B2 · Upper Intermediate
Justice & Crime
Talk about crime, courts and the legal system in Danish, from arrests and evidence to verdicts and punishment.
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- Words & phrases
- 104
- Lessons
- 2
- Conversations
- 1
- Readings
- 2
A preview of what you’ll master
Words you’ll make your own.
Explore every meaning in this unit. Learn how to say it in Danish when you start.
- crime
- criminal
- theft
- burglary
- murder
- fraud
- charge, accusation
- prosecutor
- defense lawyer
- court
- trial, court case
- verdict, sentence
- witness
- suspect
- prison
- release
- arrest
- investigation
- offense, violation of the law
- innocent
- to sentence, to judge
- to arrest
- to report to the police
- to commit a crime
- a prisoner
- a robbery
- a scam
- a fingerprint
- an alibi
- a suspicion
- a search
- a police badge
- to confess
- armed
- acquitted
- a suspended sentence
- community service
- arson
- an arsonist
- an assault
- an attacker
- a burglar
- a burglar alarm
- bribery
- blackmail
- receiving stolen goods
- vandalism
- drug dealing
- a crime scene
- a police cordon
- a forensic pathologist
- forensic evidence
- a DNA sample
- a detective
- a witness interview
- to give testimony
- a courtroom
- a jury court
- a handcuff
- a wanted notice
- the death penalty
- to serve a sentence
- embezzlement
- identity theft
- a hijacking
- an abuser
- an emergency alert level
- charged
- convicted
- a detainee
- a guardian
- contraband
- shoplifting
- a deputy judge
- a warden
- an oath
- a jail
- a murderer
- rape
- a rapist
- a kidnapping
- a kidnapper
- a ransom
- terrorism
- a vandal
- a robber
- a pickpocket
- a lieutenant
- a nightstick
- a siren
- sexual abuse
- to press charges
- to serve time
- to banish
- improper
- to stab
- to mistreat
- to confine
- to hijack
- to strangle, to suffocate
- a bandit
- an assassination
- an outlaw
- to torture
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Your lessons, step by step.
- Lesson 1
Crime and Justice
- Lesson 2
Discussing a Major Trial
Where this unit fits
Courses with this unit.
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