To stab
The murderer had stabbed his victim in the back.
To seize
The shopkeeper seized the shoplifter by the arm, when he tried to run off.
traitor
My uncle was no traitor. So what did they shoot him for?
arson
She was accused of arson.
trail
He was a witness in a murder trial.
deliberate
A waiter in the hotel had been accused of starting the fire deliberately.
submission
The defence submission was that the mother should not be allowed to testify.
prosecutor
The prosecutor will try to prove that the defendant knew the victim well.
garbage
The police went through the garbage in search of items of evidence.
To fake
The robbery had been faked.
To reassure
The barrister tried to reassure the witness.
To mug
The women were mugged.
unrecorded
There is a huge number of unreported and unrecorded crimes.
To venture out
I do not venture out late at night.
temptation
They could not resist the temptation to steal.
beat
We need more policemen on the beat.
To hold hostage
He has been held hostage for a week
Drug trafficking
I will bring a charge of drug trafficking against him.
extortion
They have been found guilty of extortion.
lucid
These chapters in the book are most lucid.
convincing
The information is based on convincing and dispassionate research.
To exploit
Sometimes migrant workers are exploited.
partisan
This is one of the more partisan books on terrorism.
implement
These are all farming implements.
inference
My inference is that she cannot have committed the crime.
homicide
This is a clear case of homicide.
To distinguish from
How can we distinguish him from the others?
offender
What happened to the offenders?
convict
Were the offenders convicted of their crimes?
