in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of someone in the act of committing a crime
(police) detective; criminal matter
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
one's thought and beliefs
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow; making a rod for one's own back
defense; defence; protection
ministries and government offices; the authorities
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
trial; judgement; judgment
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
civil affairs; civil case
appeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal
shameless; shameless person
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
propensity to steal; thieving habits; kleptomania
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
fabrication; made-up story; sham; hoax; put-up job; frame-up
excessive or unjustifiable self-defense (defence)
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
reference data; reference material
tort; illegal act; illegal activity; offence; offense
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
judge's sentence; assessment of a case
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
to cut one's own throat; to dig one's own grave; to cause oneself harm; to bring ruin on oneself
to get one's head around; to think about