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Topic 3 – On the wrong side of the law

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pill [pɪl] Pille, Tablette Be careful with those sleeping pills:
they can be addictive.

Unit 5: Crime

Words in context

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crime [kraɪm] Kriminalität, Verbrechen, It is no crime to tell the truth.
Straftat
crime against people [ˌkraim əɡenst ˈpiːpl] Personendelikte (= Straftaten Crimes against people include e.g.
gegen Leib und Leben murder, assault, abuse and rape.
anderer)
murder [ˈmɜːdə] Mord The brutal murder of two women –
mother and daughter – was a big
shock for the entire community.
manslaughter [ˈmænslɔːtə] Totschlag He accidentally killed another man in
a car accident and was convicted of
manslaughter.
assault [əˈsɔːlt] Körperverletzung She suffered bruises and cuts from an
assault by two teenagers the other
night.
kidnapping [ˈkɪdnæpɪŋ] Kidnapping, Entführung The kidnapping of their child is one of
all parents’ biggest nightmares.
domestic abuse [dəˌmestɪk əˈbjuːs] häusliche Gewalt A black eye in a woman’s face is
often an indication of domestic
abuse.
sexual offence [ˌsekʃuəl əˈfens] Sexualstraftat Sexual offences are unacceptable
however they may occur.
rape [reɪp] Vergewaltigung The number of rapes committed is
considerably higher than the number
of rapes reported to the police.
crime against property [ˌkraim əɡenst ˈprɒpəti] Sach- und Vermögensdelikte Arson, burglary and theft are crimes
against property.
theft [θeft] Diebstahl Shoplifting is a form of theft.
damage (to) [ˈdæmɪdʒ] Schaden, Schäden, He was charged for causing damage
Beschädigung (an) to his friend’s car.
arson [ˈɑːsn] Brandstiftung The fire was caused by arson.
burglary [ˈbɜːɡləri] Einbruch(sdiebstahl) The neighbourhood has seen a series
of burglaries lately.
robbery [ˈrɒbəri] Raub(überfall) A high-street jeweller was victim of
two robberies in the course of just
three months.
offence [əˈfens] Straftat, Vergehen Her criminal record showed a
shockingly long list of offences.
alcohol-related crime [ˌælkəhɒl rɪleɪtɪd ˈkraɪm] alkoholbedingtes Verbrechen, Drink-driving is still a much too
Verbrechen unter common alcohol-related crime.
Alkoholeinfluss
drink-driving [ˌdrɪŋk ˈdraɪvɪŋ] Autofahren unter We’ve just started another campaign
Alkoholeinfluss against drink-driving.
drug-related crime [ˌdrʌɡ rɪleɪtɪd ˈkraɪm] Drogenkriminalität Dealing and trafficking are drug-

