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English 16 Public

vocabulary related to crimes and criminals

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setting fire to a building, cars or property on purpose

ARSON

15

threatening to reveal someone’s secrets if a lot of money is not paid

blackmail

25

driving with too much alcohol in your blood

drunk driving

5

a person who intentionally starts a fire in order to damage or destroy something

arsonist

15

taking control of a plane, train etc by force, often to meet political demands

hijacking

25

taking things secretly in or out of a place, country, jail, etc.

smuggling

25

the crime of intentionally killing a person

murder

20

illegally entering a building and stealing things

burglary

20

stealing from a person using force or telling that force will be used

robbery

20

the illegal act of taking goods from a shop without paying for them

shoplifting

20

stealing things out of people's pockets or bags, especially in a crowd

pickpocketing

20

attacking someone and stealing their money

mugging

20

taking something that belongs to someone else and keeping it

theft

20

anything taken by dishonesty or force

loot

15

the activity of selling illegal drugs

drug dealing

15

vandal

someone who deliberately damages things, especially public property

15