201.accomplice  ：  同案犯

    Any person who takes part in a crime.

    參與犯罪的每個人。

    Tony was found to be an accomplice in the crime.

    人們發現托尼是該案的同案犯。

    202.adult business district  ：  紅燈區

    A neighborhood zoned for pornographic bookstores and movie theaters, striptease bars, etc.
    
    劃定的街區，作為開設色情書店、影院、脫衣舞場等的場所。 

    Police are constantly arresting people over in the adult business district. 

    警察常在紅燈區拘捕人犯。

    203.agricrime  ：  農業犯罪

    Sort for agricultural crime. The theft of crops and /or farm equipment.

    “agricultural crime”的縮寫詞，偷盜莊稼和/或農場設備的犯罪。 

    Farmers are losing thousands of dollars each year due to agricrime. 
    
    每年農業犯罪給農場主造成了成千上萬美元的損失。

    204.armed robbery  ：武裝搶劫

    The act of using a deadly weapon when raking or attempting to take property form another person or party.

    奪取或試圖奪取他人或他方財物時使用致命武器的犯罪行為。 

    Did you read about the armed robbery in this morning’s paper? 

    今早的報紙上報道了這次武裝搶劫，你讀了嗎？

    205.arrest warrant  ：  逮捕證

    A document that orders the arrest of an individual who has been accused with a crime.

    對被指控犯罪的某人實施搜捕的文件。

    The court issued an arrest warrant on the suspect.

    法庭對這個嫌疑人發出了逮捕證。

    206.arson  ：  縱火

    The crime of intentionally destroying property by the use of fire.

    故意放火毀壞財產的犯罪。

    Police think the fire that burned down the old warehouse was an act of arson.

    警察懷疑這座倉庫的大火是縱火行為所致。

    207.assassin  ：  暗殺

    A murderer. A person who sets out to kill someone, esp. a prominent person.

    謀殺者。密謀殺害他人，特別是一位杰出人物的兇手。

     Police are still looking for the assassin of the president candidate.

     警方仍在追查暗殺總統候選人的兇手。

    208.assault  ：  襲擊

    The act of attempting or threatening to harm another person.

    試圖傷害或威脅要傷害他人的行為。

    Mr. Green was assaulted while he was walking on 25th street.

    格林先生在第 25 大街行走的時候受到襲擊。

    209.attack dog  ：  攻擊犬

    A canine dog that has been trained to attack burglars, etc.

    一種經過訓練的狼犬，用來攻擊竊賊等。

    The officer’s attack dog has saved his life many times.

    這位警察的攻擊犬多次救了主人的命。

    210.back-alley butcher  ：  卑鄙的屠夫 

    Slang for abortionist.

     俚語，給人施行流產手術的人。

    Demonstrators picked an abortion clinic with signs that said “back-alley” butcher.

    示威者將一家流產診所用標語牌圍起來，牌子上寫著”卑鄙的屠夫”。

    211.bail  ：  保釋金

    Money that is deposited with a court in order to secure the release of a defendant while awaiting trial.

    存放在法庭的一定數量的保證金，以使被告在候審期間獲得釋放。

     Frank’s wife came down to the police station to bail him out. 

    弗蘭克的妻子到警察局將他保釋出來。

    212.ballistics  ：  彈道學

    The science of firearms and the study of the motion of bullets.

    研究火器及子彈運動的科學。

    A ballistics expert was taking evidence at the scene of the crime.

    一位彈道學家正在犯罪現場提取證據。

    213.blackmail  ：  敲詐，勒索

    The act of threatening to reveal personal information, esp. sexual scandals, in order to extract money.#p#分頁標題#e#

    以揭露隱私特別是性丑聞為威脅手段以謀取錢財的行為。

     Linda was involved in a blackmail scandal of the mayor. 

    林達涉嫌敲詐市長的丑聞。

    214.black market  ：  黑市

    A market place where illegal or hard-to-get items are sold or where money is illegal exchanged.

    非法或緊俏物資的銷售點，或者非法換匯的地方。 

    Gangs are buying assault weapons on the black market. 

    黑幫總在黑市購買攻擊性武器。

    215.blood money  ：  血腥錢

    Money that is paid as retribution for injury, loss of life, vandalism, etc.

    為他人受傷、喪命、損壞財產而付出的酬金。 

    The mafia paid blood money to have that man killed. 

    黑手黨拿出血腥錢將那人殺了。

    216.body bag  ：  裝尸袋

    A heavy-duty bag that is used to contain a corpse.

    一種結實的用來裝運尸體的袋子。

    The officer warmed the man to drop his gun or “end up in a body bag.”

