8A VOCABULARY BANK - CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

1. CRIMES AND CRIMINALS

Ex. a.        

No.	Crime	Criminal	Verb	The example
1	blackmail /'blækmeɪl/ szantaż	blackmailer /'blækmeɪələ/ szantażysta	blackmail /'blækmeɪl/ szantażować	J. He said he’d send the photos to a newspaper if the actress didn’t pay him a lot on money.
2	bribery /'braɪbəri/ przekupstwo, dawanie łapówek	-	bribe /braɪb/ dać łapówkę	M. The builder offered the mayor a free flat in return for giving his company permission to build new flats on a piece of green land.
3	burglary /'bɜːɡləri/ kradzież z włamaniem	burglar /'bɜːɡlə/ włamywacz	break in/burgle /breɪk 'ɪn/ bɜːɡəl/ włamać się	E. We come home from holiday and found that our TV had gone.
4	drug dealing /drʌɡ 'di:lɪŋ/ handel narkotykami	drug dealer /drʌɡ 'di:lə/ diler narkotykowy	sell drugs /sel drʌɡz/ sprzedawać narkotyki	G. Someone tried to sell me some marijuana during a concert.
5	fraud /frɔ:d/ oszustwo	fraudster /'frɔ:dstər/ oszust	commit fraud /kə'mɪt frɔ:d/ popełnić oszustwo	L. The company accountant was transferring money into his own bank account.
6	hacking /hækɪŋ/ włamanie do komputera	hacker /'hækə/ haker	hack (into) /hæk/ włamać się do komutera	F. A teenager got into the Pentagon’s computer system and downloaded some secret data.
7	hijacking /'haɪʤækɪŋ/ porwanie (samolotu)	hijacker /'haɪʤækə/ porywacz	hijack /'haɪʤæk/ porwać (samolot)	C. Two passengers took control of the plane and made the pilot land in the desert.
8	kidnapping /'kɪdnæpɪŋ/ porwanie (kogoś)	kidnapper /'kɪdnæpə/ porywacz	kidnap /'kɪdnæp/ porwać	A. They took away a rich man’s son and then asked for money for his safe return.
9	mugging /'mʌɡɪŋ/ rozbój, napad	mugger /'mʌɡə/ rabuś	mug /'mʌɡ/ napaść, rabować	P. A man held out a knife and made me give him my wallet.
10	murder /'mɜːdə/ morderstwo	murderer /'mɜːdərə/ morderca	murder /'mɜːdə/ zamordować	B. She went to her ex-husband’s house and shot him dead.
11	rape /reɪp/ gwałt	rapist /'reɪpɪst/ gwałciciel	rape /reɪp/ gwałcić	D. After the party, the man made the woman have sex against her will.
12	robbery /'rɒbəri/ napad (na bank)	robber /'rɒbə/ złodziej	rob /'rɒb/ napadać (na bank), okradać	K. An armed man in a mask walked into a shop and shouted, „Give me all the money in the till!”
13	smuggling /'smʌɡlɪŋ/ przemyt	smuggler /'smʌɡlə/ przemytnik	smuggle /'smʌɡəl/ przemycać	H. When the border police searched his car, it was full of cigarettes.
14	stalking /'stɔ:kɪŋ/ prześladowanie	stalker /'stɔ:kə/ prześladowca	stalk /'stɔ:k/ prześladować	Q. A woman followed a pop Singer everywhere he went, watching him and sending him constant messages on the internet.
15	terrorism /'terərɪzəm/ terroryzm	terrorist /'terərɪst/ terrorysta	set off bombs /set ɒf bɒmz/ zdetonować bombę	N. They left a bomb in the supermarket car park which exploded.
16	theft /θeft/ kradzież	thief /θi:f/ złodziej	steal /sti:l/ kraść	O. Somebody stole my car last night from outside my house.
17	vandalism /'vændəlɪzəm/ wandalizm	vandal /'vændəl/ wandal	vandalize /'vændə,laɪz/ dewastować	I. Someone threw paint on the statue in the park.

2. WHAT HAPPENS TO A CRIMINAL

Ex.a

The crime - zbrodnia

1. Carl and Adam committed a crime. They robbed a large supermarket.
2. The police investigated the crime.
3. Carl and Adam were caught driving to the airport in a stolen car.
4. They were arrested and taken to a police station.
5. The police questioned them for then hours.
6. Finally they were charged with (=officially accused of) armed robbery.

committed – commit /kə'mɪt/ - popełnić

investigated  - investigate /ɪn'vestɪɡeɪt/ – prowadzić śledztwo

caught – catch /kætʃ/ - schwytać

arrested – arrest /ə'rest/ - aresztować

questioned – question /'kwestʃən/ – przesłuchiwać kogoś

charged with – charge sb with sth /tʃɑ:ʤ/ – oskarżać kogoś o coś

The trial – proces

1. Two months later, Carl and Adam appeared in court.
2. They were accused of armed robbery and car theft.
3. Witnesses told the court what they had seen or knew.
4. The jury, (of 12 people) looked at and heard all the evidence.
5. After two days the jury reached their verdict.
6. Carl was found guilty. His fingerprints were on the gun used in the robbery.
7. The judge decided what Carl’s punishment should be.
8. He sentenced him to ten years in prison (jail).
9. There was no proof that Adam had committed the crime.
10. He was acquitted and allowed to go free.

court /kɔ:t/ - sąd

accused of – accuse sb of sth /ə'kju:zd ɒv/ - oskarżać kogoś o coś

witnesses /'wɪtnəsɪz/ - świadkowie

jury /'ʤʊəri/ - ława przysięgłych

verdict /'vɜːdɪkt/ - wyrok

guilty /'ɡɪlti/ - winny, innocent /'ɪnəsənt/ - niewinny

punishment /'pʌnɪʃmənt/ - kara

sentenced to – sentence sb to sth /'sentəns tu:/ - skazać kogoś za coś

proof /pru:f/ - dowód

acquitted – acquit /ə'kwɪt/ - uniewinnić