Keywords for Crime

crime
ADJECTIVE

noun

appalling ( esp. BrE ) , awful , bloody , brutal , despicable , dreadful ( esp. BrE ) , grave , great , heinous , horrible , horrific , serious , terrible , unspeakable , vicious one of the most horrific ~s of recent times big , major the biggest ~ since the Great Train Robbery lesser , minor , petty He was charged with the lesser ~ of possession. non-violent , violent capital After the reforms the only capital ~s were treason and murder. unsolved copycat the danger of copycat ~s in the wake of the shootings victimless Insider dealing has been called a victimless ~. drug , drug - related , gun sex , sexual hate a hate ~ against a young gay man war political rampant juvenile , youth corporate, white-collar a time of great poverty and rampant ~ Identity theft is the fastest growing white-collar ~ in the country. organized international , local rural , urban car , property , street computer attempts to prevent hacking and computer ~

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crime
VERB

noun

+ CRIME

carry out , commit , perpetrate ( formal ) combat , fight , tackle beat , crack ( informal ) Police forces will exchange ideas on cracking ~. deter , prevent , stop control , cut , reduce How can we reduce knife ~ in our cities? detect , investigate The public have a crucial role to play in detecting ~. solve cause be driven to , turn to He says that bored youngsters turn to ~. report Many ~s are never reported to the police. investigate punish Hate ~s are not punished severely enough in my opinion. witness a child who has just witnessed a violent ~
CRIME

+ VERB

involve sth ~s involving firearms happen , occur The ~ occurred in broad daylight. be punishable by sth ~s punishable by death
CRIME

+ NOUN

scene victim

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crime
suspect figures , level , rate , statistics control , prevention problem , wave the country's ~ problem spree squad a senior detective with the serious ~ squad family ( AmE ) , group , ring , syndicate leading members of an organized ~ syndicate
PHRASES

noun

a crackdown on ~ a crackdown on drug-related ~ ~ and disorder ~ and punishment fear of ~ Fear of ~ imprisons many elderly people in their homes. an increase in ~ a life of ~ Unemployed young people were likely to be tempted into a life of ~. sb's partner in ~ a victim of ~ Victims of ~ may be able to obtain compensation. a ~ of passion , a ~ of violence the scene of the ~ No weapon was found at the scene of the ~. the punishment fits the ~ The punishment should fit the ~.
PREPOSITION

~ against ~s against humanity

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law
ADJECTIVE

noun

administrative , civil , constitutional , criminal , abortion , bankruptcy , business , contract , divorce , employment , family , immigration federal , international , state clear The ~ is clear: bribery is wrong. unclear , vague harsh , strict , stringent , tough Environmental ~s are strict about polluting precious water. discriminatory , unconstitutional , unjust We believe this ~ is unconstitutional.
VERB

+ LAW

become A presidential veto prevented the bill from becoming ~. Parliament voted for the bill to become ~. apply , enforce , implement , uphold It's the job of the police to enforce the ~. follow , obey , observe , respect break , flout , violate adopt , create , enact , introduce , pass
LAW

+ VERB

allow sth , authorize sth , permit sth ban sth , forbid sth , prohibit sth The ~ forbids gambling of any kind. limit sth , restrict sth a ~ limiting the hours of work to ten hours per day
LAW

+ NOUN

enforcement The building was raided by ~ enforcement agents. violation ( AmE )

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law
PREPOSITION

noun

above the ~ No one is above the ~. against the ~ What you did was clearly against the ~. beyond the ~ individuals who are acting beyond the ~ by ~ By ~, you are obliged to install smoke alarms in the factory. ~ against a local ~ against keeping horses
PHRASES

as the ~ stands ( BrE ) As the ~ stands, you can get married at sixteen. ~ and order Martial law was imposed to prevent the breakdown of ~ and order. take the ~ into your own hands When police failed to arrest the suspect, local people took the ~ into their own hands.

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rate
ADJECTIVE

noun

slow the slow ~ of change fast , rapid alarming , phenomenal The costs of the project are rising at an alarming ~. low There is a low survival ~ among babies born before 22 weeks. elevated , high , increased ever - increasing , rising anxiety over rising divorce ~s divorce , marriage, death , fatality , mortality, recovery , survival, birth , fertility accident, crime , murder , recidivism ( technical , esp. AmE ) , suicide jobless , unemployment dropout ( esp. AmE ) Medical students had a high dropout ~. growth , inflation
VERB

+ RATE

accelerate , improve , increase , speed up double The US has doubled its ~ of recycling in ten years. cut , decrease , hold down , lower , reduce , slow down Educating girls has the effect of lowering birth ~s. calculate , determine , estimate , measure how to calculate your resting metabolic ~
RATE

+ VERB

be up , go up , shoot up grow , increase , jump , rise , rocket , skyrocket , soar be down , come down , go down decline , decrease , drop , fall , plummet , plunge , slip , slow

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