Crime and Violence Vocabulary
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50 terms
Spanish | English |
|---|---|
 armado/a | armed |
| asesinar | to murder |
| el/la asesino/a | murderer |
| el asaltante | assailant |
| asaltar | to assault |
| atracar | to hold up, mug |
| la cárcel | jail/prison |
| el carcelero | warden |
| castigar | to punish |
| la condena | sentence |
| condenar | to convict |
| el crimen | homicide |
| la delincuencia | crime/criminal activity |
| el/la delincuente | criminal |
| el delita | criminal offense |
| la droga | drug |
| el drogadicto | drug addict |
| drogarse | to get high |
| encarcelar | to imprison |
| legalizar | to legalize |
| la lucha | fight |
| el narcotraficante | drug dealer |
| el narcotráfico | drug traffic |
| la pandilla | gang |
| el pandillero | gang member |
| la prohibición | prohibition |
| prohibir | to prohibit |
| rescatar | to rescue |
| el rescate | ransom |
| robar | to steal/rob |
| el robo | robbery |
| secuestrar | to kidnap |
| sentenciar | to sentence |
| el sentenciado | person sentenced |
| sobornar | to bribe |
| suidarse | to commit suicide |
| el terrorismo | terrorism |
| traficar en drogas | to deal drugs |
| el vigilante | watchman |
| violar | to rape |
| el violador | rapist |
| la cadena perpetua | life sentence |
| detener | to arrest |
| el ladrón | thief |
| la libetad condicional | parole |
| la pena de muerte | death penalty |
| el preso | prisoner |
| el ratero | pickpocket |
| la sobredosis | drug overdose |
| el toque de queda | curfew |
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