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, violate the 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, abidance by 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 ; 纵火: arson;

　　敲诈勒索: blackmail; 贩卖 违禁品: bootlegging;

　　非法闯入: break-in; 行贿受贿:bribery;

　　窃听: bug; 入室盗窃: burglary;

　　职业罪犯: career criminal; 虐待儿童: child abuse;

　　伪造: counterfeit; 强奸犯:rapist;

　　赌博: gamble; 劫持: hijack;

　　集团犯罪:organized crime; 扒手: pickpocket;

　　色情商店: pornoshop; 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