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Crime
vocabulary
| Crime | Definition |
|---|---|
| burglary /ˈbɜːɡləri/ | the crime of going into a building illegally and stealing things |
| robbery /ˈrɒbəri/ | the crime of stealing from someone or somewhere |
| rape /reɪp/ | to force someone to have sex when they do not want to |
| murder /ˈmɜːdər/ | the crime of killing someone |
| arson /ˈɑː.sən/ | the crime of intentionally starting a fire in order to damage or destroy something, especially a building |
| contract killing | a form of murder, in which one party hires another party to kill a target individual or group of people |
| forgery /ˈfɔː.dʒər.i/ | an illegal copy of a document, painting, etc. or the crime of making such illegal copies |
| manslaughter /ˈmænˌslɔː.tər/ | the crime of killing a person when the killer did not intend to do it or cannot be responsible for his or her actions |
| shoplifting /ˈʃɒp.lɪf.tɪŋ/ | the illegal act of taking goods from a shop without paying for them |
| theft /θeft/ | (the act of) dishonestly taking something that belongs to someone else and keeping it |
| treason /ˈtriː.zən/ | (the crime of) showing no loyalty to your country, especially by helping its enemies or trying to defeat its government |
| vandalism /ˈvæn.dəl.ɪ.zəm/ | the crime of intentionally damaging property belonging to other people |
| white-collar crime /ˌwaɪt.kɒl.ə ˈkraɪm/ | crime or a single crime that is committed by a person who works in an office or a similar place, usually by a professional person (= a person who has the type of job that involves a high level of education and training) in connection with their work |
| homicide /ˈhɒm.ɪ.saɪd/ | any act of murder |
| house-breaking | breaking into a house |
| extortion /ɪkˈstɔː.ʃən/ | the act of getting something, especially money, by force or threats |
| hacking /ˈhæk.ɪŋ/ | the activity of getting into someone else's computer system without permission in order to find out information or do something illegal |
| motor vehicle theft | the act of stealing or attempting to steal a motor vehicle that belongs to someone else |
| smuggling /ˈsmʌɡ.lɪŋ/ | the act or process of taking things or people to or from a place secretly and often illegally |
| kidnapping /ˈkɪd.næp.ɪŋ/ | consisting of the unlawful taking and carrying away of a person by force or fraud or the unlawful seizure and detention of a person against his will |
| drug trafficking | the process by which individuals grow, manufacture, and sell illicit drugs to the public |
| bribery /ˈbraɪ.bər.i/ | an attempt to make someone do something for you by giving the person money, presents, or something else that they want |
| slander /ˈslɑːn.dər/ | a false spoken statement about someone that damages their reputation, or the making of such a statement |
| libel | a piece of writing that contains bad and false things about a person |
| perjury /ˈpɜː.dʒər.i/ | the crime of telling lies in court when you have promised to tell the truth |
| complicity | involvement in a crime or some activity that is wrong |
| harassment /ˈhær.əs.mənt/ | illegal behaviour towards a person that causes mental or emotional suffering, which includes repeated unwanted contacts without a reasonable purpose, insults, threats, touching, or offensive language |
| money laundering /ˈmʌn.i ˌlɔːn.də.rɪŋ/ | the crime of moving money that has been obtained illegally through banks and other businesses to make it seem as if the money has been obtained legally |
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