to take money or property illegally from a place, organization, or person, often using violence
rob
rough treatment
punishment
to do something illegal or something that is considered wrong
commit
to get free from something
escape
a person who illegally enters buildings and steals things
burglar
a person who is in charge of a trial in a court and decides how a person who is guilty of a crime should be punished, or who makes decisions on legal matters
judge
a building where criminals are forced to live as a punishment
prison/jail
to lose your balance after knocking your foot against something when you are walking or running, or to cause someone to do this
trip
to move something towards yourself, sometimes with great physical effort
pull
a place where trials and other legal cases happen, or the people present in such a place, especially the officials and those deciding if someone is guilty
court
a person who takes goods illegally from a shop without paying for them
shoplifter
to hurry after someone or something in order to catch him, her, or it
chase
an amount of money that has to be paid as a punishment for not obeying a rule or law
fine
to take something without the permission or knowledge of the owner and keep it
steal
someone who steals
robber
a thief who steals things out of pockets or bags, especially in a crowd
pickpocket
a person who steals
thief
something given in exchange for good behaviour or good work
reward
someone whose job is to give advice to people about the law and speak for them in court
lawyer
an occasion when a building is entered illegally by a criminal or criminals, usually by damaging a window or door, especially in order to steal something
break into
a person, often in a group, who intentionally damages public or private property
vandal
to use physical pressure or force, especially with your hands, in order to move something into a different position
push
a rule, usually made by a government, that is used to order the way in which a society behaves
law
to harm or spoil something
damage
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