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al‧i‧bi /ˈæləbaɪ/

catch sb red-handed

law‧yer /ˈlɔːjə/

bur‧glar /ˈbɜːɡlə/

be a steal

informal to be very cheap

- an excellent seafood dish that is a steal at $8.25

con‧vict /kənˈvɪkt/ ●○○ verb [transitive]   

to prove or officially announce that someone is guilty of a crime after a trial in a law court OPP acquit

convict somebody of something

- She was convicted of shoplifting.

Arrest somebody for something

- Her father was arrested for fraud.

Arrest somebody in connection with something

- Five youths were arrested in connection with the attack.

Arrest somebody on charges/suspicion of (doing) something

- He was arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs.

sue /sjuː $ suː/ ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive]   

1 to make a legal claim against someone, especially for money, because they have harmed you in some way

- If the builders don’t fulfil their side of the contract, we’ll sue.

- The company is suing a former employee.

Suit

3 LAW a problem or complaint that a person or company brings to a court of law to be settled SYN lawsuit

- Johnson has filed suit against her.

- A civil suit

Criminal record

crook1 /krʊk/ ●○○ noun [countable]   

1 informal a dishonest person or a criminal

- The crooks got away across the park.

hos‧tage /ˈhɒstɪdʒ/

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Homework: p. 100-101, Writing.

WISH

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tell somebody ↔ off phrasal verb

if someone in authority tells you off, they speak to you angrily about something wrong that you have done

be/get told off

- Shelley was one of those kids who was always getting told off at school.

tell somebody off for doing something

- My dad told me off for swearing.

tell on somebody phrasal verb informal

to tell someone in authority about something wrong that someone you know has done – used especially by children

- Please don’t tell on me – my parents will kill me if they find out!

let something go (or pass)

choose not to react to an action or remark.

"the decision worried us, but we let it go"