雅思写作中涉及法律类的话题是学生公认的难题. 本篇总结了一些此类作文中常用的单词以作补充.

犯罪/违反法律:commit a crime ,  break the law,
　　law breaking,   violatethe law,    against the law,

　　罪犯: criminal, law offender, law breaker,
　　law violator, villain, vermin, convict

　　守法:  abide by the law, comply,  compliance with the law,
　　conform. to the law, abidanceby law, keep the law

　　滥用法律: abuse of law, stretch the law

　　监狱/关押:jail, prison, imprisonment, imprison, incarcerate, lock up

　　死刑: capital punishment, death penalty, death sentence

　　无期徒刑: life sentence, life prisonment, lifelong punishment

　　受害者:  victim,  casualty          
　　无辜的: innocent, harmless
　　改造: rehabilitate                      
　　威慑力: deterrent
　　逮捕: arrest, apprehend

　　武装抢劫: armed robbery ;           
　　敲诈勒索: blackmail;                 
　　非法闯入: break-in;                 
　　窃听: bug;                          
　　职业罪犯: career criminal;           
　　伪造: counterfeit;                   
　　赌博: gamble;                       
　　集团犯罪:organized crime;           
　　色情商店: pornoshop;               

　　纵火: arson;
　　贩卖违禁品: bootlegging;
　　行贿受贿:bribery; 
　　入室盗窃: burglary;
　　虐待儿童: child abuse;
　　强奸犯:rapist;
　　劫持: hijack;
　　扒手: pickpocket;
　　逃税: tax evasion;

　　仁慈的: lenient, merciful;  
　　开明的: enlightened,                 
　　文明的: civilized,                  
　　仁慈的:  humane
　　和谐的: harmonious            
　　同情的的: sympathetic
　　残忍的: cruel,  brutal, merciless, inhumane, dispiteous