LAW BREAKERS

Miguel Marín
Argonist

A person who commits arson (The criminal act of

deliberately setting fire to property.) e.g ‘police believe
arsonists were responsible for both fires’
Argonist

Argonista
Shoplifter

A person who steals goods from a store while pretending

to be a customer. e.g ‘the supermarket had been targeted
by shoplifters and looters’
Shoplifter

Ladrón / ladrona
Mugger

A person who attacks and robs another in a

public place. e.g.‘the mugger snatched my purse
and ran away’
Mugger

Asaltador/ asaltadora
Offender

A person who commits an illegal act. e.g. ‘an

institution for juvenile offenders’
Offender

Delincuente
Burglar

A person who commits burglary (Entry into

a building illegally with intent to commit a
crime, especially theft. e.g. ‘a two-year
sentence for burglary’)
Burglar

Ladrón/ ladrona
Murderer

A person who commits murder; a killer.

e.g. ‘convicted murderers’
Murderer

Asesino/Asesina
Kidnapper

A person who abducts someone and holds them captive,

typically to obtain a ransom. e.g. ‘he was released by his
kidnappers on May 30’
Kidnapper

Secuestrado/ Secuestradora
 Hostage

A person seized or held as security for the fulfillment of a

condition. e.g. ‘three hostages were released but only after their
families paid an estimated $200,000 to the guerrillas’
Hostage

Rehén
Pickpocket

A person who steals from people's

pockets
Pickpocket

Carterista
Accomplice

A person who helps another commit a crime. e.g. ‘an

accomplice in the murder’
Accomplice

Complice
Drug

A substance taken for its narcotic or stimulant

effects, often illegally. as modifier e.g. ‘a drug
addict’
Drug

Droga
Dealer

A person who buys and sells drugs. e.g. ‘he posed as a

dealer willing to buy heroin’
Dealer

Distribuidor
Spy

A person who keeps watch on others secretly. e.g ‘It

employs a worldwide network of spies and informants.’’
Spy

Espiar
Terrorist

A person who uses unlawful violence and

intimidation, especially against civilians, in the
pursuit of political aims. e.g ‘four commercial
aircraft were hijacked by terrorists’ e.g. ‘a
suspected terrorist’
Terrorist

Terrorista
Assassin

A murderer of an important person in a surprise attack

for political or religious reasons. e.g. ‘She seeks
revenge upon the other assassins with whom she
worked.’
Assassin

Asesino/Asesina
Hooligan

A violent young troublemaker, typically one of a

gang. e.g.‘a drunken hooligan’
Hooligan

Gamberros
Thief

A person who steals another person's property, especially

by stealth and without using force or violence.e.g. ‘car
thieves’ e.g ‘the thief stole the drugs from a doctor's
surgery’
Thief

Ladrón/ ladrona
Hijacker

A person who illegally seizes an aircraft, ship, or vehicle

while in transit and forces it to go to a different destination
or uses it for their own purposes. e.g. ‘negotiators began
talks with the hijackers of the plane’
Hijacker

Secuestrador
Forger

A person who produces fraudulent copies or

imitations. e.g. ‘one of Europe's most notorious
art forgers’
Forger

Falsificador
Robber

A person who commits robbery (The action of taking

property unlawfully from a person or place by force or
threat of force. e.g. ‘he was involved in drugs, extortion,
and robbery’
Robber

Ladrón / ladrona
Smuggler

A person who smuggles goods. e.g. ‘drug

smugglers’ SMUGGLE vb Move (goods) illegally
into or out of a country. e.g. ‘he's been smuggling
cigarettes from Gibraltar into Spain’
Smuggler

Contrabandista
Rapist

A person who commits rape. The crime, typically

committed by a man, of forcing another person to
have sexual intercourse with the offender against their
will. e.g ‘he denied two charges of attempted rape’
e.g. ‘he had committed at least two rapes’
Rapist

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