    警察警告那人放下武器，否則必死無疑。

    217.bomb squad  ：  爆破小組

    A team of police who are specially-trained to remove and deactivate bombs.

    經專門訓練，從事排除和拆卸炸彈的一支警察隊伍。 

    The bomb squad was called in to deactivate the car bomb. 

    有關部門請來爆破小組拆除這枚汽車炸彈。

    218.bootlegging  ：  販賣違禁品

    The illegal distribution of items such as alcohol, drugs, firearms, etc.

    非法銷售物品如酒類、毒品、槍支等。

    Three Mexicans were arrested for bootlegging firearms across the border.

    三名墨西哥人因越境販賣槍支而被捕。

    219.break-in  ：  非法闖入

    A burglar

    入室盜竊
    
    It looks like you are the victim of a break-in.

    看起來，你是入室盜竊的受害者。

    220.bribery  ：  行賄受賄

    The act of offering, giving, or taking bribes.

    贈送，提供，或接受賄金的行為。

    The congressman resigned after having been found guilty of bribery.

    這位議員被證實犯有行賄受賄罪后辭職了。

    221.bucket shop  ：  投機商號

    (Also called “telephone boiler room.”) An office that is used to promote worthless land or securities by mail or through telemarketing.
    
    (也被稱為”電話交易所”)通過郵件或電話營銷來推銷荒地或垃圾證券的地點。 

    Crooks across the country are using bucket shops to scam older people. 

    全國各地的騙子都利用投機商號來欺騙老年人。

    222.bug  ：  竊聽

    To use electronic listening devices to listen in on the conversations of others.

    使用電子收聽裝置來偷聽他人的談話。 

    This office has been bugged. 

    這間辦公室已被竊聽。

    223.bum rap  ：  錯捕 

    An unmerited arrest 不應實施的逮捕。

    Steve served six months jail time on a bum rap.

    史迪夫因錯捕而受了 6 個月的監禁。

    224.burglary  ：  入室盜竊

    The act of breaking into a home, building, etc. with the intent to steal from it.

    闖入民宅、建筑物等，企圖偷盜的行為。

    Burglaries in our town have been on the upswing.

    我們小城里的入室盜竊案一直在上升。

    225.car bangers  ：  汽車竊賊 

    Thieves who steal form automobiles. 

    從汽車里偷東西的賊。

    Police caught the car bangers in the act.

    警方將這些汽車竊賊當場抓獲。

    226.career criminal  ：  職業罪犯

    A person who makes a living from crime.

    以犯罪為生的人。

    John was a career criminal until the day he got caught in the home of a policeman.#p#分頁標題#e#

    約翰是位職業罪犯，直到一天他在一個警察家里被抓獲。

    227.child abuse  ：  虐待兒童

    The physical and verbal mistreatment of children.

    對兒童進行身體上和言語上的虐待。

    The most unnerving thing about child abuse is the number of cases that go unreported.

    有關虐待兒童方面最讓人不安的事情是大量的此類行為沒有報道。

    228.chop shop  ：  地下拆車廠

    A shop where criminals take apart stolen cars and sell the parts.

    犯罪分子將所盜汽車拆成零件并銷售出去的窩點。

    I watched a news program that tracked chop shops across the country.

    我收看了一個追蹤全國地下拆車點的電視節目。

    229.cocaine  ：  可卡因

    A powerful stimulant drug.

    一種有強力興奮作用的毒品。

    What is the street value of a pound of cocaine?

    一磅可卡因市值多少？

    230.computer cleaner  ：  消除財務信息的電腦黑客

    A person who, for a price, clean computer files of unfavorable financial credit information of others.

    將反映他人財物信用赤字的計算機文件抹去以獲取報酬的人員。

    Computer cleaners cost companies and financial institutions million of dollars every year.

    消除財務信息的電腦黑客每年給公司和金融機構造成百萬元計的損失。

    231.con artist  ：  行騙高手

    A person who is skilled at convincing others of believing in fraudulent schemes.

    擅于蒙騙并使人進入騙局的人。

    Bob makes his living as a con artist.

    鮑勃是位行騙高手，并以行騙為生。

    232.con game  ：  騸局 Any fraudulent scheme 任何騙人的戲。

    My grandparents got burned in a con game.

    我的祖父母曾上過騙子的當

    233.convict  ：  囚犯

    A person found guilty of a felony and confined in a prison.

    被判有重罪并羈于獄中的人。 

    Mr. Welch is an ex-convict. 

    韋爾奇先生從前是囚犯。

    234.counterfeit  ：  偽造

    To illegally reproduce a copy of money, postage stamps, bonds, etc.

