health and crime

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graze your knee
to scrape the skin off your knee
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bump your head
to hit your head against something
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pull a muscle
to strain a muscle
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lose your voice
to become unable to speak clearly due to soreness or illness
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stub your toe
to hit your toe painfully against something
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sprain your ankle
to injure your ankle by twisting it
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strain your back
to injure your back by overstretching it
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chip a tooth
to break a small piece off a tooth
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bruise your ribs
to injure your ribs, causing a dark mark on the skin
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break your arm
to fracture a bone in your arm
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feel stiff
to experience muscle pain and difficulty moving
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get cramp
to experience a sudden, painful tightening of a muscle
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in a bad way
distressed or suffering
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shaken up
distressed
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out of colour
pale
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feeling under the weather
unwell
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passed out
fainted
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on the mend
getting better
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run down
lacking in energy
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broke into
entered illegally (a building)
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prove
to show that someone is responsible for a crime
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responsible for
having the duty of dealing with or controlling something
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accused him of
charged someone with a crime
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committing a crime
doing something illegal
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evidence against
information used in court to prove guilt
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charged him with
formally accused him of a crime
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came up in court
to be dealt with in a court of law
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put on trial
to be judged in a court of law
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called as a witness
to summon someone to give testimony in court
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gave evidence against
to provide testimony against someone in court
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piece of evidence
a single item of proof in court
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pleaded not guilty
to state in court that one is innocent
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found guilty
to be judged responsible for a crime
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sent to prison
to be put in jail as punishment
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to blame
responsible for something bad
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his fault
responsibility for a mistake or wrong action
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steals things
a thief takes possessions from people/places
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robs people/places of things
a robber takes possessions from people/places, often using force
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theft
the crime of stealing
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burglars
people who break into houses to steal
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muggers
people who attack others in the street to steal
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bank robbers
people who rob banks
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robbery
the crime committed by robbers
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accused of stealing
stated that someone took something illegally
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denied the accusation
stated that the claim was untrue
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admitted his guilt
confessed to having done something wrong
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confessed to the crime
admitted to having committed an offense
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charged with theft
formally accused of stealing
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arrested him
took him into police custody
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case came to trial
a legal proceeding began in court
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pleaded guilty
stated in court that one is guilty
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convicted of the crime
found guilty of an offense by a court
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sentenced to prison
given a period of imprisonment as punishment
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against the law
illegal
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previous convictions
past findings of guilt for crimes
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criminal record
an official list of crimes a person has committed
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assault
a physical attack
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vandalism
deliberate destruction or damage to property
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deterrent against crime
something that discourages criminal activity
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juvenile delinquency
crimes committed by young people
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exhibit aggressive behaviour
to show violent or hostile actions
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fair trial
a legal process that gives all parties equal rights
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court of law
a place where legal cases are heard
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circumstantial evidence
indirect evidence that implies something occurred
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premeditated murder
murder that was planned in advance
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life sentence
imprisonment for the rest of one's life
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rehabilitated
to help a criminal return to a normal life
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minor crimes
less serious offenses
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traffic offences
crimes related to breaking traffic laws
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licenses revoked
to officially cancel or withdraw a license
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set a good example
to behave in a way that others should copy
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good role models
people whose behavior is emulated by others
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due process
the legal requirement that the state must respect all legal rights
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corporal punishment
physical punishment, typically hitting
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violence
physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill
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isolates them from society
to separate criminals from the community
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