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blackmail: to demand maney from a person by threatening to reveal information that would harm the person´s reputation

part of speech verb: I don't let myself be blackmailed for anything

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burglarize : to enter a building illegaly to steal things

part of speech verb: my house was burglarized yesterday

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commit arson . to intentionally burn property :

part of speech verb: A compass nneedle always points north

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kidnap: to seize and holand someon by force , usually in order to demand money in return for the person´s release

part of speech verb: the lawyer was kidnapped by his client

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mug: to threaten or employ violence on someone , often in a public place in order to steal the person's belonging's

spart of speech verb: he was mugged on his way back from work

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hack: to access a computer sy stem without permission

part of speech verb: the crimminal hacked into the bank's computer sytem to transfer money tohmself

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pickpocket : to steal maney and other things from people's pockets and purses

part of speech verb: the woman was pickpocketed in the mall food court

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vandalize: to deliberately damage or destroy property

part of speech verb: all the public phones hand been vandalized

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rob : to take samething that doesn't belog to you , usually secretly or by force

part of speech: the house next door was robbed

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shoplift : to steal goods on display in a store while appearing to shop there

part of speech : the manager saw the teenagers shoplift and called the police

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steal: to take something that belongs to someon else without permission

part of speech: she stole a dress from the store

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theft: (the act of) dishonestly taking something that belongs to someone else and keeping it

part of speech: noun. Unfortunately, we have had several thefts in the building recently.

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threatened: feelin that one may be harmed

. part of speech: I left threatened by the atmosphere in the stadium

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assaults: a violent attack

part of speech: noun.They launched an assault on the capital yesterday.

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arrest: If the police arrest someone, they take them away to ask them about a crime that they might have committed

part of speech: verb. He was arrested when customs officers found drugs in his bag

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robbery: the crime of stealing from somewhere or someone

part of speech: verb. The gang admitted they had committed four recent bank robberies.

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