19.1.2. gy. A1C1 (példák)

bribe verb /braɪb/ [T] megveszteget vkit (!)

He bribed immigration officials and entered the country illegally.

burgle verb /ˈbɜː.gl/ [T] betör vhova (betörő)

They've been burgled twice recently.

corrupt verb /kəˈrʌpt/ [T] megront (tisztességtelenné tesz)

He became corrupted by power and money.

victim noun /ˈvɪk.tɪm/ [C] áldozat

victims of crime

The children are the innocent victims of the fighting.

The new drug might help save the lives of cancer victims.

witness noun /ˈwɪt.nəs/ [C] szemtanú (pl. balesetnek); tanú (bíróságon)

Police are appealing for witnesses to the accident to come forward.

According to (eye) witnesses, the robbery was carried out by two teenage boys.

illegal adjective /ɪˈliː.gəl/ törvényellenes, törvénytelen, illegális

He was charged with illegal possession of guns.

Prostitution is illegal in some countries.

notorious adjective /nəʊˈtɔː.ri.əs/ hírhedt

a notorious criminal

She was notorious for her bad temper.

serial adjective /ˈsɪə.ri.əl/ [always before noun] sorozat- (bűntényt sorozatban elkövető) (-gyilkos, -betörő, stb.) (!)

She wrote a thriller about a brutal serial killer.

a serial rapist

serial murders/killings

illegally adverb /ɪˈliː.gəl.i/ törvényellenesen, törvénytelenül, illegálisan

They entered the country illegally.

an illegally parked car

Phrases and idioms:

break the law megszegi a törvényt

He didn't know he was breaking the law by smoking inside the building.