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Crime & Criminals

What’s the crime and a criminal? First letters of the


words are given.

CRIME DEFINITIO CRIMINAL


N
abduction taking someone away by force, demanding money for their safe return
arson setting fire to a building, cars or property on purpose arsonist
assassination killing a famous person or public figure assassin
assault attacking someone physically assailant
bigamy threatening to reveal someone’s secrets if a lot of money is not paid blackmailer
blackmail detonating an explosive device with the plan of harming people or property bomber
bombing giving money or granting favors to influence another person’s decisions or briber
behavior
bribery breaking into a house in order to steal something burglar
corruption behaving illegally and dishonestly; especially those in power
crime doing something illegal that can be punished by law criminal
cybercrime doing something illegal over the Internet or a computer system cyber criminal
hacker
domestic behaving violently inside the home
violence
drunk driving driving with too much alcohol in your blood drunk driver
embezzlement stealing large amounts of money that you are responsible for, often over a embezzler
period of time
espionage spying, to obtain political or military information spy
forgery illegally copying documents, money, etc. to cheat people forger
fraud getting money from people by cheating them fraud

hijacking taking control of a plane, train etc by force, often to meet political demands hijacker
hit and run not stopping to help a person hurt in an accident caused by you
homocide killing another person on purpose
hooliganism being violent or aggressive on purpose; often used to describe youth hooligan
Identity theft using someone else’s personal information for one’s own gain
CRIME DEFINITIO CRIMINAL
N
kidnapping taking someone away by force, often demanding money for their safe return kidnapper
libel damaging someone’s reputation by writing lies about them
looting taking things illegally and by force, during a riot, war, etc. looter
lynching killing someone without legal process, often by hanging, often by an angry
mob
manslaughter killing someone by accident
mugging attacking someone with a plan to rob them mugger
murder killing someone on purpose murderer
perjury lying in court, while under oath
pickpocketing stealing wallets, money, etc. from people’s pockets in crowded places pickpocketer
poaching hunting illegally poscher
rape forcing someone to have sex rapist
riot causing a noisy, violent public disturbance rioter
robbery stealing large amounts of money with force or violence from a bank, store, etc. robber

shoplifting stealing something from a store shoplifter


slander damaging someone’s reputation by speaking lies about them
smuggling taking things secretly in or out of a place, country, jail, etc. smuggler
speeding driving above the speed limit
terrorism using violence, threats, or fear, usually for political purposes terrorist
theft stealing, in general thief
trafficking trading something illegal like drugs, people, etc.
treason betraying one’s country by helping its enemies traitor
trespassing entering another person’s area; hurting people/damaging property through trespasser
force
vandalism destroying private or public property purposely vandal

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