juvenile¹ delinquency ：青少年犯罪
　　Criminal behavior by adolescents and children.
　　少年和儿童的犯罪行为。
　　Some parents aren't concerned about juvenile delinquency.
　　一些家长对青少年犯罪漠不关心。

　　labor² racketeering ：工会诈骗
　　Corrupt³ practices and organized crime that involve organized labor.
　　涉及工会的腐败行为和团伙犯罪。
　　The New York union leader was convicted of labor racketeering.
　　纽约的工会领袖被判有工会诈骗罪。

　　larceny⁴ ：偷盗
　　The stealing of another person's property.
　　偷取别人财产的行为。
　　Have you over been arrested for larceny？
　　你有偷盗被捕的经历吗？

　　libel ：文字诽谤
　　Written defamation⁵.
　　以文字材料来诋毁他人名声的行为。
　　The famous actress is suing the tabloids⁶ for libel.
　　这位知名的女演员正以诽谤罪起诉数家通俗小报。

　　Mafia ： 黑手党
　　A secret society that originated in Italy in the 1860's. The Mafia now widespread, and is focused on power and profit.
　　19世纪60年代起源于意大利的秘密团体。现在黑手党势力广为分布，专门从事扩张势力、牟取钱财。
　　The “Godfather” is a story about the powerful mafia families in New York.
　　电影《教父》就是有关纽约黑手党的豪门大户的故事。

　　mail fraud ：邮政诈骗
　　The using of the mail system to defraud⁷ the public.
　　利用邮政系统诈骗公众的行为。
　　That mail-order company has been convicted of mail fraud.
　　那家邮购公司被判有邮政诈骗罪。

　　manhunt ：追捕
　　An organized search to catch a criminal or an escapee.
　　有组织的追踪、捉拿囚犯、逃犯。
　　Police have organized a manhunt to capture the escaped convict.
　　警方组织了一次追捕以抓获那名逃犯。

　　mass murderer ：谋杀多人的凶手
　　A murderer who kills many people.
　　多条命案的谋杀者；连环杀手。
　　More and more mass murderers are popping up in the news these days.
　　这些天来，新闻里不断报道谋杀多人的凶手。

　　money laundering⁸ ：洗钱
　　The act of concealing⁹ the source of funds for the purpose of tax evasion¹⁰ and fraud.
　　为达到逃税和欺骗的目的而隐瞒资金来源的行为。
　　This restaurant is just a front for money laundering.
　　这家餐馆仅仅是洗钱的掩护所。

　　mule¹¹ ：挟带毒品者，贩运私货的人
　　A person used to transport drugs or contraband¹² from one place to another.
　　被用来从一地到另一地运送毒品或违禁品的人。
　　Security officials in airports are finding an astounding¹³ number of people who are being used as mules¹⁴.
　　机场的安检人员发现数目十分庞大的旅客充当贩运私货的人。

　　organized crime ：集团犯罪
　　A term used to describe underworld societies such as the Mafia who deal in crimes such as gambling¹⁵, narcotics¹⁶, and prostitution.
　　黑手党之类的黑社会组织所进行的犯罪，如赌博、贩毒、卖淫等活动。
　　This company is associated with an east-coast organized syndicate.
　　这家公司同东海岸的一个犯罪集团有联系。

　　parole ：假释
　　A conditional¹⁷ release of an offender¹⁸ from confinement¹⁹ before the expiration²⁰ of his or her sentence. The offender is usually placed under the guidance of a parole officer.
　　囚犯在服刑期满前有条件地释放出来，但必须置 于假释官的督导之下。
　　The victim's family is nervous that the offender is up for parole.
　　受害者家属很紧张，因为罪犯即将获得假释。

　　penitentiary²¹ ：监狱，劳改所
　　A maximum-security facility designed to detain prisoners serving long sentences.
　　Lee is serving his sentence down at the penitentiary.
　　李正在监狱服刑。

　　perjury²² ：伪证
　　The crime of willingly giving false information while under oath.
　　在法庭上立誓之后故意提供虚假证词的犯罪行为。
　　If you lie while you are under oath, you can be found guilty of perjury.
　　如果立誓之后还撒谎，你可能被判伪证罪。

　　pickpocket²³ ：扒手
　　A thief who is skilled in stealing items from other people's pockets.
　　擅于从别人口袋里偷取物品的窃贼。
　　I had my wallet stolen by a pickpocket while I was on the subway.
　　今天乘地铁时我的钱包让扒手偷了。