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Crimes and Criminals

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  • A person who is in charge at court and decides how a person should be punished.
    Judge
  • The crime of stealing.
    Theft
  • A person who steals from a place or a person, especially using threats or violence.
    Robber
  • To force somebody to have sex with you when they do not want to by threatening them or using violence.
    Rape
  • The crime of taking, sending or bringing goods secretly and illegally into or out of a country.
    Smuggling
  • To use a computer to connect to someone else's computer secretly and often illegally, so that you can find information on it.
    Hack
  • The crime of demanding money from a person by threatening to tell somebody else a secret about them.
    Blackmail
  • The use of violent action in order to achieve political aims or to force a government to act.
    Terrorism
  • A fact or a piece of information that shows something exists or is true.
    Proof
  • A person who enters a buillding illegally in order to steal.
    Burglar
  • To give money or presents to someone so that they will help you by doing something dishonest or illegal.
    Bribe
  • An occasion when someone illegally takes control of a vehicle, especially a plane, using violence or threats.
    Hijacking
  • The crime of killing somebody deliberately.
    Murder
  • To illegally follow and watch somebody over a long period of time, in a way that is annoying or frightening.
    Stalk
  • A formal meeting in a law court, at which the judge and jury listen to evidence, and decide if the
    Trial
  • To take somebody away illegally and keep them as a prisoner, especially in order to get money for returning them.
    Kidnap
  • A person who sells illegal drugs.
    Drug dealer
  • Complete the sentence. When a trial is finished, a criminal is ... guilty or non-guilty.
    sentenced
    acquitted
    found
    questioned
  • A person who sees an event happening, especially a crime or an accident.
    Witness
  • A person who threatens or attacks somebody in order to steal their money, especially in a public place.
    Mugger
  • A person who commits fraud.
    Fraudster
  • A person who deliberately destroys or damages public property.
    Vandal