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  • What is it called when you have to go to prison for the rest of your life?
    life sentence
  • What is the crime of setting a fire called?
    arson
  • What is the crime of unintentionally killing somebody called?
    manslaughter
  • What is it called when you lie in court?
    perjury
  • What is it called when you secretly take money that doesn’t belong to you (from your boss for example)
    embezzlement
  • What is it called when you drive drunkenly?
    driving under the influence, drunk driving
  • What is the crime of killing somebody called?
    murder
  • What is the crime of stealing money from a bank called?
    robbery
  • What is it called when you take something from a shop without paying?
    shoplifting
  • What is it called when you drive too fast in your car?
    speeding
  • What is the crime of breaking into someone's house and stealing something called?
    burglary, theft
  • What is it called when you betray your country?
    treason
  • What is it called when somebody murders someone in the same way somebody else has done it before?
    copycat killer / copycat murder
  • What is a person called who has done the same crime more than once?
    repeat offender
  • What is it called when you attack and rob someone in the street?
    mugging
  • What is it called when you illegally paint something on the wall of a building?
    vandalism
  • What is it called when you steal a car just to ride around for fun?
    joyriding
  • What is it called when you put money through lots of banks/businesses to make it seem like you got it legally?
    Money laundering