Capital Punishment

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

victim Ö victimizer
â â
Opfer Täter

victimizer: a person who exerts violence on the victim

capital crimes: to be accused of murder
manslaughter
rape
robbery à includes physical violence
burglary
arson à to set fire deliberately (Brandstiftung)

à you go to court/ you are brought to court
à you are confronted with the trial
à judge/ jury (Geschworene) are there
à they pass a sentence
àthe person is sentenced to à different kinds of punishment (10y.,20y., life - long...)
æ death (e.g. in Florida, Texas...)
à only when you are found not guilty/ innocent
à you are set free
à you are released
à you are acquitted
à you are placed on probation = auf Bewährung frei gelassen werden

lethal injections (Giftspritze) replaced the electric chair
â
very high voltage
a serious crime = Schweverbrechen
a minor crime = geringeres Verbrechen

criminals were afraid of potential consequences
millions of $ may transfered to illegal accounts (Konten)

"The world is out of joint" (Hamlet) = die Welt ist aus den Fugen geraten
joiner = sb. who puts things together = Tischler
joint = Gelenke
to apply for = ansuchen

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