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Crime and punishment

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  • The crime of killing somebody deliberately.
    Murder
  • Work that someone does as a punishment, instead of going to prison.
    Community service
  • Time that someone will have to spend in prison only if they commit another crime within a fixed period.
    Suspended sentence
  • A punishment in which someone is sent to prison for the rest of their life.
    Life imprisonment
  • To give money or presents to someone so that they will help you by doing something dishonest or illegal.
    Bribe
  • A person who enters a buillding illegally in order to steal.
    Burglar
  • To take somebody away illegally and keep them as a prisoner, especially in order to get money for returning them.
    Kidnap
  • The crime of taking, sending or bringing goods secretly and illegally into or out of a country.
    Smuggling
  • A person who commits fraud.
    Fraudster
  • A person who threatens or attacks somebody in order to steal their money, especially in a public place.
    Mugger
  • A person who steals from a place or a person, especially using threats or violence.
    Robber
  • The crime of demanding money from a person by threatening to tell somebody else a secret about them.
    Blackmail
  • An occasion when someone illegally takes control of a vehicle, especially a plane, using violence or threats.
    Hijacking
  • A person who deliberately destroys or damages public property.
    Vandal
  • To illegally follow and watch somebody over a long period of time, in a way that is annoying or frightening.
    Stalk
  • A person who sells illegal drugs.
    Drug dealer
  • The punishment of being killed.
    Death penalty
  • The crime of stealing.
    Theft
  • To force somebody to have sex with you when they do not want to by threatening them or using violence.
    Rape
  • 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 use of violent action in order to achieve political aims or to force a government to act.
    Terrorism