VOCABULARY: CRIMES AND CRIMINALS
Most countries
have laws (official rules set by the government). Together, these laws are
called "the Law". When people disobey the Law, we say that they
"break the law", and we call such people "law breakers" or
"criminals". Breaking the law is
a "crime".
This criminal (noun)
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does this...
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crime (noun)
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action (verb)
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accomplice
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helps another person to commit a crime
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aiding and abetting
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aid and abet
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arsonist
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sets fire to other people's property illegally
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arson
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commit arson
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assassin
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kills people for political reasons, or in return for
payment
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assassination
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assassinate
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burglar
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breaks in to buildings to steal
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burglary
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burgle
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drug dealer
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buys and sells illegal drugs
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drug dealing
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deal in drugs
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forger
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makes fake money or documents
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forgery
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forge
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hijacker
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takes control of a vehicle (plane, ship etc) by
force and diverts it
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hijacking
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hijack
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hooligan
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is a violent young troublemaker
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hooliganism
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kidnapper
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takes people away by force and demands money to free
them
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kidnapping
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kidnap
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mugger
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attacks and robs people in a public place
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mugging
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mug
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murderer
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deliberately kills another person
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murder
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murder
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offender
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is anybody who breaks the law
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committing an offence
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offend
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pickpocket
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steals money etc from other people's pockets
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pickpocketing
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pickpocket
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robber
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steals money etc, using force or the threat of force
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robbery
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rob
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shoplifter
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steals goods from a shop while pretending to be a
customer
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shoplifting
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shoplift
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smuggler
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moves goods illegally into or out of a country
without paying tax
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smuggling
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smuggle
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terrorist
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uses violence for political reasons
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terrorism
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commit terrorism
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thief
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steals property from other people (without using
violence)
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theft
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thieve
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vandal
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deliberately destroys or damages public property
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vandalism
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vandalize
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