261.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。
262.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。
263.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？
264.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。
265.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。
266.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。
267.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。
268.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.
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这些天来，新闻里不断报道谋杀多人的凶手。
269.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。
270.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。

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