ABOLISH	officially end a law , system etc. especially one that has existed for a long time
ABUSE	treating someone in a cruel and violent way, often sexually
ACCUSE	to say that you believe someone is guilty of a crime or of doing something bad
ACCOMPLICE	a person who helps someone such as a criminal to do something wrong
ACQUIT	give a decision in a court of law that someone is not guilty of a crime
ADDICT	someone who is unable to stop taking drugs
ADJOURN	stop for a short time
ALERT	official warning about a problem or danger so that someone is ready to deal with it
ALIBI	something that proves that someone was not where a crime happened and therefore could not have done
AMNESTY	an official order by a government that allows a particular group of prisoners to go free
APPEAL	a formal request by a court or someone in authority asking for a decision to be changed
ARMED	carrying a weapon
ARREST	when the police take someone away and guard them because they may have done something illegal
ARSON	the crime of deliberately making something burn, especially a building
ASSASSINATION	the act of murdering an important person
ASSAULT	physically attack somebody
ATTORNEY	lawyer
AUTHORITY	an official organization or a government department that has the power to make a decision
BAIL	money left in the court of law to make sure that a prisoner will return when their trial starts
BAN	prohibit
BARRISTER	lawyer
BLACKMAIL	when someone tries to make you do what they want by making threats
BORDER	the line or frontier area separating political divisions or geographic regions
STATE BORDER	the line that divides one country from another
BORDER CONTROL	measures adopted by a country to regulate and monitor its borders
BORDER ZONE	the area near borders that has special restrictions to movement
CUSTOMS BORDER	frontier station where baggage and freight are examined for dutiable goods and contraband
BORDER POST	the place where border officers conduct the cross-border and security clearance procedures
BREAK THE LAW	disobey a rule or law
BREAK IN	enter a building or car by force
BRIBE	something valuable (such as money) that is given in order to get someone to do something
BRIBERY	the act of giving gifts or money to persuade someone to do sth for you
BULLET - PROOF VEST	modern armour worn to protect the wearer's organs from injury caused by firearm projectiles
BURGLE	break in
BURGLAR	a person who illegally enters buildings and steals things
BURGLARY	the crime of getting into the building to steal things
CAPTIVE	a person or animal that is being kept imprisoned or enclosed, esp. as a prisoner of war
CAPTIVITY	when a person or an animal is kept in a prison
CATCH SOMEBODY RED - HANDED	catch someone at the moment when they are doing something wrong
CITIZEN	someone who legally belongs to a particular country and has rights and responsibilities there
CITIZENSHIP	the status of a person recognized as being a legal member of a state or nation
CHARGE WITH	state officially that someone may be guilty of crime
CLAIM	officially demand or receive money from an organisation
CLUE	a piece of information that helps someone solve a crime or mystery
COMMIT	do something wrong or illegal
COMMUNITY SERVICE	work done without payment to help other people