雅思写作中涉及法律类的话题是学生公认的难题. 本篇总结了一些此类作文中常用的单词以作补充.

犯罪/违反法律:commit a crime , break the law,
law breaking, violate the law, against the law,

罪犯: criminal, law offender, law breaker,
law violator, villain, vermin, convict

守法: abide by the law, comply, compliance with the law,
conform. to the law, abidance by law, keep the law

滥用法律: abuse of law, stretch the law

监狱/关押:jail, prison, imprisonment, imprison, incarcerate, lock up

死刑: capital punishment, death penalty, death sentence

无期徒刑: life sentence, life prisonment, lifelong punishment

受害者: victim, casualty
无辜的: innocent, harmless
改造: rehabilitate
威慑力: deterrent
逮捕: arrest, apprehend

武装抢劫: armed robbery ; 纵火: arson;
敲诈勒索: blackmail; 贩卖 违禁品: bootlegging;
非法闯入: break-in; 行贿受贿:bribery;
窃听: bug; 入室盗窃: burglary;
职业罪犯: career criminal; 虐待儿童: child abuse;
伪造: counterfeit; 强奸犯:rapist;
赌博: gamble; 劫持: hijack;
集团犯罪:organized crime; 扒手: pickpocket;
色情商店: pornoshop; 逃税: tax evasion;

仁慈的: lenient, merciful;
开明的: enlightened,
文明的: civilized,
仁慈的: humane
和谐的: harmonious
同情的的: sympathetic
残忍的: cruel, brutal, merciless, inhumane, dispiteous