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related crimes.
drug smuggling [ˈdrʌɡ smʌɡlɪŋ] Drogenschmuggel Amsterdam is considered a European
hotspot for drug smuggling.
drug trafficking [ˈdrʌɡ træfɪkɪŋ] (Drogen-)Handel International drug trafficking is a
billion-dollar business.
(drug) dealing [ˈdiːlɪŋ] Drogenhandel, Dealen The police should do more against
drug dealing in school yards and
playgrounds.
possession of drugs [pəˌzeʃn əv ˈdrʌɡz] Drogenbesitz The possession of some drugs in
small quantities is not considered a
crime in some countries.
to legalize [ˈliːɡəlaɪz] legalisieren Some European countries now
consider legalizing cannabis.
traffic-related offence [ˌtræfɪk rˈleɪtɪd əˈfens] Delikt im Straßenverkehr Speeding and hit-and-run accidents
are traffic-related offences.
hit-and-run accident [ˌhɪt ən ˈrʌn æksɪdənt] Unfall mit Fahrerflucht The police are chasing the driver of a
hit-and-run accident.
criminal record [ˌkrɪmɪnl ˈrekɔːd] Vorstrafenregister I’ve never been convicted of a crime –
I’ve got a clean criminal record.
financial crime [faɪˌnænʃl ˈkraɪm] Finanzdelikt, Even though they are usually
Wirtschaftskriminalität considered less serious than crimes
against people, financial crimes can
cause considerable damage.
fraud [frɔːd] Betrug Tricking insurance companies is a
form of fraud.
white-collar crime [waɪt ˌkɒlə ˈkraɪm] Wirtschaftskriminalität, Financial crimes are also called white-
Wirtschaftsverbrechen collar crimes.
money laundering [ˈmʌni lɔːndərɪŋ] Geldwäsche How can their money from drug
trafficking go unnoticed? – Well,
they use a nail bar and a cheap
restaurant for money laundering.
tax evasion [ˈtæks ɪveɪʒn] Steuerhinterziehung Al Capone was never committed for
murder, but he spent a prison
sentence for tax evasion.
online scam [ˌɒnlaɪn ˈskæm] Online-Schwindel, Online- Phishing and fake websites are forms
Betrug of online scam.
cybercrime [ˈsaɪbəkraɪm] Cyberkriminalität Cybercrime rates have gone up
dramatically in recent years.
identity theft [aɪˈdentəti θeft] Identitätsdiebstahl Be careful with sharing personal
information online in order to protect
yourself from identity theft.
to convict sb. [kənˈvɪkt] jdn. verurteilen (für schuldig She was convicted of fraud.
befinden)
to try sb. [traɪ] jdn. vor Gericht stellen He has been tried in court several
times, but so far he has never been
convicted.
in court [ɪn ˈkɔːt] vor Gericht Make sure to dress smartly and be
punctual for your trial in court.
prison sentence [ˈprɪzn sentəns] Gefängnisstrafe, Haftstrafe, They received a long prison sentence
Freiheitsstrafe for the robberies they committed.
parole [pəˈrəʊl] Bewährung He didn’t have to serve the full two
years of his prison sentence but was
released on parole after one year.
to serve [sɜːv] (Haftstrafe) absitzen, He is serving a prison sentence for
verbüßen drug dealing.
suspended sentence [səˌspendɪd ˈsentəns] Bewährungsstrafe For less serious crimes and first-time
offenders, punishment may come in
the form of a suspended sentence.
fine [faɪn] Geldstrafe She had to pay a fine for a parking
offence.
community service [kəˈmjuːnəti sɜːvɪs] gemeinnützige Arbeit Rather than sending her to prison, the

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judge convicted the teenage girl to

30 hours of community service.
first-time offender [fɜːst ˌtaɪm əˈfendə] ErsttäterIn, Nicht- He doesn’t have a criminal record yet.
Vorbestrafte/r He is a first-time offender.
probation [prəˈbeɪʃn] Bewährung She was placed on probation for
smoking pot.
drug offender [ˈdrʌɡ əfendə] Drogenkriminelle/r Drug offenders are sometimes offered
rehabilitation programmes or
counselling sessions.
reduced sentence [rɪˌdjuːst ˈsentəns] Strafmilderung, vermindertes He was offered a reduced sentence
Strafmaß on condition that he attended a drug
rehabilitation programme.
drug rehabilitation [ˌdrʌɡ riːəˌbɪlɪˈteɪʃn Drogenentzugsmaßnahme Addicts should rather be sent to drug
programme prəʊɡræm] rehabilitation programmes than to
prison.
counselling session [ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ seʃn] Beratungsgespräch, The counselling session is intended to
Beratungssitzung help him to deal with aggressive
behaviour.
crime prevention [ˌkraɪm prɪˈvenʃn] Verbrechensvorbeugung, What is the community’s programme
Kriminalitätsverhütung for crime prevention?
juvenile delinquency [ˌdʒuːvənaɪl dɪˈlɪŋkwənsi] Jugendkriminalität In case of young offenders, we talk
about juvenile delinquency.
young offender [ˌjʌŋ əˈfendə] jugendliche/r StraftäterIn This shoplifter is only 17, so she is a
young offender.
parental supervision [pəˌrentl suːpəˈvɪʒn] elterliche Aufsicht Many teenagers would wish for less
parental supervision, but it is the
parents’ job to look after their kids.
truancy [ˈtruːənsi] (Schul-)Schwänzen, In some states of the USA, you can
unentschuldigtes actually be sent to prison for
Fernbleiben truancy.
binge-drinking [ˈbɪndʒ drɪŋkɪŋ] Alkoholexzesse, Komatrinken He woke up in hospital after a night of
binge-drinking.
petty crime [ˌpeti ˈkraɪm] Bagatelldelikt, Truancy and shoplifting are petty
Kleinkriminalität crimes.
gang violence [ˈɡæŋ vaɪələns] Bandengewalt The area around the train station has
seen increasing incidents of gang
violence.
drug abuse [ˈdrʌɡ əbjuːs] Drogenmissbrauch There is an ongoing discussion
whether drug abuse should be
treated rather than punished.
juvenile delinquent [ˌdʒuːvənaɪl dɪˈlɪŋkwənt] jugendliche/r StraftäterIn Juvenile delinquents are young
offenders.
anti-social behaviour [ænti ˌsəʊʃl bɪˈheɪvjə] antisoziales/unsoziales Any act of vandalism is anti-social
Verhalten behaviour.

