犯罪术语常用英语(8)_专业词汇

犯罪术语常用英语(8)

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271.organized crime ：集团犯罪

A term used to describe underworld societies such as the Mafia who deal in crimes such as gambling¹, narcotics², 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。

272.parole ：假释

A conditional³ release of an offender⁴ from confinement⁵ before the expiration⁶ 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。

273.penitentiary⁷ ：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。

274.perjury⁸ ：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。

275.pickpocket⁹ ：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。

276.pilice brutality¹⁰ ：警察暴力

The act of using excessive physical force by police or other law enforcement officers.
警察或其他执法人员过多使用体罚的行为。

The infamous¹¹ Rodney King beating in L.A. showed the public at how rampant¹² police brutality is.
发生在洛杉矶的不光彩的罗德尼?金毒打案向公众展示了警察暴行是多少猖狂。

277.police corruption¹³ ：警察腐败

The misuse¹⁴ of police power in return for favors of gain.
警察滥用权力以换取好处和利益。

The mayor is working to put an end to police corruption in this city.
市长正致力于肃清本市的警察腐败。

278.pornoshop ：色情商店

A shop or bookstore that sells pornographic materials.
出售色情物品的商店。

The local pornshop has been shut down form selling materials to minors¹⁵.
当地的色情商店因向未成年人出售色情物品而被关闭。

279.prison break ：越狱

An escape from prison involving violence by one or more prisoners.
一个或多个囚犯使用暴力从监狱逃跑。

Two guards and two inmates¹⁶ were killed in a prison break in Texas, yesterday.
昨天在得克萨斯州发生一起越狱案，两名卫兵和两名囚犯被杀死。

280.property crime ：财产犯罪

Auto¹⁷ theft, burglary, larceny¹⁸, etc.
偷汽车、入室盗窃、偷盗等。

This section of town has been plagued with property crimes.
这个城区的财产犯罪很猖獗。

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1 gambling
n.赌博；投机
参考例句：
They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。 The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。

2 narcotics
n.麻醉药( narcotic的名词复数 )；毒品；毒
参考例句：
The use of narcotics by teenagers is a problem in many countries. 青少年服用麻醉药在许多国家中都是一个问题。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 Police shook down the club, looking for narcotics. 警方彻底搜查了这个俱乐部，寻找麻醉品。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 conditional
adj.条件的，带有条件的
参考例句：
My agreement is conditional on your help.你肯帮助我才同意。 There are two forms of most-favored-nation treatment:conditional and unconditional.最惠国待遇有两种形式:有条件的和无条件的。

4 offender
n.冒犯者，违反者，犯罪者
参考例句：
They all sued out a pardon for an offender.他们请求法院赦免一名罪犯。 The authorities often know that sex offenders will attack again when they are released.当局一般都知道性犯罪者在获释后往往会再次犯案。

5 confinement
n.幽禁，拘留，监禁；分娩；限制，局限
参考例句：
He spent eleven years in solitary confinement.他度过了11年的单独监禁。 The date for my wife's confinement was approaching closer and closer.妻子分娩的日子越来越近了。

6 expiration
n.终结，期满，呼气，呼出物
参考例句：
Can I have your credit card number followed by the expiration date?能告诉我你的信用卡号码和它的到期日吗? This contract shall be terminated on the expiration date.劳动合同期满，即行终止。

7 penitentiary
n.感化院；监狱
参考例句：
He worked as a warden at the state penitentiary.他在这所州监狱任看守长。 While he was in the penitentiary her father died and the family broke up.他坐牢的时候，她的父亲死了，家庭就拆散了。

8 perjury
n.伪证；伪证罪
参考例句：
You'll be punished if you procure the witness to commit perjury.如果你诱使证人作伪证，你要受罚的。 She appeared in court on a perjury charge.她因被指控做了伪证而出庭受审。

9 pickpocket
n.扒手；v.扒窃
参考例句：
The pickpocket pinched her purse and ran away.扒手偷了她的皮夹子跑了。 He had his purse stolen by a pickpocket.他的钱包被掏了。

10 brutality
n.野蛮的行为，残忍，野蛮
参考例句：
The brutality of the crime has appalled the public. 罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。 a general who was infamous for his brutality 因残忍而恶名昭彰的将军

11 infamous
adj.声名狼藉的，臭名昭著的，邪恶的
参考例句：
He was infamous for his anti-feminist attitudes.他因反对女性主义而声名狼藉。 I was shocked by her infamous behaviour.她的无耻行径令我震惊。

12 rampant
adj.(植物)蔓生的；狂暴的，无约束的
参考例句：
Sickness was rampant in the area.该地区疾病蔓延。 You cannot allow children to rampant through the museum.你不能任由小孩子在博物馆里乱跑。

13 corruption
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
参考例句：
The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。 The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

14 misuse
n.误用，滥用；vt.误用，滥用
参考例句：
It disturbs me profoundly that you so misuse your talents.你如此滥用自己的才能，使我深感不安。 He was sacked for computer misuse.他因滥用计算机而被解雇了。

15 minors
n.未成年人( minor的名词复数 )；副修科目；小公司；[逻辑学]小前提v.[主美国英语]副修，选修，兼修( minor的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
The law forbids shops to sell alcohol to minors. 法律禁止商店向未成年者出售含酒精的饮料。来自《简明英汉词典》 He had three minors this semester. 这学期他有三门副修科目。来自《简明英汉词典》

16 inmates
n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )
参考例句：
One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。来自《简明英汉词典》 The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。来自《简明英汉词典》

17 auto
n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车
参考例句：
Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。 The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

18 larceny
n.盗窃（罪）
参考例句：
The man was put in jail for grand larceny.人因重大盗窃案而被监禁。 It was an essential of the common law crime of larceny.它是构成普通法中的盗窃罪的必要条件。

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