Crime and punshiment

abuse	unfair, cruel or violent treatment of somebody	reported abuses by the secret police	pahoinpitely/hyväksikäyttö
abduct	to take somebody away illegally, especially using force	He had attempted to abduct the two children.	kaapata
accessory	a person who helps somebody to commit a crime or who knows about it and protects the person from the police	He was charged with being an accessory to murder.	apu/avustaja
arson	the crime of deliberately setting fire to something, especially a building	to carry out an arson attack	tuhopoltto
apprehend	to catch somebody and arrest them	The police apprehended an armed suspect near the scene of the crime.	pidättää
autopsy	an official examination of a dead body by a specially trained doctor in order to discover the cause of death	an autopsy report	ruumiinavaus
bribe	a sum of money or something valuable that you give or offer to somebody to persuade them to help you, especially by doing something dishonest	It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office.	lahjus
confinement	the state of being forced to stay in a closed space, prison, etc.	years of confinement as a political prisoner	vankeus
cybercrime	crime that is committed using the internet, for example by stealing somebody’s personal or bank details	Emotet is a malware strain and a cybercrime operation	verkkorikos
death sentence	the legal punishment of being killed for a serious crime	the first death sentence passed on a woman	kuoleman tuomio

Law and justice

attorney	a lawyer, especially one who can act for somebody in court	they hired an attorney	asianajaja
article	a separate item in an agreement or a contract	Article 10 of the European Convention guarantees free speech.	pykälä
bail	money that somebody agrees to pay if a person accused of a crime does not appear at their trial.	She was released on £2 000 bail.	takuusumma
breathalyse	to check how much alcohol a driver has drunk by making him or her breathe into a breathalyser	Both drivers were breathalysed at the scene of the accident	puhalluttaa
cadet	a young person who is training to become an officer in the police or armed forces	The military academy trains up to 2 000 officer cadets each year.	kokelas
commander	a person who is in charge of something, especially an officer in charge of a particular group of soldiers or a military operation	General Eisenhower was Supreme Allied Commander in Western Europe	komentaja
constable	a different word for police. used especially when talking to a police office	Have you finished your report, Constable?	konstaapeli
convict	to decide and state officially in court that somebody is guilty of a crime	There wasn’t enough evidence to convict her.	tuomittu/vanki
copyright	not allowed to be copied without permission	copyright material	tekijänoikeudella suojattu
discharge	to allow a member of a jury to stop serving in a court case	If the jury cannot agree, it should be discharged.	vapauttaa

Politics

absolutism	a political system in which a leader or government has total power at all times	they have an absolutism government	itsevaltius
activist	a person who works to achieve political or social change, especially as a member of an organization with particular aims	Thousands of environmental activists joined the march to demand action on climate change	aktivisti
anarchism	the political belief that laws and governments are not necessary	some people belive in anarchism	anarkismi
balance of power	the way in which political or military strength is divided between two or more countries or groups	a commitment to maintaining the balance of power in Europe	voimatasapaino
ballot box	a box in which people put their ballots after voting	the ballot box is full	vaaliuurna
bureau	a government department or part of a government department	the Federal Bureau of Investigation	virasto
campaign	a series of planned activities that are intended to achieve a particular social, commercial or political aim	Both sides have been accused of waging a dirty campaign.	kampanja
capitalism	an economic system in which a country’s businesses and industry are controlled and run for profit by private owners rather than by the government	the growth of industrial capitalism in the West	kapitalism
chancellor	the government minister who is responsible for financial affairs	MPs waited for the chancellor's announcement.	kansleri
civil servant	​a person who works in the civil service	He’s a 35-year-old civil servant with two young children.	valtionvirkamies