犯罪术语常用英语(9)
291.serial killer :系列命案的杀手,连环杀手
A murder who commits a series of killings, usually with distinct similarities in the murders.
制造多起命案的凶手,其作案手段通常有明显相似之处。
Doesn't it seems a little inappropriate to put serial killers on trading cards.
将系列命案的凶手印在商业卡片上是不是有些不合适?
292.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。
Many people complain about the sin tax in Utah.
许多人抱怨犹他州过高的罪孽税。
293.skid row :贫民街,贫民窟
A rundown section of a city characterized by drunkards living on the street.
城市的破旧区域,常见到许多酒鬼露宿街头。
After his divorce, Mike became a drunk down on skid row.
离婚之后,迈克尔沦落为贫民街的酒鬼。
294.slush fund :贿金
Money that is used to bribe public politicians and other influential officials
用来贿赂知名政客或其他有影响力的官员的资金。
Lobbyists use slush fund to bribe public officials.
院外集团的说客用贿金拉拢政府官员。
295.statutory rape :法定强奸罪
Sexual intercourse with a female who has consented, but who is legally incapable of consent because she is underage.
与未成年女子发生的性行为,虽经其本人同意,但法律规定其尚未成年,不具备表达同意意愿的能力。
What is the penalty for statutory rape?
对法定强奸罪的惩罚是什么?
296.suicide pact :自杀合约
An agreement between two or more persons to commit suicide together.
一起自杀的两者或多者之间的协定。
The whole high school was shocked at the news of the two classmates who killed themselves in a suicide pact.
两个同班同学订立自杀合约并自杀身亡的消息使整个学校感到震惊。
297.suicide season :自杀季节
The Christmas season when many lonely people feel isolated and take their own lives.
指圣诞节期间,许多人孤独不堪而自杀。
December is without question, the suicide season.
十二月无疑是自杀季节。
298.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。
Bill was found guilty of tax evasion and owes the IRS over $60,000 in back taxes.
比尔被判逃税罪,他现在仍欠国内收入局六万多美元的滞纳税金。
299.vandalism :故意毁坏
The defacement or destruction of public or private property.
损坏或破坏公私财产的行为。
Vandalism is a major problem in inner city schools.
故意毁坏财物的的行为是市内学校的一个严重问题。
300.vice squad :警察缉捕队
Plain clothes policeman who work undercover to detect crime.
隐蔽调查犯罪的便衣警察。
Sean has been a member of the vice squad for nine years.
西恩在缉捕队工作已经9年了。