Crime and punishment
Crimes
blackmail
bribery (взятка)
burglary
drug dealing
fraud
hijacking
mugging (нападение с ножом)
smuggling (контрабанда)
theft
murder
rape
robbery
terrorism
vandalism
Criminal
blackmailer
burglar
drug dealer
hijacker
mugger
kidnapper
murderer
kidnapping
rapist
robber
smuggler
terrorist
thief
vandal
arson
manslaughter (убийство по неосторожности)
speeding
embezzlement (хищение)
People
attorney
barrister
accused
Punishment
libel (клевета)
community service
award damages (компенсация за убытки)
fine
solitary confinement (одиночное заключение)
probation (испытательный срок)
capital punishment
to sentence/life sentence
online marketing fraudster
riot
street robbery
bombing
disappearance
Legal processes
cross-examine
return a verdict
sue (возбуждать дело)
overturn the verdict =cancel
contest the verdict = оспорить
Court and trial
appear in court
(unreliable) witness
jury
reach a verdict
found guilty/not guilty
judge
give (unreliable) evidence
to be acquitted (free)
proof
the trial was adjourned = postponed
remand in custody (взять под стражу)
unanimous verdict (agreeable)
beyond reasonable doubt
deny all knowledge
dismiss the case
justice had been served
face trial
put on trial
receive custodial sentence (лишение свободы)
serve a sentence
trumped-up charges
escape punishment
extenuating=mitigating circumstances
Actions
go overdrawn
to be caught on camera
get hold of details
go about (speeding)
found dead
beat to death
vanish/disappear
smash
set fire
raid
seize
go off =explode