WordStudyLaw & Crime vocabulary — B2
20 words of level B2 (Upper-intermediate) from the “Law & Crime” collection. Each one has a short definition in simple English; tap a word to open its dictionary page.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| clause | a part of a sentence or a rule in a law |
| testimony | words someone says in court about what they know |
| lawsuit | a legal case brought to a court by one person against another |
| oath | a serious promise, often made in front of others |
| sue | to take legal action against someone for money |
| verdict | the decision made at the end of a trial in court |
| defendant | person who must answer to a charge in court |
| parole | early release from prison with rules to follow |
| prosecutor | lawyer who argues against accused person |
| blackmail | forcing someone to pay by threatening to share secrets |
| corruption | dishonest behaviour, especially by people in power |
| fraud | a crime of tricking people to get money |
| kidnap | to take a person away by force and keep them |
| arson | crime of setting fire to a building on purpose |
| smuggling | taking goods into a country secretly to avoid taxes |
| alibi | proof that you were somewhere else when a crime happened |
| confession | telling the truth about something wrong you did |
| surveillance | carefully watching a person or place |
| interrogation | act of asking many serious questions |
| warrant | official paper giving permission to do something |
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