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ookstores and movie theaters, striptease bars, etc. 劃定的街區(qū),作為開設(shè)色情書店、影院、脫衣舞場(chǎng)等的場(chǎng)所。 ballistics : 彈道學(xué) The science of firearms and the study of the motion of bullets. 研究火器及子彈運(yùn)動(dòng)的科學(xué)。 chop shop : 地下拆車廠 A shop where criminals take apart stolen cars and sell the parts. 犯罪分子將所盜汽車拆成零件并銷售出去的窩點(diǎn)。 domestic violence : 家庭暴力 Violence toward a family member, including child abuse or wife beating. 對(duì)家庭成員施加的暴力,包括虐待兒童和毆打妻子。 holdup : 持槍搶劫 The act of robbing someone at gunpoint. 持槍相威脅,搶奪他人財(cái)物的行為。 parole : 假釋 A conditional release of an offender from confinement before the expiration of his or her sentence. The offender is usually placed under the guidance of a parole officer. 囚犯在服刑期滿前有條件地釋放出來,但必須置 于假釋官的督導(dǎo)之下。 tax evasion :逃稅 The illegal attempt by a taxpayer to avoid paying his or her taxes. 納稅人企圖逃避納稅的非法行為。 slush fund :賄金 Money that is used to bribe public politicians and other influential officials 用來賄賂知名政客或其他有影響力的官員的資金。 mass murderer : 謀殺多人的兇手 A murderer who kills many people. 多條命案的謀殺者;連環(huán)殺手。黑幫常常涉嫌毒品、暴力、高利貸和賣淫等。 deadly weapon : 致命武器 Any object, or instrument that is capable of being used to kill. 任何可以用以殺人致命的物體、器具。 burglary : 入室盜竊 The act of breaking into a home, building, etc. with the intent to steal from it. 闖入民宅、建筑物等,企圖偷盜的行為。 assault : 襲擊 The act of attempting or threatening to harm another person. 試圖傷害或威脅要傷害他人的行為。 arson : 縱火 The crime of intentionally destroying property by the use of fire. 故意放火毀壞財(cái)產(chǎn)的犯罪。 bucket shop : 投機(jī)商號(hào) (Also called “telephone boiler room.”) An office that is used to promote worthless land or securities by mail or through telemarketing. (也被稱為”電話交易所”)通過郵件或電話營銷來推銷荒地或垃圾證券的地點(diǎn)。 Crime rate : 犯罪率 The number of reported crimes per specified number of the population. 每一定人數(shù)中發(fā)生的犯罪數(shù)量。偽造還包括制假錢幣、仿冒簽名和藝術(shù)品等?,F(xiàn)在黑手黨勢(shì)力廣為分布,專門從事擴(kuò)張勢(shì)力、牟取錢財(cái)。serial killer :系列命案的殺手,連環(huán)殺手 A murder who mits a series of killings, usually with distinct similarities in the murders. 制造多起命案的兇手,其作案手段通常有明顯相似之處。 vigilante :治安維持會(huì) A person or group who takes the responsibility of a law enforcement officer into their won hands. 承擔(dān)執(zhí)法人員維持治安責(zé)任的個(gè)人和群體。 pickpocket : 扒手 A t