A A suitable punishment?

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unemployed [ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd] arbeitslos How lang has she been unemployed?
– Well, she hasn’t had a job in more
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officer [ˈɒfɪsə] Beamter/Beamtin She was questioned by police
officers.

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northern [ˈnɔːðən] Nord-, nördlich She lives in northern Kentucky.
to refuse [rɪˈfjuːz] sich weigern, ablehnen They refused to follow the judge’s
orders.
to drop [drɒp] fallen, sinken The charge of truancy was dropped.
frequent [ˈfriːkwənt] häufig, oft Frequently, girls run away from
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alcoholic [ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk] AlkoholikerIn, alkoholisch Her father was an alcoholic.
row [raʊ] Streit, Krach I had a terrible row with my mother
last night.

B Cybercrime and identity theft

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fee [fiː] Gebühr There was an additional fee of €3 for
delivery.
battery [ˈbætəri] Batterie, Akku I need a new battery for my phone.
initial [ɪˈnɪʃl] Anfangs-, anfängliche(r, s), My initial suspicions about the email
erste(r, s) had proven correct.
to be glad [ɡlæd] sich freuen, froh sein I’m so glad you called.
to cancel [ˈkænsl] stornieren, sperren lassen I had to cancel my credit card after
my wallet had been stolen.
to issue [ˈɪʃuː] ausstellen, (her)ausgeben The bank will issue a new card within
a couple of days.
tear [tɪə] Träne He got very emotional and was close
to tears.
therefore [ˈðeəfɔː] deshalb Therefore, we need to set up a new
bank account.
to scream [skriːm] schreien She screamed at him angrily.

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elderly [ˈeldəli] ältere/r/s This doesn’t only affect the elderly,
but also younger people.

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to gain [ɡeɪn] erlangen, sich verschaffen What do you hope to gain from this
mission?
loan [ləʊn] Kredit, Darlehen If I want to buy this new car, I will
need to take out a loan.
to recover [rɪˈkʌvə] zurückbekommen, It will probably be difficult to recover
(rück-)gewinnen the lost items.
to convince [kənˈvɪns] überzeugen They were able to convince him that
the site wasn’t fake after all.
to limit [ˈlɪmɪt] begrenzen, beschränken It’s a good idea to limit what you
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gun [ɡʌn] (Schuss-)Waffe If fewer people carried guns in the
USA, there would be fewer people
shot.

