| A | B |
|---|
| litigation | A lawsuit, or the act of carrying on a suit in a law court |
| commute | To change a heavy, severe punishment or obligation to a lighter one |
| surveillance | A close watch or observation |
| extradite | To get from or deliver to authorities of another state or country a person wanted in connection with a crime |
| gendarme | An armed or military police officer |
| posse | A group of people armed with legal authority |
| turnkey | A jailer, or a person in charge of the keys of a prison |
| alibi | A claim that the accused was elsewhere at the time of a crime |
| illicit | Improper, or forbidden by law or custom |
| poach | To trespass, or to hunt or catch illegally |
| abscond | To steal off or run away secretly |
| purloin | To steal |
| extort | To get something from a person by threats, violence, or illegal force |
| rapine | Pillage,plunder, or the seizing and carrying off of other people's property by force |
| brigand | A bandit or robber, usually a member of a band |
| regicide | The murder of a king; or one who kills a king |
