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Vocabulary related to crime and the courts.

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A person who kills somebody (not in self-defense)

murderer

5

A person who takes a car or other vehicle by force.

Hijacker

15

A person who attacks and robs another person

Mugger

15

A person who steals things from a store.

shoplifter

10

destruction of property

vandalism

15

An illegal copy of something that looks like the real thing (2 possibilities)

forgery/counterfeit

25

the crime of stealing money or property

robbery

15

the act of illegally entering a building in order to steal things

burglary

20

someone who steals things

thief

5

Someone who takes things from another person's pocket or bag

pickpocket

15

The instrument found at a murder scene that is thought to be the cause of the victim's death

murder weapon

25

someone who illegally sets fire to a building or property

arsonist

25

Someone who steals money from a bank

bank robber

10

a claim that you cannot be guilty of a crime because you were somewhere else when the crime was committed

alibi

15

a person who takes someone by force to keep the person as a prisoner and demand money for returning the person

kidnapper

20

a person taken and kept by force, usually in exchange for money

hostage

25