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legislation
An official set of laws.
You can obtain a copy of primary legislation at a law library.
to deter
To prevent somebody from doing something.
Tough prison sentence is unlikely to deter his future crimes.
offender
Someone who has committed an illegal act.
Lower-level offenders should not be sent to prison.
to punish
To chastise somebody for performing in a wrong way.
He doesn’t deserve to be punished.
prevention
When you stop something before happening.
Crime prevention is more necessary than punishment.
to commit
To perform something illegal.
People who commit petty crimes should not be sentenced.
criminal
A person who has committed a crime.
Bonnie and Clyde were well-known American criminals.
probation
A period when an offender is being supervised and/or serving a jail sentence in the community.
Probation allows criminals to reintegrate in the community.
to rehabilitate
To return somebody to a normal life.
The aim of the programme is to rehabilitate offenders through education.
guilty
Somebody responsible for a crime as judged.
He was found guilty of homicide.
jury
A group of people who decide whether the defendant is guilty of a crime or not.
The jury could not gather enough votes to reach its verdict.
to convict
To declare guilty of a crime in a law court.
He served 1 year in prison after he was convicted of drink-driving.
fine
Money paid as punishment.
He faces a fine of up to £1,000 for hacking email accounts.
imprisonment
A prison sentence.
She was sentenced to three year’s imprisonment.
community service
Punishment by carrying out unpaid work.
A judge ordered community service instead of a fine for the criminal.
justice
A fair decision or law.
Victims want justice.
victim
Someone who has suffered harm as a result of a crime.
The victim was found with a kitchen knife in his chest.
