TOP 15 Detective Vocabulary

Useful Words to speak about crime

1. Bail – a large amount of money that someone pays as a promise to appear in court (Застава);
2. Convict – to decide officially in a law court that someone is guilty of a crime (Визнати винним);
3. Crime scene – the place where a crime happened (Місце злочину);
4. Innocent – not responsible for the crime (Невинний);
5. Homicide – an act of murder (Убивство);
6. Red herring – a false clue that throws the investigator of track (Фальшивий слід);
7. Evidence – a thing or statement that helps prove who did the crime (Доказ);
8. Confess – to admit that you have done something wrong (Признатися);
9. Warrant – an official document that allows someone to do something (Ордер);
10. Suspect – a person who has motive to have committed the crime (Підозрюваний);
11. Witness – someone with knowledge about the crime (Свідок);
12. Victim – someone who is harmed or suffers some loss because of the crime (Жертва);
13. Attorney – a lawyer (адвокат);
14. Prosecutor – a legal official who accuses someone of committing a crime (Прокурор);
15. Jail – a prison (В’язниця);