Statistics for Crime and Justice Vocabulary

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
To abduct someone and hold them captive	Kidnap	100%
Place where cases and legal matters are conducted	Court	80%
The place where accused persons and criminals are held	Jail	80%
Length of time a prisoner is imprisoned	Sentence	78%
To hit/injure someone physically	Assault	76%
A person who sees a crime or accident, take place	Witness	76%
To threaten to reveal something incriminating for money	Blackmail	74%
A living space for inmates within a prison	Cell	74%
An official appointed to decide cases in a court of law	Judge	74%
12 people sworn to give a verdict in a legal case	Juror	74%
To seize an aircraft, vehicle, or ship while in transit	Hijack	72%
A person who kills another person	Murderer	72%
A person who defaces the property of another person	Vandal	66%
To steal or break into a home or car, etc.	Burgle	64%
A British term for a lawyer	Barrister	62%
Asking for a reversal of the decision of a court	Appeal	60%
The legally authorized killing of someone as punishment for a crime	Capital Punishment	52%
A person who steals from a store	Shoplifter	48%
A person who imports/exports prohibited goods	Smuggler	46%
Voluntary work to compensate for a crime	Community Service	44%
To attack and rob someone in a public place	Mug	44%
Physical punishment, such as caning or flogging	Corporal Punishment	42%
Person who uses violence in the pursuit of political or religious aims	Terrorist	42%
The release of an offender subject to a period of good behavior under supervision	Probation	32%

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