der Verbrecher

criminal

• Der Verbrecher wurde von der Polizei festgenommen.
  The criminal was apprehended by the police.10 months ago

das Gesetz

law

• Ist es manchmal nötig, das Gesetz zu brechen, wenn es unmoralisch oder ungerecht sei?
  Is it sometimes necessary to break the law, if it is immoral or unjust?10 months ago

das Verbrechen

crime

• Ich habe das Verbrechen nicht gesehen, sonst habe ich darüber in der Zeitung gelesen.
  I didn’t see the crime, but I did read about it in the newspaper.10 months ago

I enjoyed having a theme for my vocab-learning last month, so I’ve decided to adopt that approach for all my vocab-learning goals. Last month’s theme was football, and I read a lot of football articles on www.sueddeutsche.de on my lunch breaks to give me plenty of exposure to the vocab I was learning.

This month, I’ve decided to learn vocabulary about crime and law enforcement, which I think will be useful when reading the news, since it’s a common topic. 10 months ago