1. Bűnözés B2 (48) – altémák

Bűnözés* (22) 3. Erőszak, gyilkosság (26)

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

They've been burgled twice recently.

commit verb /kəˈmɪt/ [T] (-tt-) 1 elkövet vmit (pl. bűntényt)

He was sent to prison for a crime that he didn't commit.

to commit suicide

to commit a crime/an offence/murder

witness verb /ˈwɪt.nəs/ [T] tanúja, szemtanúja vminek (pl. balesetnek)

Did anyone witness the attack?

bomber noun /ˈbɒm.ər/ [C] 1 bombarobbantó, bombamerénylő (ember) (!)

The car was driven by a suicide bomber.

burglar noun /ˈbɜː.glər/ [C] betörő

I saw someone climbing in through a window and assumed it must be a burglar.

burglary noun /ˈbɜː.glər.i/ [C or U] betörés, betöréses lopás

He was charged with burglary.

case noun /keɪs/ 4 bűnügy [C]

a murder case

Police in the town have investigated 50 cases of burglary in the past month.

The detective on the case has been suspended from duty.

drug noun /drʌg/ [C] 2 kábítószer (!)

illegal drugs

a drug addict

drug addiction/abuse

She began to suspect that her son was on/taking/doing drugs.

gang noun /gæŋ/ [C] 2 bűnbanda

a gang of armed robbers

offence noun /əˈfents/ 1 bűntett; törvénysértés [C]

Driving without a licence is an offence.

a serious/minor offence

a criminal offence

He committed several serious offences.

It's the third time that he's been convicted of a drug offence.

offender noun /əˈfen.dər/ [C] törvényszegő, bűnöző

first-time offenders

sex offenders

young offenders

robbery noun /ˈrɒb.ər.i/ [C or U] rablás (!)

a bank robbery

The gang admitted they had committed four recent robberies.

He is in prison for armed robbery.

scene noun /siːn/ 3 színhely, helyszín (pl. bűntényé) [C usually no plural]

The police arrived to find a scene of horrifying destruction.

Evidence was found at the scene of the crime.

terrorism noun /ˈter.ə.rɪ.zəm/ [U] terrorizmus (!)

Governments must cooperate if they are to fight international terrorism.

The bomb explosion was one of the worst acts of terrorism that Italy has experienced in recent years.

terrorist noun /ˈter.ə.rɪst/ [C] terrorista (!)

There has been an increase in terrorist attacks.

The terrorists are threatening to blow up the plane.

theft noun /θeft/ [C or U] lopás (!)

car theft

Unfortunately, we have had several thefts in the building recently.

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.

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.

plant a bomb bombát elhelyez

Rebels had planted several bombs near the base.

20. lecke (A2) – 46. lecke (B1) – 76. lecke (B2) – 96. lecke (C1) – 116. lecke (C2)