MAGNIFYING GLASS	a round piece of glass with a handle, used to make objects or print look bigger
MAJOR	having very serious or worrying results
MALTREAT	to treat a person or animal cruelly
MANSLAUGHTER	the crime of killing someone illegally but not deliberately
MARTIAL LAW	situation when army controls an area instead of the police (there are fights against the government
PREVENTIVE MEASURES	things done to prevent potential problems
MISCONDUCT	bad or dishonest behavior by someone in a position of authority or trust
MUG	attack someone and rob them in a public place
MUGGER	a person who attacks someone and robs them in a public place
MUGGING	attacking someone and robbing them in a public place
MURDER	kill someone deliberately and illegally
MURDERER	a person who kills someone deliberately and illegally
NATIONAL	relating to one particular nation as opposed to other nations
NATURALIZATION	becoming a citizen of a particular country when someone was born outside this country
NATIONALITY	the status of belonging to a particular nation
OATH	formal and serious promise
OBEY THE LAW	do what a law or someone in authority says you must do
OBEY	comply with the command, direction, or request
OFFENCE	an illegal action or crime
OFFENDER	someone who commits a crime or an illegal action
ORIGIN	the country, race or type of family which someone comes from
PARDON	official order allowing someone who has been found guilty of a crime to go free without punishment
PAROLE	permission for someone to leave prison on condition that they promise to behave well
PENALTY	a punishment for breaking a law, rule or legal agreement
PERJURY	the crime of telling a lie after promising to tell the truth in a court of law
PERMISSION	when someone is officially allowed to do something
PERMIT	an official document giving someone authorization to do something
PERSECUTOR	someone who treats another person cruelly or unfairly, esp. cause of their religious/political views
PERSECUTION	cruel or unfair treatment of someone over a period of time, especially because of their beliefs
PICKPOCKET	someone who steals things from people's pockets, especially in a crowd
PICKPOCKETING	stealing things from people's pockets, especially in a crowd
PILFER	to steal in small quantities and often again and again
PILFERING	stealing things that are not worth much, especially from the place where you work
PLOT	a secret plan to accomplish a hostile or illegal purpose
PLOTTER	someone who makes a secret plan to harm a person or organization, esp. a political leader
POACHER	someone who illegally catches or shoots animals, birds or fish, esp. on private land without permit
PRECAUTIONS	something you do in order to prevent something dangerous or unpleasant from happening
TAKE PRECAUTIONS	avoid risk and use special means to prevent danger
PREVENTION	when something bad is stopped from happening
PREVENTIVE ARREST	detention of a defendant awaiting trial for the purpose of preventing further misconduct
PROBATION	a system that allows some criminals not to go to prison if they see a probation officer regularly
PUT ON PROBATION	watch for a period of time during which one must behave well in order not to be seriously punished
PROHIBIT	to say that an action is illegal or not allowed / BAN / FORBID
PROHIBITION	the act of saying that something is illegal
PROOF	facts, information, documents etc that prove that something is true