犯罪术语(十一)
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libel 文字诽谤

    Written defamation1.
    以文字材料来诋毁他人名声的行为。

    例句:

    The famous actress is suing the tabloids2 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 860's. The Mafia now widespread, and is focused on power and profit.
    9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。

    例句:

    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 defraud3 the public.
    利用邮政系统诈骗公众的行为。

    例句:

    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。

    例句:

    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。

    例句:

    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 laundering4 洗钱

    The act of concealing5 the source of funds for the purpose of tax evasion6 and fraud.
    为达到逃税和欺骗的目的而隐瞒资金来源的行为。

    例句:

    This restaurant is just a front for money laundering.
    这家餐馆仅仅是洗钱的掩护所



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1 defamation FY3zV     
n.诽谤;中伤
参考例句:
  • Character defamation can be either oral or written.人格诽谤既可以是口头的也可以是书面的。
  • The company sued for defamation.这个公司因受到诽谤而提起诉讼。
2 tabloids 80172bf88a29df0651289943c6d7fa19     
n.小报,通俗小报(版面通常比大报小一半,文章短,图片多,经常报道名人佚事)( tabloid的名词复数 );药片
参考例句:
  • The story was on the front pages of all the tabloids. 所有小报都在头版报道了这件事。
  • The story made the front page in all the tabloids. 这件事成了所有小报的头版新闻。
3 defraud Em9zu     
vt.欺骗,欺诈
参考例句:
  • He passed himself off as the managing director to defraud the bank.他假冒总经理的名义诈骗银行。
  • He is implicated in the scheme to defraud the government.他卷入了这起欺骗政府的阴谋。
4 laundering laundering     
n.洗涤(衣等),洗烫(衣等);洗(钱)v.洗(衣服等),洗烫(衣服等)( launder的现在分词 );洗(黑钱)(把非法收入改头换面,变为貌似合法的收入)
参考例句:
  • Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering. 洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He was charged with laundering money. 他被指控洗钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 concealing 0522a013e14e769c5852093b349fdc9d     
v.隐藏,隐瞒,遮住( conceal的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • Despite his outward display of friendliness, I sensed he was concealing something. 尽管他表现得友善,我还是感觉到他有所隐瞒。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • SHE WAS BREAKING THE COMPACT, AND CONCEALING IT FROM HIM. 她违反了他们之间的约定,还把他蒙在鼓里。 来自英汉文学 - 三万元遗产
6 evasion 9nbxb     
n.逃避,偷漏(税)
参考例句:
  • The movie star is in prison for tax evasion.那位影星因为逃税而坐牢。
  • The act was passed as a safeguard against tax evasion.这项法案旨在防止逃税行为。
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