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, violatethe 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, abidanceby 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 ;
　　敲诈勒索: blackmail;
　　非法闯入: break-in;
　　窃听: bug;
　　职业罪犯: career criminal;
　　伪造: counterfeit;
　　赌博: gamble;
　　集团犯罪:organized crime;
　　色情商店: pornoshop;
　　纵火: arson;
　　贩卖违禁品: bootlegging;
　　行贿受贿:bribery;
　　入室盗窃: burglary;
　　虐待儿童: child abuse;
　　强奸犯:rapist;
　　劫持: hijack;
　　扒手: pickpocket;
　　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    （实习编辑：顾萍）

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