someone who has committed a crime)

offend

An illegal act

outrageous It’s outrageous that

someone could…

Unbelievable; crazy

punish punishment To do something bad to

someone because of something he/she did wrong.

a real gray area Not ‘black and white’;

having both pros and cons, good aspects and bad aspects

a red alert a security alert; a

warning of possible danger

as white as a sheet Scared – pale due to

fear

on the black market bought or sold illegally

the black sheep of the family A family member who

doesn’t follow the accepted social or moral rules of the family.

pickpocket A person who takes

something out of your wallet or purse – usually without your noticing it.

see red Get angry

abduct Abduction abductor

To kidnap

accomplice Someone who helps a

criminal

arson arsonist The crime of starting a

fire that damages property

apprehend to catch a criminal (by

a law enforcement official, usually)

capture To apprehend; to catch

a criminal (by a law enforcement official, usually)

To catch an animal

charge To official accuse

someone of a crime

conduct an investigation To investigate An investigator

To do research to try to find a criminal

disorderly conduct To do something that

‘disturbs the peace’ – that bothers other citizens

hold up A hold-up To hold up a

supermarket To hold up a

convenience store To hold up a bank

To rob – often with a gun

kidnap Kidnapper kidnapping

To abduct; to illegally capture another person

Law enforcement officials To enforce the law Police officers, security

guards, or others who enforce the law

mastermind The initiator or leader

of a plan – often an illegal one

prankster A prank To play a prank on

someone

One who does a joke or trick that bothers others

rob robber (a thief) Robbery (a crime)

To steal

terrorize Terror terrorist

To do something that causes others to feel fear

troublemaker Trouble To cause trouble To make trouble

Someone who causes or makes trouble.

A person who does things that bother other people – similar to a ‘prankster’ – but a bit less serious

accident A sudden, negative,

and unintentional event.

incident A neutral word for any

kind of event

criminal Crook – an informal word

for criminal that can also refer to a dishonest person

A person who commits a crime.