法律英语大全

tax evasion 逃税 The illegal attempt by a taxpayer to avoid paying his or her taxes. 纳税人企图逃避纳税的非法行为。 例句： Bill was found guilty of tax evasion and owes t...

sin tax 罪孽税 Tax that is imposed on cigarettes, liquor, gambling, etc. 对香烟、精、赌博等开征的税收。 例句： Many people complain about the sin tax in Utah. 许多人抱怨犹他州过高的罪...

police brutality 警察暴力 The act of using excessive physical force by police or other law enforcement officers. 警察或其他执法人员过多使用体罚的行为。 例句： The infamous Rodn...

mule 挟带毒品者，贩运私货的人 A person used to transport drugs or contraband from one place to another. 被用来从一地到另一地运送毒品或违禁品的人。 例句： Security officials in airports a...

libel 文字诽谤 Written defamation. 以文字材料来诋毁他人名声的行为。 例句： The famous actress is suing the tabloids for libel. 这位知名的女演员正以诽谤罪起诉数家通俗小报。 Mafia 黑手党 A secret soci...

homicide 杀人，他杀 The act of killing someone. 杀死他人的行为。 例句： Police are investigating the homicide of a prostitute. 警方正在调查一起妓女被杀案件。 hot wire（汽车）电启动 To elec...

embezzlement 贪污 The illegal misappropriation of funds entrusted to one's care. 将由自己保管的资金非法据为已有。 例句： We have never had a problem with embezzlement ...

defendant 被告 A person who has been charged with a crime 被指控犯有罪行的人。 例句： The court found the defendant guilty of murder. 法庭判定被告犯有谋杀罪。 domestic violence ...

Crime rate 犯罪率 The number of reported crimes per specified number of the population. 每一定人数中发生的犯罪数量。 例句： Which state has the highest crime rate in the ...

con artist 行骗高手 A person who is skilled at convincing others of believing in fraudulent schemes. 擅于蒙骗并使人进入骗局的人。 例句： Bob makes his living as a con arti...