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刑法常用词汇编
accomplice
同案犯
Any person who takes part in a crime
参与犯罪的每个人
例句：
Tony was found to be an
accomplice in the crime.
人们发现托尼是该案的同案犯。
adult business district
红灯区
A
neighborhood
zoned
for
pornographic
bookstores
and
movie
theaters
，
striptease bars
，
etc.
划定的街区，作为开设色情书店、影院、脱衣舞场等的场所。
例句：
Police
are
constantly
arresting
people
over
in
the
adult
business
district.
警察常在红灯区拘捕人犯。
agricrime
农业犯罪
Sort for agricultural crime. The theft
of crops and /or farm equipment.
“agricultural crime”
的缩写词，偷盗庄稼和
/
或农场设备的犯罪。
例句：
Farmers are losing thousands of dollars
each year due to agricrime.
每年农业犯罪给农场主造成了成千上万美元的损失。
armed robbery
武装抢劫
The act of using a deadly weapon when
raking or attempting to take
property
form another person or party.
夺取或试图夺取他人或他方财物时使用致命武器的犯罪行为。
例句：
Did you read
about the armed robbery in this morning’s
paper
？
今早的报纸上报道了这次武装抢劫，你读了吗？
arrest warrant
逮捕证
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A
document
that
orders
the
arrest
of
an
individual
who
has
been
accused with a crime.
对被指控犯罪的某人实施搜捕的文件。
例句：
The court
issued an arrest warrant on the suspect.
法庭对这个嫌疑人发出了逮捕证。
arson
纵火
The crime of intentionally destroying
property by the use of fire.
故意放火毁坏财产的犯罪。
例句：
Police think
the fire that burned down the old warehouse was an
act of
arson.
警察怀疑这座仓库的大火是纵火行为所致。
assassin
暗杀
A murderer. A
person who sets out to kill
someone
，
esp. a
prominent person.
谋杀者。密谋杀害他人，特别是一位杰出人物的凶手。
例句：
Police are
still looking for the assassin of the president
candidate.
警方仍在追查暗杀总统候选人的凶手。
assault
袭击
The act of attempting or threatening to
harm another person.
试图伤害或威胁要伤害他人的行为。
例句：
Mr. Green was assaulted
while he was walking on 5th street.
格林先生在第
5
大街行走的时候受到袭击。
attack dog
攻击犬
A canine dog
that has been trained to attack
burglars
，
etc.
一种经过训练的狼犬，用来攻击窃贼等。
例句：
The officer?s
attack dog has saved his life many
times.
这位警察的攻击犬多次救了主人的命。
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back-alley butcher
卑鄙的屠夫
Slang for abortionist.
俚语，给人施行流产手术的人。
例句：
Demonstrators picked an
abortion clinic with signs that said
“back
-
alley”
butcher.
示威者将一家流产诊所用标语牌围起来，牌子上写着
“
卑鄙的屠夫
”
。
bail
保释金
Money
that
is
deposited
with
a
court
in
order
to
secure
the
release
of
a
defendant
while awaiting
trial.
存放在法庭的一定
数量的保证金，以使被告在候审期间获得释放。
例句：
Frank?s wife came down to
the police station to bail him out.
弗兰克的妻子到警察局将他保释出来。
ballistics
弹道学
The science of firearms and the study
of the motion of bullets.
研究火器及子弹运动的科学。
例句：
A ballistics expert was
taking evidence at the scene of the crime.
一位弹道学家正在犯罪现场提取证据。
blackmail
敲诈，勒索
The act of threatening to
reveal personal information
，
esp. sexual
scandals
，
in
order
to extract money.
以揭露隐私特别是性丑闻为威胁手段以谋取钱财的行为。
例句：
Linda was
involved in a blackmail scandal of the mayor.
林达涉嫌敲诈市长的丑闻。
black market
黑市
A
market place where
illegal or
hard-to-get
items are sold or where
money
is
illegal
exchanged.
非法或紧俏物资的销售点，或者非法换汇的地方。
例句：
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Gangs are buying assault weapons on the
black market.
黑帮总在黑市购买攻击性武器。
blood money
血腥钱
Money that is paid as retribution for
injury
，
loss of
life
，
vandalism
，
etc.
为他人受伤、丧命、损坏财产而付出的酬金。
例句：
The mafia paid
blood money to have that man killed.
