The police used CCTV footage to ___ the man who had been stealing phones on the train.

Customs officers hoped to ___ the smugglers before they crossed the border.

The detective waited near the exit, hoping to ___ the suspect in the act.

It took months of surveillance to ___ the gang leader.

The report claims that several managers helped ___ fraud by hiding company losses.

People are less likely to ___ offences when they believe they will be caught.

The teenager said he did not intend to ___ a crime; he had just followed his friends.

The minister resigned after admitting he had helped ___ illegal payments.

The witness repeated her statement in ___ under oath.

The case will go to ___ next month if the two sides cannot reach a settlement.

Reporters waited outside ___ while the judge considered the verdict.

The company was taken to ___ for refusing to follow safety regulations.

Without reliable ___, the jury could not be certain who had started the fire.

The lawyer argued that the new DNA ___ proved her client was innocent.

Investigators collected ___ from the scene before the building was cleaned.

The case collapsed because the key ___ had been handled incorrectly.

The restaurant had to pay a large ___ for serving food after its licence expired.

Drivers who park in disabled spaces may receive a ___ without warning.

The judge gave him a ___ instead of a prison sentence because it was his first offence.

Companies can face a heavy ___ if they fail to protect customer data.

Police promised to ___ the incident after witnesses reported seeing a weapon.

A special team was created to ___ allegations of corruption in the department.

The journalist spent six months trying to ___ the illegal sale of public land.

The school said it would ___ the complaint before deciding whether to suspend the teacher.

He was sent to ___ for five years after being found guilty of armed robbery.

Many experts argue that ___ should focus more on rehabilitation than revenge.

She avoided ___ because the judge accepted that she had cooperated fully with police.

The documentary examines life inside ___ from the perspective of former inmates.

The school decided to ___ students who cheated in the final exam.

Judges must decide how severely to ___ people who repeatedly break the law.

Some parents believe it is better to educate young offenders than simply ___ them.

The new policy aims to ___ companies that deliberately ignore environmental rules.

The ___ described how the robbery had affected her sense of safety.

Support services were offered to every ___ of the online scam.

The police asked the ___ to identify the suspect from a set of photographs.

The charity provides legal advice to any ___ of domestic abuse.