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