Vocabulary - part I

Immigration

Asykum Seeker : someone who leaves their own country for their safety, often for political reasons or because of war, and who travels to another country hoping that the government will protect them and allow them to live there.
Flee (the country) : to quickly go to another country in order to escape from something or someone.
Refugges: a person who has escaped from their own country for political, religious or economic reasons or because of a war.
Illegal Alien : someone who goes to live or work in another country when they do not have the legal right to do this.
Border (division) : the line that divides one country from another.

Scandal

Money Laundering : the crime of moving money that has been obtained illegally through banks and other businesses to make it seem as if the money has been obtained legally.
Bribe (noun) : money or a present that you give to someone so that they will do something for you, usually something dishonest.
Bribery : The organization was rife with bribery and corruption.
Be under / on oath : a promise, especially that you will tell the truth in a law court.
Adultery : sex between a married man or woman and someone who is not their wife or husband (eg: Many people in public life have committed adultery).
District Attoney : a lawyer whose job is to represent the government in a particular area of the US.

Crime

Rebel : a person who is opposed to the political system in their country and tries to change it using force, or a person who shows their disagreement with the ideas of people in authority or of society by behaving differently.
Arrest : If the police arrest someone, they take them away to ask them about a crime which they might have committed.
Release : when someone is allowed to leave prison etc.
Bullet-proof : Something which is bullet-proof prevents bullets from going through it.
Witness : a person in a law court who states what they know about a legal case or a particular person.
Holdup : when someone steals from someone else using violence or the threat of violence.
Assault : to attack someone violently.
Hostage : someone who is taken as a prisoner by an enemy in order to force the other people involved to do what the enemy wants.
Cordoned off area : a line of police, soldiers, vehicles, etc. positioned around a particular area in order to prevent people from entering it.
To be disguised : to give a new appearance to a person or thing especially in order to hide its true form.

by Fernando Albuquerque