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警察英语词汇(犯罪篇)

发表时间: 2008-04-12 12:00

1.accomplice : 同案
any person who takes part in a crime.
参与犯罪的每个人。

2.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。

3.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。

4.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。

5.arrest warrant : 逮捕证
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。

6.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。

7.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。

8.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。

9.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。

11.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。

12.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。

13.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。

14.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。

15.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。

16.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。

17.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。

18.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。

19.break-in : 非法闯入
it looks like you are the victim of a break-in.
看起来,你是入室盗窃的受害者。

20.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。

21.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。

22.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。

23.bum rap : 错捕
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。

24.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。

25.car bangers : 汽车窃贼
thieves who steal form automobiles.
从汽车里偷东西的贼。

26.career criminal : 职业罪犯
a person who makes a living from crime.
以犯罪为生的人。

27.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。

28.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。

29.cocaine : 可卡因
a powerful stimulant drug.
一种有强力兴奋作用的毒品。

30.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。

31.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。

32.con game : 骟局
any fraudulent scheme
任何骗人的把戏。

33.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。

34.counterfeit : 伪造
to illegally reproduce a copy of money, postage stamps, bonds, etc.
非法印造钱币、邮票、证券等。

35.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。

36.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。

37.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。

38.criminal : 犯罪
a person who has violated a criminal law.
触犯刑法的人。

39.date rape : 约会强奸
a rape that is committed by a woman’s date.
由女性的约会对象实施的强奸。

40.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。

41.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。

42.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。

43.defendant : 被告
a person who has been charged with a crime
被指控犯有罪行的人。

44.domestic violence : 家庭暴力
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。

45.drug abuse : 吸毒
the excessive and compulsive 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。

46.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。

47.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。

48.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。

49.embezzlement : 贪污
the illegal misappropriation of funds entrusted to one’s care.
将由自己保管的资金非法据为已有。

50.first-degree murder : 一级谋杀案
premeditated murder.
事先策划好的谋杀。

51.forensic medicine : 法医学
the use of medicine in solving legal problems.
利用医学解决法律问题。

52.forgery :伪造
the act of creating a document, either written or printed, with the intent to defraud. forgery also covers counterfeiting, or producing fake signatures, works of art, etc.
以欺骗为目的而仿制手写或印刷文件的行为。伪造还包括制假钱币、仿冒签名和艺术品等。

53. gamble : 赌博
to bet or wager money on games of chance, races, etc.
在概率类游戏或比赛中打赌或下注。

54.gang : 黑帮
a group of people organized to achieve some common goal. gangs are often involved in drugs, violence, money lending, prostitution, etc.
为达到某种共同目的而组织起来的一群人。黑帮常常涉嫌毒品、暴力、高利贷和卖淫等。

55.hijack : 劫持
to seize control of an airplane, boat, automobile, etc.
强行控制飞机、船只、车辆等。

56.hit-and-run :肇事逃逸
an automobile accident in which the driver fails to stop and identify himself or herself. the term “hit-and-run” may also be applied to such a driver.
指一起汽车事故中,肇事司机不停车,且不亮明自己身份。该词也可以指肇事逃逸司机。

57.hold-up : 持枪抢劫
the act of robbing someone at gunpoint.
持枪相威胁,抢夺他人财物的行为。

58.homcide : 杀人,他杀
the act of killing someone.
杀死他人的行为。

59.hot wire : (汽车)电启动
to electrically start a vehicle without using an ignition key.
不用点火钥匙而用电来发动汽车。

60.impulse crime : 冲动犯罪
crimes such as shoplifting, raping, vandalizing, etc. that are done on an impulse.
在冲动之下所犯的罪行,如商店扒窃、强奸、损坏公物等。

61.juvenile delinquency : 青少年犯罪
criminal behavior by adolescents and children.
少年和儿童的犯罪行为。

62.labor racketeering : 工会诈骗
corrupt practices and organized crime that involve organized labor.
涉及工会的腐败行为和团伙犯罪。

63.larceny : 偷盗
the stealing of another person’s property.
偷取别人财产的行为。

64.libel : 文字诽谤
written defamation.
以文字材料来诋毁他人名声的行为。

65.mafia : 黑手党
a secret society that originated in italy in the 1860’s. the mafia now widespread, and is focused on power and profit.
19世纪60年代起源于意大利的秘密团体。现在黑手党势力广为分布,专门从事扩张势力、牟取钱财。

