Crime
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. Crime
A. A proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress
2. Criminal
B. The state of being imprisoned
3. Victim
C. A portable gun (plural)
4. Incarceration
D. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
5. Gang
E. Habitual relapse into crime
6. Intervention
F. The force of ___ and officers
7. Firearms
G. A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
8. Substance abuse
H. Someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
9. Drugs
I. An association of criminals
10. Recidivism
J. A room in which a lawcourt sits
11. Restitution
K. An act punishable by law
12. Court
L. Medicines or harmful substances people take
13. Police
M. Excessive use of drugs