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Unit 6: Drugs

Words in context

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substance [ˈsʌbstəns] Substanz, (illegaler) Stoff What sort of substance is this white
powder?
psychological [ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkl] psychisch, psychologisch Smoking illegal substances can lead
to hallucinations and other
unwelcome psychological effects.
to inhale [ɪnˈheɪl] einatmen, inhalieren He took a draw from his cigarette and
inhaled deeply.
to inject [ɪnˈdʒekt] injizieren The doctor injected the vaccine.
to swallow [ˈswɒləʊ] schlucken She swallowed three pills at once.
to classify [ˈklæsɪfaɪ] klassifizieren, einteilen Coffee, tobacco and alcohol can be
classified as legal everyday drugs.
caffeine [ˈkæfiːn] Koffein Not only coffee contains caffeine, but
also some soft drinks.
tobacco [təˈbækəʊ] Tabak I watched my uncle packing his pipe
with tobacco.
nicotine [ˈnɪkətiːn] Nikotin How much nicotine is there in one
cigarette?
medication [ˌmedɪˈkeɪʃn] Medikation, Medikament(e) Did the doctor prescribe any
medication?
symptom [ˈsɪmptəm] Symptom Symptoms for a coronavirus infection
include fever and headaches.
over-the-counter drug [ˌəʊvə ðə ˈkaʊntə drʌɡ] rezeptfreies Medikament You don’t need a prescription to buy
aspirin – it’s an over-the-counter
drug.
prescription [prɪˈskrɪpʃn] (ärztliches) Rezept, ärztliche These are very strong painkillers. You
Verschreibung need a prescription from a doctor to
get them.
prescription medicine [prɪˈskrɪpʃn] verschreibungspflichtiges Most antibiotics are prescription
Medikament medicines.
medicinal use [məˈdɪsɪnl ˈjuːs] medizinischer Gebrauch, An increasing number of countries
medizinische Verwendung allow the medicinal use of cannabis.
cannabis [ˈkænəbɪs] Cannabis The most problematic substance in
cannabis is THC.
recreational drug [ˌrekriˌeɪʃənl ˈdrʌɡ] Freizeitdroge, Partydroge Cannabis, cocaine or MDMA are
examples for recreational drugs.
party drug [ˈpɑːti drʌɡ] Partydroge Recreational drugs are sometimes
referred to as party drugs.
personal use [ˌpɜːsənl ˈjuːs] persönlicher Gebrauch, Small amounts of cannabis for
Eigengebrauch personal use are allowed in some
countries.
trafficking [ˈtræfɪkɪŋ] illegaler Handel Drug trafficking is a global multibillion-
dollar industry.
to distribute [dɪˈstrɪbjuːt] verteilen, vertreiben Dealers distribute the drugs on the
(verkaufen) street, in parks or even in school
yards.
to eradicate [ɪˈrædɪkeɪt] ausmerzen, beseitigen, All efforts to eradicate illegal drugs
ausrotten have failed so far.
soft drug [ˌsɒft ˈdrʌɡ] weiche Droge Cannabis is considered to be a so-
called soft drug.
hard drug [ˌhɑːd ˈdrʌɡ] harte Droge Heroin is a hard drug.
to make sth. legal (made, [ˌmeɪk ˈliːɡl] etw. legal machen, They started another campaign to
made) legalisieren make marijuana legal.
legalization of drugs [ˌliːɡəlaɪˌzeɪʃən əv ˈdrʌɡz] Legalisierung von Drogen A number of people say that a

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legalization of drugs can help stop

