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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
violence
/ˈvaɪləns/
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More in Crime and law →forensicadjectiveUsing scientific methods to find evidence for a legal case.
deterrentnounSomething that makes people less likely to do something.
tribunalnounA special court or panel set up to settle certain kinds of dispute.
break the lawTo do something that is illegal.
testifyverbTo give a spoken statement in court about what you know.
offendernounA person who has committed a crime.
guardianshipnounThe legal responsibility for looking after a child who is not your own.
burglarnounA person who breaks into a building in order to steal.
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