    非法印造錢幣、郵票、證券等。

    Police busted up a counterfeiting racket in Miami last week.
    
    上周警方搗毀了邁阿密的一個偽造團伙。

    235.credit-card fraud  ：  信用卡欺詐

    The attempted use of a credit to obtain goods or services with the intention of avoiding payment.

    企圖使用信用卡獲取貨物或服務，并故意逃避付款。

    That woman is wanted in 5 states for credit-card fraud.

    那位婦女因信用卡欺詐而被 5 個州通緝。

    236.crime of passion  ：  激情犯罪；沖動犯罪

    Murder that resulted form the infidelity of a lover; Murder committed in the heat of rage.

    由于情人的不忠而導致的謀殺；暴怒驅使的殺人行為。

    Crimes of passion seem to be popular material for TV infotainment programs.

    沖動殺人似乎是娛樂性新聞節目受歡迎的題材。

    237.Crime rate  ：  犯罪率

    The number of reported crimes per specified number of the population.

    每一定人數中發生的犯罪數量。

    Which state has the highest crime rate in the U.S.?

    在美國，哪個州的犯罪率最高？

    238.criminal  ：  犯罪

    A person who has violated a criminal law.

    觸犯刑法的人。

    We are placing your son in criminal detention.

    我們對你兒子實行刑事拘留。

    239.date rape  ：  約會強奸

    A rape that is committed by a woman’s date.

    由女性的約會對象實施的強奸。

    Date rape is the last thing that a young girl should have to worry about.

    約會強奸是年輕女子最不用害怕的事。

    240.deadly weapon  ：  致命武器

    Any object, or instrument that is capable of being used to kill.#p#分頁標題#e#

    任何可以用以殺人致命的物體、器具。

    It is against the law to carry a concealed deadly weapon.

    秘密攜帶致命武器是違法的。

    241.death penalty  ：死刑

    Punishment by death, that is imposed in a legal manner.

    以合法的形式剝奪罪犯生命的一種懲罰。

    Three men have received the death penalty so far this year.

    今年已有三個被判死刑。

    242.death row  ：  死囚牢房

    A cell block reserved for convicts awaiting execution.

    特別為等待處決的死刑犯設置的牢房。

    This convicted killer has been on death row for 15 years.

    這位被判決死刑的殺人犯住在死囚牢房已 15 年了。

    243.defendant  ：  被告

    A person who has been charged with a crime

    被指控犯有罪行的人。

    The court found the defendant guilty of murder.

    法庭判定被告犯有謀殺罪。

    244.domestic violence  ：  家庭暴力

    Violence toward a family member, including child abuse or wife beating.

    對家庭成員施加的暴力，包括虐待兒童和毆打妻子。

    Domestic violence is one of the most dangerous calls that a law enforcement officer has to make.

    家庭暴力是執法官最難應付的案件之一。

    245.drug abuse  ：  吸毒

    The excessive and compulsive use of drugs to the point of damaging one’s health.

    強迫性過量使用毒品，以致損害身體。

    It was obvious to see by looking at the needle marks on her arms that the young girl was a victim of drug abuse.

    從她臂上針扎的痕跡來看，很明顯，這位年輕女子是吸毒的受害者。

    246.drug king (czar)  ：  毒梟

    The person who controls the production, transportation and selling of drug in an area.

    控制某一地區的毒品地區生產、運輸和銷售的頭號人物。

    After two years of using an undercover operation, the FBI finally arrested the Cuban drug king.

    經過兩年的秘密行動，聯邦調查局終于逮捕了這位古巴毒梟。

    247.drunk driving  ：  酒后駕駛

    Driving while under the influence of alcohol.

    在受酒精影響的狀態下開車。

    This is your second drunk driving offense this month.

    這是你本月第二觸犯次酒后駕駛的禁令。

    248.edp crimes  ：  電腦犯罪

    Electronic data-processing crime; criminal offenses committed using computer technology.

    在電子數據處理方面的犯罪；利用電腦技術進行的犯罪。 

    The IRS investigated hundreds of edp crimes every year. 
   
美國國內收入局每年都要調查數以百計的電腦犯罪。

    249.embezzlement  ：  貪污

    The illegal misappropriation of funds entrusted to one’s care.

    將由自己保管的資金非法據為已有。

    We have never had a problem with embezzlement at this bank.

    我們這家銀行從沒發生過貪污案件。

    250.first-degree murder  ：  一級謀殺案 

    Premeditated murder.

     事先策劃好的謀殺。

    The man was changed with first-degree murder in the death of his lover’s husband.

    這位男子其情人的丈夫死亡案中被指控犯有一級謀殺罪。