if someone commits an *, they do something that is against the law
offence
someone’s * is the punishment that a judge decides they must have after they have been found guilty of a crime
sentence
crime in which someone enters a building and steals something
burglary
activity of taking things into or out of a country secretly because it is against the law or against rules
smuggling
crime of telling lies or deceiving people in order to gain money for yourself
fraud
crime of violently attacking someone
assault
to hit them hard and repeatedly, causing injury and pain
beat
enter it using force, usually in order to steal something
break into
act of committing another crime after having been caught and punished once already
reoffending
if the police * somewhere, they go in there using force in order to look for criminals or illegal goods. If criminals * somewhere, they go in there using force in order to steal things
raid
if a prisoner is * from prison, he or she is allowed to leave because they have finished their punishment
release
if someone is * of a crime, it is officially decided in a court that they are guilty of committing the crime
convict
violent protest in the streets by a large number of people
riot
crime in which someone leaves a bomb in a public place and allows it to explode
bombing
if the police or other authorities * something, they take it by force and do not return it because it is illegal or stolen
seize
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