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犯罪术语(三)

分类: 法律英语 
blackmail 敲诈,勒索

    The act of threatening to reveal personal information, esp. sexual scandals, in order to extract money.
    以揭露隐私特别是性丑闻为威胁手段以谋取钱财的行为。

    例句:

    Linda was involved in a blackmail scandal of the mayor.
    林达涉嫌敲诈市长的丑闻。

    black market 黑市

    A market place where illegal or hard-to-get items are sold or where money is illegal exchanged.
    非法或紧俏物资的销售点,或者非法换汇的地方。

    例句:

    Gangs are buying assault weapons on the black market.
    黑帮总在黑市购买攻击性武器。

    blood money 血腥钱

    Money that is paid as retribution for injury, loss of life, vandalism, etc.
    为他人受伤、丧命、损坏财产而付出的酬金。

    例句:

    The mafia paid blood money to have that man killed.
    黑手党拿出血腥钱将那人杀了。

    body bag 装尸袋

    A heavy-duty bag that is used to contain a corpse.
    一种结实的用来装运尸体的袋子。

    例句:

    The officer warmed the man to drop his gun or “end up in a body bag.”
    警察警告那人放下武器,否则必死无疑。

    bomb squad 爆破小组

    A team of police who are specially-trained to remove and deactivate bombs.
    经专门训练,从事排除和拆卸炸弹的一支警察队伍。

    例句:

    The bomb squad was called in to deactivate the car bomb.
    有关部门请来爆破小组拆除这枚汽车炸弹。

    bootlegging 贩卖违禁品

    The illegal distribution of items such as alcohol, drugs, firearms, etc.
    非法销售物品如酒类、毒品、枪支等。

    例句:

    Three Mexicans were arrested for bootlegging firearms across the border.
    三名墨西哥人因越境贩卖枪支而被捕

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