黑手党拿出血腥钱将那人杀了。
body bag
装尸袋
A heavy-duty bag that is used to
contain a corpse.
一种结实的用来装运尸体的袋子。
例句：
The officer warmed the man
to drop his gun or “end up in a body
bag.”
警察警告那人放下武器，否则必死无疑。
bomb squad
爆破小组
A team of police who are specially-
trained to remove and deactivate bombs.
经专门训练，从事排除和拆卸炸弹的一支警察队伍。
例句：
The bomb squad
was called in to deactivate the car bomb.
有关部门请来爆破小组拆除这枚汽车炸弹。
bootlegging
贩卖违禁品
The illegal distribution of
items such as alcohol
，
drugs
，
firearms
，
etc.
非法销售物品如酒类、毒品、枪支等。
例句：
Three Mexicans
were arrested for bootlegging firearms across the
border.
三名墨西哥人因越境贩卖枪支而被捕。
break-in
非法闯入
A burglar
入室盗窃
例句：
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It looks like you are the victim of a
break-in.
看起来，你是入室盗窃的受害者。
bribery
行贿受贿
The act of
offering
，
giving
，
or taking bribes.
赠送，提供，或接受贿金的行为。
例句：
The congressman
resigned after having been found guilty of
bribery.
这位议员被证实犯有行贿受贿罪后辞职了。
bucket shop
投机商号
（
Also called “telephone
boiler room.”
）
An
office that is used to promote worthless
land or securities by mail or through
telemarketing.
（也被称为
“
电话交易所
”
）通过邮件或电话营销来推销荒地或垃圾证券的地点。
例句：
Crooks across
the country are using bucket shops to scam older
people.
全国各地的骗子都利用投机商号来欺骗老年人。
bug
窃听
To use electronic listening devices to
listen in on the conversations of
others.
使用电子收听装置来偷听他人的谈话。
例句：
This office has
been bugged.
这间办公室已被窃听。
bum rap
错捕
An unmerited arrest
不应实施的逮捕。
例句：
Steve served
six months jail time on a bum rap.
史迪夫因错捕而受了
6
个月的监禁。
burglary
入室盗窃
The act of
breaking into a home
，
building
，
etc. with the intent to steal from it.
闯入民宅、建筑物等，企图偷盗的行为。
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例句：
Burglaries in our town have been on the
upswing.
我们小城里的入室盗窃案一直在上升。
car burglars
汽车窃贼
Thieves who
steal form automobiles.
从汽车里偷东西的贼。
例句：
Police caught the car
burglars in the act.
警方将这些汽车窃贼当场抓获。
career criminal
职业罪犯
A person who makes a living from crime.
以犯罪为生的人。
例句：
John was a career criminal
until the day he got caught in the home of a
policeman.
约翰是位职业罪犯，直到一天他在一个警察家里被抓获。
child abuse
虐待儿童
The physical and verbal mistreatment of
children.
对儿童进行身体上和言语上的虐待。
例句：
The most unnerving thing
about child abuse is the number of cases that go
unreported.
有关虐待儿童方面最让人不安的事情是大量的此类行为没有报道。
chop shop
地下拆车厂
A shop where criminals take
apart stolen cars and sell the parts.
犯罪分子将所盗汽车拆成零件并销售出去的窝点。
例句：
I watched a
news program that tracked chop shops across the
country.
我收看了一个追踪全国地下拆车点的电视节目。
cocaine
可卡因
A powerful stimulant drug.
一种有强力兴奋作用的毒品。
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例句：
What is the street value of a pound of
cocaine
？
一磅可卡因市值多少？
computer
cleaner
消除财务信息的电脑黑客
A
person
who
，
for
a
price
，
clean
computer
files
of
unfavorable
financial
credit
information of
others.
将反映他人财物信用赤字的计算机文件抹去以获取报酬的人员。
例句：
Computer
cleaners
cost
companies
and
financial
institutions
million
of
dollars
every
year.
消除财务信息的电脑黑客每年给公司和金融机构造成百万元计的损失。
con artist
行骗高手
A person who is
skilled at convincing others of believing in
fraudulent schemes.
擅于蒙骗并使人进入骗局的人。
例句：
Bob makes his
living as a con artist.
鲍勃是位行骗高手，并以行骗为生。
con game
骗局
Any fraudulent scheme
任何骗人的把戏。
例句：
My grandparents
got burned in a con game.
