B2 crime vocabulary

The crime of stealing from a person’s pocket without them noticing

The criminal action of stealing goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer

A physical attack on someone

The deliberate destruction or damage of public or private property

The illegal movement of goods into or out of a country

The crime of taking property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat of force

The offense of willfully telling an untruth or making a misrepresentation under oath

An act of attacking and robbing someone in a public place

The action of forging or producing a copy of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art

The act of demanding money or another benefit from someone in return for not revealing compromising information

Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain

The criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property

The crime of entering a building illegally with the intent to commit a crime, especially theft

The theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one's trust or belonging to one's employer

The unlawful act of taking someone away by force typically to obtain a ransom

The crime of killing a person without malice aforethought or in circumstances not amounting to murder