Crime Vocabulary (F2F Upper Intermediate)

Isn't it terrible when the wrong person is accused of ___________ while the real murderer is still at large?

Kidnappings have become more common in recent years. In fact, someone ____________ every 20 minutes.

The smugglers were caught ___________ prescription medicine, such as antibiotics.

Are you _________ me? Well, it's not going to work; many people have tried using bribery with me, but no one has ever been--or ever will be--successful.

Some of the most famous robbers in history actually didn't ________ banks.

I can't believe Robert is an _____________! Did you hear that he committed that ________ at the school? The fire was blazing for more than five hours! And since last week, he's confessed to three other incidents!

My friend said she saw someone who ________ being ________ last night; she was horrified by the sight!

There was a lot of looting after store windows were broken during the protests. If you ask me, I think ________ should have a more severe punishment than they do.

The biggest threat in some countries is ____________. Think about those radical groups that terrorise anyone who has different beliefs than their own.

There's a boy in my class who says he used to __________ school supplies from stores every year; I guess his family was really poor, but he still committed a crime. It's too bad there isn't more help for socially disadvantaged families.

There have been lots of burglaries in this neighbourhood in the past year. Almost 60% of the houses here _________ last year.

Those lawyers were accused of trying to _________ their clients, but the real fraudsters were their secretaries. Can you believe it?

Quick! Get in the car! There's a thief right over there who ___________ someone's purse.

If you want to have your business here, you had better watch out for ____________! This area is known to have several of them, and vandalism is hardly ever punished properly, which only encourages more criminal acts.