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    Most countries have laws set by the government that citizens are expected to follow. People who break these laws are known as law breakers or criminals, and the act of disobeying the law is called a crime. Some common crimes include burglary, which is illegally entering a building to steal; arson, which means deliberately setting fire to property; and assault, the act of attacking someone physically.

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    Most countries have laws set by the government that citizens are expected to follow. People who break these laws are known as law breakers or criminals, and the act of disobeying the law is called a crime. Some common crimes include burglary, which is illegally entering a building to steal; arson, which means deliberately setting fire to property; and assault, the act of attacking someone physically.

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    Most countries have laws set by the government that citizens are expected to follow. People who break these laws are known as law breakers or criminals, and the act of disobeying the law is called a crime. Some common crimes include burglary, which is illegally entering a building to steal; arson, which means deliberately setting fire to property; and assault, the act of attacking someone physically.

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    Criminals and Law Breakers

    Most countries have laws (official rules set by the government). Together, these laws are called "the Law". When people disobey the Law,
    we say that they "break the law", and we call such people "law breakers" or "criminals". Breaking the law is a "crime".
    This criminal
    (noun)

    does this...

    The crime (noun)

    The action (verb)

    accomplice

    helps another person to commit a crime

    aiding and abetting

    to aid and abet

    arsonist

    sets fire to other people's property illegally

    arson

    to commit arson

    assassin

    kills people for political reasons, or in return for payment

    assassination

    to assassinate

    bigamist

    marries more than one person at the same time

    bigamy

    to commit bigamy

    burglar

    breaks in to buildings to steal

    burglary

    to burgle

    deserter

    is a member of the armed forces who leaves without


    permission

    desertion

    to desert

    drug dealer

    buys and sells illegal drugs

    drug dealing

    to deal in drugs

    forger

    makes fake money or documents

    forgery

    to forge

    gangster

    is a member of a violent criminal gang (group)

    gangsterism

    hijacker

    takes control of a vehicle (plane, ship etc) by force and

    hijacking

    to hijack

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