English dictionary low and crime

The judge remarked that ignorance is not valid defence
27.District-an area of the country or town that has fixed borders that are used for official purposes
The business district of New York
28.Death row-in prison and waiting to be killed as a punishment for a crime
29.Embezzlement-stealing large amount of money that you are responsible for often over a period of time
She was found the guilty of embezzlement
30.Espionage-spying,to obtain political or military information
Some of the commercial activities were a cover for espionage
31.Execute-to kill someone as a legal punishment
He was executed for murder
32.Euthanasia-the act of killing someone who is very ill or very old so that they do not suffer anymore
Although some peoppe campaign for the right to euthanasia it is still illegal in most countries.
33.Forgery-illegally copying document,money etc to cheat people
He increased his income by forgery
34.Fraud-getting money from people by cheating them
He is nothing but a lier and fraud
35.Felony-serious crime that can be punished by one or more years in prison
He was convicted of felony
36.False imprisonment-the limiting of someone's freedom without the authority or right to do so
He brought civil proceedings against the police for false imprisonment
37.Forfeiture-the loss of rights,property or money especially as a result of breaking a legal agreement
He was deep in debt and faced with forfeiture of his properties
38..Genocide-killing on purpose a large number of people especially from a particular group or people
Refugees gave accounts of the mass genocide
39.Guilty-having commited a crime
In court,they decided that he was guilty and so they sent him to jail
40.Hacking-to get into someone's computer system without permission in order to find out information or do something illegal
Computer hacking is very widespread in tha world over the last decade
41..Hijacking-taking control of plane,train,etc by force for political demands
The hijacking ended with the release of the all plane's passenger unharmed
42..Hit and run-not stopping to help a person help in an accident caused by you
After driving fast and occured an accident, he hit and ran
43..Homicide-killing another person on purpose
He was convicted of homicide
44..Hooliganism-being violent or agressive on purpose,often used to describe youth
Hooliganism is widespread among the youngsters in recent years
45.Hung-having an equal or nearly equal number of members with opposing opinions so that no decision can be made
The general election in Britain was expected to result in ahung parliament
46.Human trafficking-illegally transporting people usually for slave labour or commercial exploitation
47.Inmate-a person who is kept in a prison or hospital for people who are mentally ill
As he was considered to be inmate,he was sent to hospital
48.Identity theft-using someone else's personal information for one's own gain
The victims of identity theft can find themselves saddled with false criminal records
49.Innocent-not guilty of commiting a crime
Sergey said that he was innocent.However,in court they decided that he was guilty.
50.Insanity-the condition of being seriously mentally ill
He was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity
51.Imprisonment-to put someone in prison
He was imprisoned in 1965 for attempted murder.
52.Judge-someone who controls a trial in court
The judge gave the killer a 35-year sentence