261.juvenile delinquency ： 青少年犯罪

　　Criminal behavior by adolescents and children.

　　少年和兒童的犯罪行為。

　　Some parents aren’t concerned about juvenile delinquency.

　　一些家長對青少年犯罪漠不關心。

　　262.labor racketeering ： 工會詐騙

　　Corrupt practices and organized crime that involve organized labor.

　　涉及工會的腐敗行為和團伙犯罪。

　　The New York union leader was convicted of labor racketeering.

　　紐約的工會領袖被判有工會詐騙罪。

　　263.larceny ： 偷盜

　　The stealing of another person’s property.

　　偷取別人財產的行為。

　　Have you over been arrested for larceny?

　　你有偷盜被捕的經歷嗎?

　　264.libel ： 文字誹謗

　　Written defamation.

　　以文字材料來詆毀他人名聲的行為。

　　The famous actress is suing the tabloids for libel.

　　這位知名的女演員正以誹謗罪起訴數家通俗小報。

　　265.Mafia ： 黑手黨

　　A secret society that originated in Italy in the 1860’s. The Mafia now widespread, and is focused on power and profit.

　　19世紀60年代起源于意大利的秘密團體。現在黑手黨勢力廣為分布，專門從事擴張勢力、牟取錢財。

　　The “Godfather” is a story about the powerful mafia families in New York.

　　電影《教父》就是有關紐約黑手黨的豪門大戶的故事。

　　266.mail fraud ： 郵政詐騙

　　The using of the mail system to defraud the public.

　　利用郵政系統詐騙公眾的行為。

　　That mail-order company has been convicted of mail fraud.

　　那家郵購公司被判有郵政詐騙罪。

　　267.manhunt ： 追捕

　　An organized search to catch a criminal or an escapee.

　　有組織的追蹤、捉拿囚犯、逃犯。

　　Police have organized a manhunt to capture the escaped convict.

　　警方組織了一次追捕以抓獲那名逃犯。

　　268.mass murderer ： 謀殺多人的兇手

　　A murderer who kills many people.

　　多條命案的謀殺者;連環殺手。

　　More and more mass murderers are popping up in the news these days.

　　這些天來，新聞里不斷報道謀殺多人的兇手。

　　269.money laundering ： 洗錢

　　The act of concealing the source of funds for the purpose of tax evasion and fraud.

　　為達到逃稅和欺騙的目的而隱瞞資金來源的行為。

　　This restaurant is just a front for money laundering.

　　這家餐館僅僅是洗錢的掩護所。

　　270.mule ： 挾帶毒品者，販運私貨的人

　　A person used to transport drugs or contraband from one place to another.

　　被用來從一地到另一地運送毒品或違禁品的人。

　　Security officials in airports are finding an astounding number of people who are being used as mules.

　　機場的安檢人員發現數目十分龐大的旅客充當販運私貨的人。

　　271.organized crime ： 集團犯罪

　　A term used to describe underworld societies such as the Mafia who deal in crimes such as gambling, narcotics, and prostitution.

　　黑手黨之類的黑社會組織所進行的犯罪，如賭博、販毒、賣淫等活動。

　　This company is associated with an east-coast organized syndicate.

　　這家公司同東海岸的一個犯罪集團有聯系。

　　272.parole ： 假釋

　　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.

　　囚犯在服刑期滿前有條件地釋放出來，但必須置 于假釋官的督導之下。

　　The victim’s family is nervous that the offender is up for parole.

　　受害者家屬很緊張，因為罪犯即將獲得假釋。

　　273.penitentiary ： 監獄，勞改所

　　A maximum-security facility designed to detain prisoners serving long sentences.

　　Lee is serving his sentence down at the penitentiary.

　　李正在監獄服刑。

　　274.perjury ： 偽證

　　The crime of willingly giving false information while under oath.

　　在法庭上立誓之后故意提供虛假證詞的犯罪行為。

　　If you lie while you are under oath, you can be found guilty of perjury.

　　如果立誓之后還撒謊，你可能被判偽證罪。

　　275.pickpocket ： 扒手

　　A thief who is skilled in stealing items from other people’s pockets.

　　擅于從別人口袋里偷取物品的竊賊。

　　I had my wallet stolen by a pickpocket while I was on the subway.

　　今天乘地鐵時我的錢包讓扒手偷了。

　　276.pilice brutality ： 警察暴力

　　The act of using excessive physical force by police or other law enforcement officers.

　　警察或其他執法人員過多使用體罰的行為。

　　The infamous Rodney King beating in L.A. showed the public at how rampant police brutality is.

　　發生在洛杉磯的不光彩的羅德尼·金毒打案向公眾展示了警察暴行是多少猖狂。

　　277.police corruption ： 警察腐敗

　　The misuse of police power in return for favors of gain.

　　警察濫用權力以換取好處和利益。

　　The mayor is working to put an end to police corruption in this city.

　　市長正致力于肅清本市的警察腐敗。

　　278.pornoshop ： 色情商店

　　A shop or bookstore that sells pornographic materials.

　　出售色情物品的商店。

　　The local pornshop has been shut down form selling materials to minors.

　　當地的色情商店因向未成年人出售色情物品而被關閉。

　　279.prison break ： 越獄

　　An escape from prison involving violence by one or more prisoners.

　　一個或多個囚犯使用暴力從監獄逃跑。

　　Two guards and two inmates were killed in a prison break in Texas, yesterday.

　　昨天在得克薩斯州發生一起越獄案，兩名衛兵和兩名囚犯被殺死。

　　280.property crime ： 財產犯罪

　　Auto theft, burglary, larceny, etc.

　　偷汽車、入室盜竊、偷盜等。

　　This section of town has been plagued with property crimes.

　　這個城區的財產犯罪很猖獗。