Blackmail: The act of getting money from people or forcing them to do something by threatening to tell a secret of theirs or to harm them.
Noun. If you are in a position of authority, any weakness leaves you open to blackmail.
Burglarize: To enter a building illegally and steal things.
Verb. When they got back from their vacation they found that their home had been burglarized.
Commit arsonhe: willful or malicious burning of property (such as a building) especially with criminal or fraudulent intent.
Verb. The town has suffered a rash of arson attacks
Hack: To cut into pieces in a rough and violent way, often without aiming exactly.
Verb. The butcher hacked off a large chunk of meat.
Kidnap: To take a person away illegally by force, usually in order to demand money in exchange for releasing them.
Verb. The wife of a businessman was kidnapped from her home in London last night.
Mug: A large cup with straight sides used for hot drinks.
Noun. I made myself a large mug of cocoa (= enough to fill a mug) and went to bed.
Pickpocket: A thief who steals things out of pockets or bags, especially in a crowd.
Noun. Someone pickpocketed my wallet.
Rob: To take money or property illegally from a place, organization, or person, often using violence.
Verb. The terrorists financed themselves by robbing banks.
Shoplift: To take goods illegally from a shop without paying for them.
Verb. He was caught shoplifting by a store detective.
Steal: To take something without the permission or knowledge of the owner and keep it.
Verb. She admitted stealing the money from her employers.
Vandalize: To intentionally damage property belonging to other people.
Verb. When I got back, my car had been vandalized.
Theft: (the act of) dishonestly taking something that belongs to someone else and keeping it.
Noun. Shoplifting is theft.
Arrest:If the police arrest someone, they take them away to ask them about a crime that they might have committed.
Verb. The police arrested her for drinking and driving.
Threatening: Expressing a threat of something unpleasant or violent.
Adjective. Threatening behaviour.
Assaults: A violent attack.
Noun. He was charged with sexual assault.
Robbery: The crime of stealing from somewhere or someone.
Noun. He was charged with robbery and assault.
