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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
punishment
/ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/
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forensicadjectiveUsing scientific methods to find evidence for a legal case.
surveillancenounCareful watching of a place or person, often with cameras.
jurisdictionnounThe area or range of matters in which an official body can make legal decisions.
fraudnounThe crime of getting money by tricking people.
tribunalnounA special court or panel set up to settle certain kinds of dispute.
negligencenounFailure to take proper care, which causes harm to another person.
summonsnounAn official order to appear in a court at a set time.
offendernounA person who has committed a crime.
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