19.1.2. gy. A1C2 (példák)

offence noun /əˈfents/ 1 bűntett; törvénysértés [C]

Driving without a licence is an offence.

a serious/minor offence

a criminal offence

He committed several serious offences.

It's the third time that he's been convicted of a drug offence.

offender noun /əˈfen.dər/ [C] törvényszegő, bűnöző

first-time offenders

sex offenders

young offenders

order noun /ˈɔː.dər/ 5 (törvényes) rend (helyes viselkedés, szabályok betartása) [U]

The teacher found it hard to keep her class in order.

As the demonstration began to turn violent, the police were called in to restore order.

After some heated discussion, the chair called the meeting to order.

scene noun /siːn/ 3 színhely, helyszín (pl. bűntényé) [C usually no plural]

The police arrived to find a scene of horrifying destruction.

Evidence was found at the scene of the crime.

victim noun /ˈvɪk.tɪm/ [C] áldozat

victims of crime

The children are the innocent victims of the fighting.

The new drug might help save the lives of cancer victims.

witness noun /ˈwɪt.nəs/ [C] szemtanú (pl. balesetnek); tanú (bíróságon)

Police are appealing for witnesses to the accident to come forward.

According to (eye) witnesses, the robbery was carried out by two teenage boys.

illegal adjective /ɪˈliː.gəl/ törvényellenes, törvénytelen, illegális

He was charged with illegal possession of guns.

Prostitution is illegal in some countries.

notorious adjective /nəʊˈtɔː.ri.əs/ hírhedt

a notorious criminal

She was notorious for her bad temper.

questionable adjective /ˈkwes.tʃən.ə.bl̩/ 2 (erkölcsileg/törvényileg) kétes

He's being investigated for questionable business practices.

serial adjective /ˈsɪə.ri.əl/ [always before noun] sorozat- (bűntényt sorozatban elkövető) (-gyilkos, -betörő, stb.) (!)

She wrote a thriller about a brutal serial killer.

a serial rapist

serial murders/killings