Blackmail: the action, treated as a criminal offense, of demanding payment or another benefit from someone in return for not revealing compromising or damaging information about them.
noun: If you are in a position of authority, any weakness leaves you open to blackmail.
Burglarize: enter (a building) illegally with intent to commit a crime, especially theft
verb: When they got back from their vacation they found that their home had been burglarized.
commit arson: the willful or malicious burning of property (such as a building) especially with criminal or fraudulent intent Arson was determined to be the cause of the fire.
verb: She was burned at the stake for attempting to commit arson
hack: use a computer to gain unauthorized access to data in a system.
verb: Three villagers were hacked to death in a savage attack
kidnap: take (someone) away illegally by force, typically to obtain a ransom.
verb: The wife of a businessman was kidnapped from her home in London last night
mug: attack and rob (someone) in a public place.
verb: He was mugged in broad daylight
pickpocket: a person who steals from people's pockets.
noun: Someone pickpocketed my wallet
rob: take property unlawfully from (a person or place) by force or threat of force.
verb: The terrorists financed themselves by robbing banks
shoplift: steal goods from a store while pretending to be a customer.
verb: He was caught shoplifting by a store detective
steal: take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it
verb: She admitted stealing the money from her employers.
vandalize: deliberately destroy or damage (public or private property)
verb: When I got back, my car had been vandalized.
theft: the action or crime of stealing.
noun: Unfortunately, we have had several thefts in the building recently
arrest: stop or check (progress or a process).
verb: He was arrested when customs officers found drugs in his bag
threatening: having a hostile or deliberately frightening quality or manner.
adjective: She was a type he found threatening
assaults: a concerted attempt to do something demanding
noun: He was charged with sexual assault
robbery: the crime of stealing from somewhere or someone
verb He was charged with robbery and assault.