drug trafficking.
to regulate [ˈreɡjuleɪt] regeln, regulieren It might be easier to regulate the
production and consumption of
drugs if they were legal.
available underhand [əˌveɪləbl ˌʌndəˈhænd] unter der Hand erhältlich You can’t buy these pills officially, but
they are available underhand at
some parties.
stamina [ˈstæmɪnə] Durchhaltevermögen, You need quite a bit of stamina to
Ausdauer keep dancing and partying all night.
hallucinogen [ˌhæˈluːsɪnədʒən] Halluzinogen Magic mushrooms contain
hallucinogens and they in turn affect
the state of consciousness.
to affect the state of [əˌfekt ðə ˌsteɪt əv den Bewusstseinszustand LSD, ecstasy, magic mushrooms and
consciousness ˈkɒnʃəsnəs] verändern/beeinflussen other drugs can cause hallucinations
or affect the state of consciousness
in other ways.
stimulant [ˈstɪmjələnt] Aufputschmittel Cocaine is a stimulant.
upper infml [ˈʌpə] Aufputschmittel Stimulants are often also called
uppers.
to enhance performance [ɪnˌhɑːns pəˈfɔːməns] die Leistung steigern Stimulants are meant to enhance
(aufputschen) performance.
depressant [dɪˈpresnt] Beruhigungsmittel, Sedativum Cannabis is an example for a
depressant.
downer infml [ˈdaʊnə] Beruhigungsmittel Depressants are also called downers.
to reduce stimulation [rɪˌdjuːs ˌstɪmjuˈleɪʃn] die Stimulation reduzieren Downers reduce stimulation.
(beruhigen)
addiction (to) [əˈdɪkʃn] Sucht (nach), Abhängigkeit Party drugs can cause addiction.
(von)
withdrawal symptom [wɪðˌdrɔːəl ˈsɪmptəm] Entzugserscheinung She suffered some mild withdrawal
symptoms, such as headaches, after
she had quit smoking.
fatal overdose [ˌfeɪtl ˈəʊvədəʊs] tödliche Überdosis He died after a fatal overdose of
heroin.
to spike sth. infml [spaɪk] etw. (heimlich) mit einem I felt so dizzy last night after just one
Betäubungsmittel versetzen drink that I almost fainted. I’m
worried that the drink might have
been spiked.
spiked drink [ˌspaɪkt ˈdrɪŋk] mit versteckten Drogen Never leave your drink unattended in
versetztes Getränk this bar. There have been reports
about spiked drinks here.
sexual assault [ˌsekʃuəl əˈsɔːlt] sexueller Übergriff, sexuelle It was a huge scandal when reports
Gewalt about several sexual assaults by the
parish priest were published.
date rape [ˈdeɪt reɪp] Vergewaltigung durch jdn., She met him for a drink. He spiked
mit dem/der man verabredet her drink and then sexually
ist/war assaulted her. It was a date rape.
illegal laboratory [ɪˌliːɡl ləˈbɒrətri] illegales (verstecktes) Labor The police uncovered another illegal
laboratory for producing meth
yesterday.
quality-control process [ˌkwɒləti kənˌtrəʊl ˈprəʊses] Prozess der Qualitätskontrolle The lack of a quality-control
processes for the production of party
drugs makes it rather risky to take
them.
pharmaceutical industry [fɑːməˌsuːtɪkl ˈɪndəstri] Pharmaindustrie, The pharmaceutical industry reported
pharmazeutische Industrie the development of new drugs in the
fight against cancer.
fatal consequences pl [ˌfeɪtl ˈkɒnsɪkwənsɪz] tödliche Folgen Consumption of meth, cocaine or
heroin can have fatal consequences.

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A Party drugs and pill testing

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to encourage [ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ] ermuntern, fördern, You shouldn’t encourage such a bad
unterstützen behaviour.
unknown [ˌʌnˈnəʊn] unbekannt The pill contains some unknown
substances.

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organizer [ˈɔːɡənaɪzə] OrganisatorIn The organizers of the festival were
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doubt [daʊt] Zweifel I’m having doubts about the safety of
these pills.
increase (in) [ˈɪŋkriːs] Zunahme, Anstieg (an) They were afraid that pill testing could
lead to an increase in drug use.
to be in favour of sth. [ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv] für etw. sein We are not in favour of criminalizing
drug abuse.

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to raise [reɪz] erhöhen, (an)heben The Austrian governments wants to
raise the tax on cigarettes.
to increase [ɪnˈkriːs] (sich) erhöhen, hochsetzen Another option would be to increase
(z.B. Mindestalter) the legal age for buying cigarettes
from 18 to 21.

B Addiction and rehabilitation

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while [waɪl] Weile, (kurze) Zeitspanne You will get used to this procedure
after a while.
mess [mes] Chaos, Unordnung Please tidy up your room. It’s a
complete mess.

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patient [ˈpeɪʃnt] PatientIn In hospital, she shared her room with
another patient.

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in charge (of) [ɪn ˈtʃɑːdʒ] verantwortlich (für), zuständig Who is in charge of the kitchen
(für) tonight?
to surround [səˈraʊnd] umgeben She surrounded herself with people of
bad influence on her.
friendship [ˈfrendʃɪp] Freundschaft I really value your friendship.

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