Vocabulary: Police, Crime & Law Enforcement

Vocabulary B1/B2

Law & Enforcement

The exhaustive guide to the justice system! Select the tabs below to explore crimes, police tools, the court process, and law idioms.

Rob vs Steal 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain the most common mistake in crime vocabulary! Remember: You ROB a person or a place (like a bank), but you STEAL an object (like a phone or money).

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Definition Match

What do you call someone who breaks into a house to steal things?

(តើអ្នកហៅជនដែលគាស់ផ្ទះចូលលួចឥវ៉ាន់ថាដូចម្តេច?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Court Vocabulary

The group of regular people who listen to a trial and decide if someone is guilty or not is called the...

(តើក្រុមមនុស្សដែលស្តាប់ការជំនុំជម្រះ និងសម្រេចថាជនជាប់ចោទមានទោសឬអត់ ហៅថាអ្វី?)

VOCABULARY TRAP ❌

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

(តើប្រយោគមួយណាត្រឹមត្រូវ?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Idiom Meaning

If a criminal is "Behind bars", it means they are...

(ប្រសិនបើជនល្មើស "Behind bars" តើវាមានន័យថាពួកគេកំពុងនៅឯណា?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Translation Match

What is the English word for "ខ្នោះដៃ"?

(តើពាក្យ "ខ្នោះដៃ" ជាភាសាអង់គ្លេសហៅថាអ្វី?)

Police Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Report a Crime 👮‍♂️ Write down three sentences explaining a fake crime you saw. Use the words "Suspect", "Steal", and "Witness".

Court Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

The Verdict ⚖️ Practice saying these two opposite phrases out loud: "The jury found him guilty" and "The jury found him innocent."

Idiom Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Voice Note 🎤 Record yourself explaining the meaning of "Turn a blind eye". Send it to a friend and ask if they understand!

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Sokha 3 hours ago

Teacher, what is the difference between a Robber and a Burglar?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Sokha! A Robber takes things from a person using force or threats (like holding a gun at a bank). A Burglar secretly breaks into a building or house to steal things (usually when no one is home). 🏠

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Vireak 5 hours ago

What does it mean if the police say someone is a "Suspect"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Great question! A suspect is someone the police *think* might have committed the crime, but they don't have enough proof yet. Once they have proof and catch them, they become the "Culprit" or the "Guilty" person. 🕵️‍♂️