To prevent someone from doing something or to make someone less enthusiastic about doing something by making it difficult for that person to do it or by threatening bad results if they do it.
To deter
Someone who kills a famous or important person, usually for political reasons or in exchange for money.
Assassin
To attack someone violently.
To assault.
To assassinate
To kill someone famous or important.
To take a person away illegally by force, usually in order to demand money in exchange for releasing them
To kidnap
He spent thousands on security cameras and alarms to deter ________ at the supermarket.
Shoplifters/ Thieves
A person who illegally enters buildings and steals things.
Burglar
Someone who illegally and intentionally kills another person.
Murderer
Someone __________ my wallet on the bus.
pickpocketed
What is an 'offender'?
A person who is guilty of a crime.
The criminal who attacks someone in a public place and steals their money.
Mugger.
What is the definition of 'to get away with'?
To succeed in avoiding punishment for something.
The crime of intentionally killing a person.
To murder.
Our car was ________ from outside our house last week. (rob or steal)
Stolen
Someone who gets money by deceiving people.
Fraudster
The gang ______ three banks over a period of six months. (rob or steal)
Robbed
A large amount of money that is demanded in exchange for someone who has been taken prisoner, or sometimes for an animal.
Ransom
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