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Vocabulary - Crime

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Those who have _______ serious crimes such as murder or drug trafficking cannot be tolerated.

a)

conducted

b)

contaminated

c)

concealed

d)

committed

2.

In some states of America, those who commit murder sometimes receive ________ punishment.

a)

dead

b)

capital

c)

strong

d)

physical

3.

The government should give the police greater powers to arrest ______.

a)

suspects

b)

defendants

c)

respondents

d)

opposers

4.

Once the courts have ______ a criminal, the punishment should be severe.

a)

acquitted

b)

released

c)

convicted

d)

discharged

5.

The increase in juvenile _______ recently can be explained by the fact that the mass media focus too much on violent and sensational crimes.

a)

misbehaviour

b)

negligence

c)

criminality

d)

delinquency

6.

They are serving long prison_______ for their part in the assassination.

a)

sentences

b)

intakes

c)

encounters

d)

entries

7.

I believe, if given a chance of _______, ex-offenders can be reformed and become law-abiding and productive members of society.

a)

rehabilitation

b)

globalization

c)

assimilation

d)

integration

8.

He was _______ back into society after serving two years of a five-year sentence

a)

released

b)

published

c)

expelled

d)

deported

9.

The role of the police and the courts is to _____ the law.

a)

force

b)

enforce

c)

reinforce

d)

deforce

10.

Longer prison sentences would act as a/an _________and would be one useful measure to tackle rising crime.

a)

restraint

b)

deterrent

c)

obstacle

d)

obstruction

11.

ODD ONE OUT:


Having police officers visit schools and talk to young people about the dangers of a criminal lifestyle can really help to ________ teenagers from committing crimes.

a)

avoid

b)

prevent

c)

preclude

d)

deter

12.

Most governments have _______ a ban on the sale of tobacco to those aged under 16.

a)

conducted

b)

rejected

c)

imposed

d)

complied

13.

ODD ONE OUT:


The security company has installed ________ cameras at all the entrances and exits of the shopping mall.

a)

ignorance

b)

inspection

c)

supervision

d)

surveillance

14.

During periods of high youth unemployment, some youngsters turn to _______ to obtain money.

a)

murderer

b)

crime

c)

robbery

d)

burglary