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Crime and Punishment

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  • a pesron in prison for committing a crime
    a prisoner
  • a person who attacks people in order to steal their money
    a mugger
  • a person who takes money or property illegally
    a robber
  • a group of criminals who work together
    a gang
  • to take ( a suspected criminal) to the police station
    to arrest
  • a punishment that means a person will have to spend time in a special building for criminals
    a prison sentence
  • the punishment of being put in prison for a very long time, or, sometimes until death
    a life sentence
  • to be found while committing a crime
    to get caught
  • to enter by force
    break in
  • to do something wrong and be found out
    get into trouble
  • work done without payment to help other people thet criminals are sometimes ordered to do
    community service
  • to secretly take money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you work for
    to embezzle
  • to do something illegal
    to commit a crime
  • a person who uses tricks to cheat people, esp. to get their money or possessions
    a con man
  • the legal punishment of death for a crime
    death penalty
  • a warning given by a police officer to someone who has broken the law
    a caution
  • an amount of money that has to be paid for breaking a rule or law
    a fine
  • a person who illegally enters buildings and steals things
    a burglar
  • the crime of getting money by deceiving people
    fraud/scam
  • to kill ( a person) intentionally
    to murder