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April 15, 2014

Offenders

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 17 v.14

        Offenders in General

  1. accomplice |n| someone who helps a criminal to do something illegal.
  2. "Police believe the murderer must have had an accomplice."
  3. assailant |n| an attacker; someone who attacks another violently, or criminally.
  4. criminal |n| person guilty of a crime, breaking the law.
  5. "He is one of the most wanted criminals in the United States."
  6. "She was treated like a common criminal."
  7. crook |n| |col| one who makes a living by dishonest methods.
  8. "Some politicians are crooks, but not all of them."
  9. "They're just a bunch of crooks."
  10. culprit |n| a person who has donne something wrong or illegal.
  11. "The culprits were never found."
  12. "If I ever catch the culprit, he or she is in big trouble."
  13. delinquent |n| a young person who behaves badly and is likely to commit crimes (used especially in the phrase juvenile delinquent).
  14. "He later worked with juvenile delinquents in a Florida youth services program."
  15. desperado |n| a reckless or desperate person, esp. one ready to commit any violent illegal act.
  16. dodger |n| a shifty dishonest person.
  17. felon |n| someone who has committed a serious crime.
  18. "Convicted felons should not be allowed to profit from their crimes."
  19. gang |n| a group of criminals who work together.
  20. "Several gangs were operating in the area."
  21. grass |UK||col| / informer / stoolpigeon |US| |col| |n| someone, especially a criminal who helps the police to catch another criminal, usually by giving them information.
  22. "Acting on information from an informer, the police raided the house."
  23. gunman |n| a man who uses a gun to commit a crime such as murder or robbery.
  24. hood 1 |n| |slang| |short of hoodlum| a hoodlum; a thug.
  25. hood 2 |n| |slang| a rowdy or violent young person.
  26. intruder |n| someone who enters a place without permission in order to commit a crime.
  27. "Intruders had entered the house through a back window."
  28. mastermind |n| a highly intelligent person, especially one who plans and directs a complex or difficult project.
  29. "The mastermind of a robbery."
  30. outlaw / fugitive |n| criminal; person outside the protection of the law.
  31. offender |n| someone who breaks the law.
  32. "The courts should impose tougher punishments on offenders."
  33. "A special prison for young offender."
  34. perpetrator |n| a person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or immoral act.
  35. "The perpetrators of this horrific crime must be brought to justice."
  36. prisoner / convict / detainee / inmate / jailbird/ con / lifer /  yardbird |n| someone who is kept in a prison as a punishment for a crime, or while they are waiting for their trial.
  37. "Prisoner may be locked in their cells for twenty-two hours a day."
  38. racketeer |n| a person engaged in illegal enterprises for profit.
  39. suspect |n| a person believed to have committed a crime or done something  wrong, or something believed to ha ve caused something bad.
  40. "Police have issued a photograph of the suspect."
  
  

        Kinds of  Criminals

  1. robber |n| a person who commits robbery.
  2. murder |n| unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being.
  3. kidnaper |n| someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom).
  4. fraudster |n| someone who has committed a fraud.
  5. sex offender / sexual offender / sex abuser / sexual abuser |n| a person who has committed a sex crime or, in some instances, mere public urination. The majority of convicted sex offenders have convictions for crimes of a sexual nature; however, some sex offenders have simply violated a law contained in a sexual category. 
  6. trafficker |n| someone who buys and sells illegal goods, especially drugs.
  7. terrorist |n| a person who uses terrorism in the pursuit of political aims.


      People Related to Criminals

    1. Attorney General |UK| |n| the principal legal officer who represents the Crown or a state in legal proceedings and gives legal advice to the government.
    2. judge |n| a public officer appointed to decide cases in a law court.
    3. "The judge sentenced him to five years in prison."
    4.  lawyer |n| a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice.
    5. police officer |n| a member of a police force.
    6. "She's a police officer."
    7. prosecutor |n| a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state.
    8. "The tape recordings provided prosecutors with the evidence they needed to prove he'd been involved in the conspiracy."
    9. victim |n| a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime.
    10. "He defrauded his innocent victims of millions of pounds."
    11. witness |n| someone who sees an event and reports what happened.
    12. "Several witnesses testified that there had been two gunmen."


            Some Offenders Adjectives

    1. petty criminals
    2. juvenile delinquent/offender
    3. common criminal
    4. habitual offender
    5. fat cat


         More

    1. lair |n| the room or home of a frightening or dangerous person.
    2. "He led the police to the criminals' lair."
    3. "Their only crime was to fight against terrorism there, in the city that is a lair for terrorists."
    4. "Soon Samana became a lair for pirates who pillaged passing ships."



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