66.mail fraud : 邮政诈骗
the using of the mail system to defraud the public.
利用邮政系统诈骗公众的行为。

67.manhunt : 追捕
an organized search to catch a criminal or an escapee.
有组织的追踪、捉拿囚犯、逃犯。

68.mass murderer : 谋杀多人的凶手
a murderer who kills many people.
多条命案的谋杀者;连环杀手。

69.money laundering : 洗钱
the act of concealing the source of funds for the purpose of tax evasion and fraud.
为达到逃税和欺骗的目的而隐瞒资金来源的行为。

70.mule : 挟带毒品者,贩运私货的人
a person used to transport drugs or contraband from one place to another.
被用来从一地到另一地运送毒品或违禁品的人。

71.organized crime : 集团犯罪
a term used to describe underworld societies such as the mafia who deal in crimes such as gambling, narcotics, and prostitution.
黑手党之类的黑社会组织所进行的犯罪,如赌博、贩毒、卖淫等活动。

72.parole : 假释
a conditional release of an offender from confinement before the expiration of his or her sentence. the offender is usually placed under the guidance of a parole officer.
囚犯在服刑期满前有条件地释放出来,但必须置 于假释官的督导之下。

73.penitentiary : 监狱,劳改所
lee is serving his sentence down at the penitentiary.
李正在监狱服刑。

74.perjury : 伪证
the crime of willingly giving false information while under oath.
在法庭上立誓之后故意提供虚假证词的犯罪行为。

75.pickpocket : 扒手
a thief who is skilled in stealing items from other people’s pockets.
擅于从别人口袋里偷取物品的窃贼。

76.pilice brutality : 警察暴力
the act of using excessive physical force by police or other law enforcement officers.
警察或其他执法人员过多使用体罚的行为。

77.police corruption : 警察腐败
the misuse of police power in return for favors of gain.
警察滥用权力以换取好处和利益。

78.pornoshop : 色情商店
a shop or bookstore that sells pornographic materials.
出售色情物品的商店。

79.prison break : 越狱
an escape from prison involving violence by one or more prisoners.
一个或多个囚犯使用暴力从监狱逃跑。

80.property crime : 财产犯罪
auto theft, burglary, larceny, etc.
偷汽车、入室盗窃、偷盗等。

81.serial killer :系列命案的杀手,连环杀手
a murder who commits a series of killings, usually with distinct similarities in the murders.
制造多起命案的凶手,其作案手段通常有明显相似之处。

82.sin tax :罪孽税
tax that is imposed on cigarettes, liquor, gambling, etc.
对香烟、精、赌博等开征的税收。

83.skid row :贫民街,贫民窟
a rundown section of a city characterized by drunkards living on the street.
城市的破旧区域,常见到许多酒鬼露宿街头。

84.slush fund :贿金
money that is used to bribe public politicians and other influential officials
用来贿赂知名政客或其他有影响力的官员的资金。

85.statutory rape :法定强奸罪
sexual intercourse with a female who has consented, but who is legally incapable of consent because she is underage.
与未成年女子发生的性行为,虽经其本人同意,但法律规定其尚未成年,不具备表达同意意愿的能力。

86.suicide pact :自杀合约
an agreement between two or more persons to commit suicide together.
一起自杀的两者或多者之间的协定。

87.suicide season :自杀季节
the christmas season when many lonely people feel isolated and take their own lives.
指圣诞节期间,许多人孤独不堪而自杀。

88.tax evasion :逃税
the illegal attempt by a taxpayer to avoid paying his or her taxes.
纳税人企图逃避纳税的非法行为。

89.vandalism :故意毁坏
the defacement or destruction of public or private property.
损坏或破坏公私财产的行为。

90.vice squad :警察缉捕队
plain clothes policeman who work undercover to detect crime.
隐蔽调查犯罪的便衣警察。

91.vigilante :治安维持会
a person or group who takes the responsibility of a law enforcement officer into their won hands.
承担执法人员维持治安责任的个人和群体。

92.war crime :战争犯罪
crimes that violate the customs and laws of war.
违犯战争法律和战争习惯的犯罪。

93.white-collar crime :白领犯罪
crimes committed by persons in businesses including expense-account padding, stealing office supplies, price-fixing, product fraud, etc.
公司职员的犯罪,包括虚报开支、偷盗办公用品、私定价格、产品欺诈等。