Mystery and crime vocabulary
detective [dɪ'tɛktɪv]
suspect ['sʌspɛkt] - a person the police think may be guilty
clue [klu:] - a piece of information that helps solve a mystery
evidence ['ɛvɪdəns]
witness ['wɪtnəs] - a person who sees a crime or accident happen
crime [kraɪm]
steal [sti:l] - take a thing that is not yours
rob [rɑb] - steal from a place or person
murder ['mɜrdər] - the crime of killing a person; to kill deliberately
investigate [ɪn'vɛstɪgeɪt]
solve [sɑlv]
guilty ['gɪlti] - responsible for a crime
innocent ['ɪnəsənt]
prison ['prɪzən]
trial ['traɪəl] - the examination of a case in a court of law
victim ['vɪktɪm]
Steal and rob are different. We steal a thing (He stole my wallet) but we rob a place or person (They robbed the bank).
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