GLOSSARY
- Lawyer: A person whose profession is to represent clients in a court of law or to advise or act for them in other legal matters.
- Policeman: A member of a police force.
- Judge: A public officer with the authority to hear and decide cases in a court of law.
- Politicians: One who is active in politics, as a career.
- Thief: One who steals, secretly.
- Criminals: Of the nature of or involving crime:
- Crime: An action considered harmful to the public good and legally prohibited.
- Murder: The unlawful killing of a person, esp. when done deliberately.
- Steal: To take (the property of another) without permission or right, esp. secretly or by force.
- Rob: To take something by unlawful force.
- Mugger: A person who mugs, one who assaults a person in order to rob him or her.
- Pickpocket: One who steals from the pockets of people, as in a crowded public place.
- Kidnapper: To carry off (a person) by force or trickery, esp. for use as a hostage or to get money.
- Hijack: To seize (an airplane or other vehicle) by threat or by force, esp. for ransom or political aims.
- Hooligans: A young hoodlum.
- Handcuffs: A metal ring that can be locked around a prisoner's wrist, usually one of a pair connected by a chain or bar.
- Burglar: One who commits burglary.
- Bark: The sharp cry of a dog, fox, or similar animal.