IELTS crime and law vocabulary

Topic words for IELTS Academic essays and speaking about crime, punishment and the justice system.

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IELTS crime and law vocabulary: words and hints
Add	Word	Hint
	offender	person who commits a crime
	prosecute	take to court
	sentence	punishment given by a court
	rehabilitation	helping return to normal life
	deterrent	something that discourages
	imprisonment	being put in prison
	juvenile	young person, under 18
	legislation	laws
	enforce	make people obey
	convict	find guilty
	crime rate	amount of crime
	community service	unpaid work as punishment
	victim	person harmed
	punishment	penalty for a crime
	reoffend	commit a crime again
	law-abiding	obeys the law

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