the act of setting fire intentionally to a building, a forest, etc ● The police believe the fire was not an accident but a____.

collocation: ______ the law

cruel or unkind ● I think the punishment was ____ and unfair.

taking sb somewhere by force in order to get money for returning them ● The k____ of the star’s child ended well and the child was returned to his parents.

collocation: _____ to court

stealing from people’s pockets ● P_____ is common in crowded places like buses.

breaking into a building a stealing from it ● All the money in the house was stolen during the b____.

If a judge _____ a court case, he or she stops it from continuing. ● The judge d_____ the case because of lack of evidence.

stealing ● There has been a t____; somebody has stolen my wallet.

sb kept as a prisoner by an enemy or a criminal so that others will do what they demand ● The armed robber held six people р____ in the bank.

sb who sees a crime or event ● There were three w______ and they were all asked to give details in court.

collocation: _____ guilty