犯罪术语2

　　accomplice ： 同案犯
　　Any person who takes part in a crime.
　　参与犯罪的每个人。
　　Tony was found to be an accomplice in the crime.
　　人们发现托尼是该案的同案犯。

　　adult business district ： 红灯区
　　A neighborhood zoned for pornographic bookstores and movie theaters, striptease bars, etc.
　　划定的街区，作为开设色情书店、影院、脱衣舞场等的场所。
　　Police are constantly arresting people over in the adult business district.
　　警察常在红灯区拘捕人犯。

　　agricrime ： 农业犯罪
　　Sort for agricultural crime. The theft of crops and /or farm equipment.
　　“agricultural crime”的缩写词，偷盗庄稼和/或农场设备的犯罪。
　　Farmers are losing thousands of dollars each year due to agricrime.
　　每年农业犯罪给农场主造成了成千上万美元的损失。

　　armed robbery ：武装抢劫
　　The act of using a deadly weapon when raking or attempting to take property form another person or party.
　　夺取或试图夺取他人或他方财物时使用致命武器的犯罪行为。
　　Did you read about the armed robbery in this morning's paper？
　　今早的报纸上报道了这次武装抢劫，你读了吗？

　　arrest warrant ： 逮捕证
　　A document that orders the arrest of an individual who has been accused with a crime.
　　对被指控犯罪的某人实施搜捕的文件。
　　The court issued an arrest warrant on the suspect.
　　法庭对这个嫌疑人发出了逮捕证。

　　arson ： 纵火
　　The crime of intentionally destroying property by the use of fire.
　　故意放火毁坏财产的犯罪。
　　Police think the fire that burned down the old warehouse was an act of arson.
　　警察怀疑这座仓库的大火是纵火行为所致。

　　assassin ： 暗杀
　　A murderer. A person who sets out to kill someone, esp. a prominent person.
　　谋杀者。密谋杀害他人，特别是一位杰出人物的凶手。
　　Police are still looking for the assassin of the president candidate.
　　警方仍在追查暗杀总统候选人的凶手。

　　assault ： 袭击
　　The act of attempting or threatening to harm another person.
　　试图伤害或威胁要伤害他人的行为。
　　Mr. Green was assaulted while he was walking on 25th street.
　　格林先生在第25大街行走的时候受到袭击。

　　attack dog ： 攻击犬
　　A canine dog that has been trained to attack burglars, etc.
　　一种经过训练的狼犬，用来攻击窃贼等。
　　The officer's attack dog has saved his life many times.
　　这位警察的攻击犬多次救了主人的命。

　　back-alley butcher ： 卑鄙的屠夫
　　Slang for abortionist.
　　俚语，给人施行流产手术的人。
　　Demonstrators picked an abortion clinic with signs that said “back-alley” butcher.
　　示威者将一家流产诊所用标语牌围起来，牌子上写着“卑鄙的屠夫”。

　　bail ： 保释金
　　Money that is deposited with a court in order to secure the release of a defendant while awaiting trial.
　　存放在法庭的一定数量的保证金，以使被告在候审期间获得释放。
　　Frank's wife came down to the police station to bail him out.
　　弗兰克的妻子到警察局将他保释出来。

　　ballistics ： 弹道学
　　The science of firearms and the study of the motion of bullets.
　　研究火器及子弹运动的科学。
　　A ballistics expert was taking evidence at the scene of the crime.
　　一位弹道学家正在犯罪现场提取证据。

　　blackmail ： 敲诈，勒索
　　The act of threatening to reveal personal information, esp. sexual scandals, in order to extract money.
　　以揭露隐私特别是性丑闻为威胁手段以谋取钱财的行为。
　　Linda was involved in a blackmail scandal of the mayor.
　　林达涉嫌敲诈市长的丑闻。

　　black market ： 黑市
　　A market place where illegal or hard-to-get items are sold or where money is illegal exchanged.
　　非法或紧俏物资的销售点，或者非法换汇的地方。
　　Gangs are buying assault weapons on the black market.
　　黑帮总在黑市购买攻击性武器。

　　blood money ： 血腥钱
　　Money that is paid as retribution for injury, loss of life, vandalism, etc.
　　为他人受伤、丧命、损坏财产而付出的酬金。
　　The mafia paid blood money to have that man killed.
　　黑手党拿出血腥钱将那人杀了。