Referat Capital punishment

CAPIT A L   PUNISHM E NT

victim ↔victimizer

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Opfer Täter

victimizer: a person who exerts violence on the victim capital crimes: to be accused of murder

manslaughter rape

robbery  includes physical violence burglary

arson  to set fire deliberately (Brandstiftung)

 you go to court/ you are brought to court

 you are confronted with the trial

 judge/ jury (Geschworene) are there

 they pass a sentence

the person is sentenced to  different kinds of punishment (10y.,20y., life-long)

death (e.g. in Florida, Texas)

 only when you are found not guilty/ innocent

you are set free

you are released

you are acquitted

 you are placed on probation = auf Bewährung frei gelassen werden

lethal injections (Giftspritze) replaced the electric chair

_{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