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juvenile delinquency
青少年犯罪
Criminal behavior by adolescents and children.
少年和儿童的犯罪行为。
Some parents aren't concerned about juvenile delinquency.
一些家长对青少年犯罪漠不关心。
labor racketeering
工会诈骗
Corrupt practices and organized crime that involve organized labor.
涉及工会的腐败行为和团伙犯罪。
The New York union leader was convicted of labor racketeering.
纽约的工会领袖被判有工会诈骗罪。
larceny
偷盗
The stealing of another person's property.
偷取别人财产的行为。
Have you over been arrested for larceny？
你有偷盗被捕的经历吗？
libel
文字诽谤
Written defamation.
以文字材料来诋毁他人名声的行为。
The famous actress is suing the tabloids for libel.
这位知名的女演员正以诽谤罪起诉数家通俗小报。
Mafia
黑手党
A secret society that originated in Italy in the 1860's. The Mafia now widespread, and is focused on power and profit.
19世纪60年代起源于意大利的秘密团体。现在黑手党势力广为分布，专门从事扩张势力、牟取钱财。
The “Godfather” is a story about the powerful mafia families in New York.
电影《教父》就是有关纽约黑手党的豪门大户的故事。
mail fraud
邮政诈骗
The using of the mail system to defraud the public.
利用邮政系统诈骗公众的行为。
That mail-order company has been convicted of mail fraud.
那家邮购公司被判有邮政诈骗罪。
manhunt
追捕
An organized search to catch a criminal or an escapee.
有组织的追踪、捉拿囚犯、逃犯。
Police have organized a manhunt to capture the escaped convict.
警方组织了一次追捕以抓获那名逃犯。
mass murderer
谋杀多人的凶手
A murderer who kills many people.
多条命案的谋杀者；连环杀手。
More and more mass murderers are popping up in the news these days.
这些天来，新闻里不断报道谋杀多人的凶手。
money laundering
洗钱
The act of concealing the source of funds for the purpose of tax evasion and fraud.
为达到逃税和欺骗的目的而隐瞒资金来源的行为。
This restaurant is just a front for money laundering.
这家餐馆仅仅是洗钱的掩护所。
mule
挟带毒品者，贩运私货的人
A person used to transport drugs or contraband from one place to another.
被用来从一地到另一地运送毒品或违禁品的人。
Security officials in airports are finding an astounding number of people who are being used as mules.
机场的安检人员发现数目十分庞大的旅客充当贩运私货的人。
organized crime
集团犯罪
A term used to describe underworld societies such as the Mafia who deal in crimes such as gambling, narcotics, and prostitution.
黑手党之类的黑社会组织所进行的犯罪，如赌博、贩毒、卖淫等活动。
This company is associated with an east-coast organized syndicate.
这家公司同东海岸的一个犯罪集团有联系。
parole
假释
A conditional release of an offender from confinement before the expiration of his or her sentence. The offender is usually placed under the guidance of a parole officer.
囚犯在服刑期满前有条件地释放出来，但必须置 于假释官的督导之下。
The victim's family is nervous that the offender is up for parole.
受害者家属很紧张，因为罪犯即将获得假释。
penitentiary
监狱，劳改所
Lee is serving his sentence down at the penitentiary.
李正在监狱服刑。
perjury
伪证
The crime of willingly giving false information while under oath.
在法庭上立誓之后故意提供虚假证词的犯罪行为。
If you lie while you are under oath, you can be found guilty of perjury.
如果立誓之后还撒谎，你可能被判伪证罪。
pickpocket
扒手
A thief who is skilled in stealing items from other people's pockets.
擅于从别人口袋里偷取物品的窃贼。
I had my wallet stolen by a pickpocket while I was on the subway.
今天乘地铁时我的钱包让扒手偷了。