我的祖父母曾上过骗子的当。
convict
囚犯
A person found guilty of a felony and
confined in a prison.
被判有重罪并羁于狱中的人。
例句：
Mr. Welch is an ex-convict.
韦尔奇先生从前是囚犯。
counterfeit
伪造
To illegally reproduce a copy of
money
，
postage
stamps
，
bonds
，
etc.
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非法印造钱币、邮票、证券等。
例句：
Police busted up a
counterfeiting racket in Miami last week.
上周警方捣毁了迈阿密的一个伪造团伙。
credit-card
fraud
信用卡欺诈
The attempted use of a
credit to obtain goods or services with the
intention of avoiding
payment.
企图使用信用卡获取货物或服务，并故意逃避付款。
例句：
That woman is
wanted in 5 states for credit-card fraud.
那位妇女因信用卡欺诈而被
5
个州通缉。
crime of passion
激情犯罪；冲动犯罪
Murder that resulted form
the infidelity of a lover
；
Murder committed in the heat of
rage.
由于情人的不忠而导致的谋杀；暴怒驱使的杀人行为。
例句：
Crimes of
passion seem to be popular material for TV
infotainment programs.
冲动杀人似乎是娱乐性新闻节目受欢迎的题材。
Crime rate
犯罪率
The number of
reported crimes per specified number of the
population.
每一定人数中发生的犯罪数量。
例句：
Which state has the highest
crime rate in the U.S.
？
在美国，哪个州的犯罪率最高？
criminal
犯罪
A person who has violated a criminal
law.
触犯
< br>刑法
的人。
例句：
We are placing your son in
criminal detention.
我们对你儿子实行刑事拘留。
date rape
约会强奸
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A
rape that is committed by a woman?s
date.
由女性的约会对象实施的强奸。
例句：
Date rape is the last thing
that a young girl should have to worry about.
约会强奸是年轻女子最不用害怕的事。
deadly weapon
致命武器
Any object
，
or instrument that is capable of being
used to kill.
任何可以用以杀人致命的物体、器具。
例句：
It is against
the law to carry a concealed deadly weapon.
秘密携带致命武器是违法的。
death penalty
死刑
Punishment by
death
，
that is
imposed in a legal manner.
以合法的形式剥夺罪犯生命的一种惩罚。
例句：
Three men have
received the death penalty so far this year.
今年已有三个被判死刑。
death row
死囚牢房
A cell block reserved for convicts
awaiting execution.
特别为等待处决的死刑犯设置的牢房。
例句：
This convicted
killer has been on death row for 5 years.
这位被判决死刑的杀人犯住在死囚
牢房已
5
年了。
defendant
被告
A person who
has been charged with a crime
被指控犯有罪行的人。
例句：
The court found
the defendant guilty of murder.
法庭判定被告犯有谋杀罪。
domestic
violence
家庭暴力
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Violence toward a family
member
，
including
child abuse or wife beating.
对家庭成员施加的暴力，包括虐待儿童和殴打妻子。
例句：
Domestic
violence
is one of the
most dangerous calls that a
law enforcement officer
has
to make.
家庭暴力是执法官最难应付的案件之一。
drug abuse
吸毒
The excessive and compu
lsive
use of drugs to the point of damaging one?s
health.
强迫性过量使用毒品，以致损害身体。
例句：
It
was obvious to
see by
looking at the
needle
marks on
her arms that the
young
girl
was a
victim of drug abuse.
从她臂上针扎的痕迹来看，很明显，这位年轻女子是吸毒的受害者。
drug king
（
czar
）
毒枭
The person who controls the
production
，
transportation and selling of drug in
an area.
控制某一地区的毒品地区生产、运输和销售的头号人物。
例句：
After two years
of using an undercover
operation
，
the
FBI finally arrested the Cuban
drug
king.
经过两年的秘密行动，联邦调查局终于逮捕了这位古巴毒枭。
drunk driving
酒后驾驶
Driving while under the influence of
alcohol.
在受酒精影响的状态下开车。
例句：
This is your second drunk
driving offense this month.
这是你本月第二触犯次酒后驾驶的禁令。
edp crimes
电脑犯罪
Electronic
data-processing
crime
；
criminal
offenses
committed
using
computer
technology.
在电子数据处理方面的犯罪；利用电脑技术进行的犯罪。
例句：
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