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deliberate: (often of something bad) intentional or planned

adjective: We made a deliberate decision to live apart for a while

public property: land, buildings, equipment, etc. that are owned by the government

noun: The cost of repairing the damage to public property following the earthquake has soared.

illegally: in a way that is illegal

adverb: They entered the country illegally.

damage: to harm or spoil something

verb: It was a scandal that damaged a lot of reputations.

robbery: the crime of stealing from somewhere or someone

verb He was charged with robbery and assault.

assaults: a concerted attempt to do something demanding

noun: He was charged with sexual assault

threatening: having a hostile or deliberately frightening quality or manner.

adjective: She was a type he found threatening

arrest: stop or check (progress or a process).

verb: He was arrested when customs officers found drugs in his bag

theft: the action or crime of stealing.

noun: Unfortunately, we have had several thefts in the building recently

vandalize: deliberately destroy or damage (public or private property)

verb: When I got back, my car had been vandalized.

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.

shoplift: steal goods from a store while pretending to be a customer.

verb: He was caught shoplifting by a store detective

rob: take property unlawfully from (a person or place) by force or threat of force.

verb: The terrorists financed themselves by robbing banks

pickpocket: a person who steals from people's pockets.

noun: Someone pickpocketed my wallet

mug: attack and rob (someone) in a public place.

verb: He was mugged in broad daylight

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

hack: use a computer to gain unauthorized access to data in a system.

verb: Three villagers were hacked to death in a savage attack

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

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.

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.