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Words and phrases related to

“Crime and punishment”

1. Accuse sb of - charge with - blame for

2. Acquit sb of a crime X convict sb of a crime
3. Alimony
4. Arrest sb for a crime - apprehend sb
5. Ban – forbid -prohibit
6. Be punished with community service
7. Be released from jail/prison
8. Break into a building
9. Break out of prison – escape - run away - flee from
10. Break the law - violate the law
11. Bribe
12. By force
13. Catch sb red-handed; be caught red-handed
14. Cell
15. Client
16. Confess - admit X deny
17. Corporal punishment
18. Counterfeit - fake
19. Court
20. Court case
21. Crime - offence ; criminal ; commit a crime/an offence
22. Defend ; defense
23. Detain ; detention
24. Evidence=proof
25. Execute ; execution
26. Find sb guilty/innocent; be found guilty of a crime
Fine ; pay a fine ; fine ( v); to be fined - be given a fine (v)
27. Guilty X innocent
28. Hostage
Intentionally=on purpose=deliberately
29. Investigate (v); police investigation (n)
30. Jail=prison (n); imprison=jail=put in prison (v)
31. Judge (n); judge (v); judgement (n)
32. Jury
33. Justice system; fair X unfair
34. Kidnap=abduct (v)
35. Law; constitution
36. Lawyer=attorney
37. Life sentence
38. Murder (v); murderer (n)
39. Pass a law= make a law X abolish=do away with
40. Pay compensation
41. Plead guilty
42. Prison sentence=imprisonment (n); sentence to imprisonment
(v); to be given a prison sentence (v)
43. Probation
44. Ransom
45. Rob (v); robber (n)
46. Search for clues
47. Sentence to death (v); death sentence-death; penalty-capital
punishment (n)
48. Sentence-punish (v); sentence sb to … years in prison
49. Sentence-punishment-penalty
50. Set sb free
51. Sue=prosecute=put on trial
52. Suspect sb of sth (v); suspicious (adj); the suspect (n)
53. The accused=defendant=offender (n)
54. Thief (n); steal (v)
55. Trial
56. Verdict (n); reach a verdict (v)
57. Victim
58. Witness=testifier (n); testimony (n); witness=testify (v)

2. Glossary of crimes. Read the definitions

of crimes and find the terms to them.
1) Felony
2) Homicide=Murder

3) Abuse of power

4) Accident fraud

5) Arson

6) Assault

7) Baby- or wife-battering

8) Bigamy

9) Blackmail

10) Bribery

11) Burglary

12) Conspiracy

13) Corruption

14) Counterfeit

15) Criminal attempt

16) Disorderly conduct

17) Drug peddling

18) Embezzlement

19) Forgery

20) Fraud

21) Hijacking

22) Kidnapping

23) Larceny

24) Looting

25) Manslaughter

26) Mugging

27) Perjury
28) Petty theft
29) Pick-pocketing

30) Piracy

31) Robbery

32) Sexual harassment

33) Shoplifting

34) Slander

35) Smuggling=Bootlegging

36) Speeding

37) Spying

38) Swindling

39) Terrorism

40) Theft

41) Treason

42) Trespassing

43) Vandalism

The definitions of crimes

1. A serious crime.
2. The crime of killing a person.
3. The crime of killing someone unintentionally.
4. Taking things from a country to illegally.
5. The act of marrying a person while already legally married to sb
else.
6. The act of hitting sb.
7. Making a sudden and violent attack on sb.
8. Setting a building on fire in order to damage or destroy sth.
9. Illegally taking money that belongs to an organization you work
for.
10. Obtaining money or property by deceiving people.
11. An illegal copy of sth, the crime of making copies.
12.Copied exactly in order to make sb believe that the copy is the
original.
13.The practice of attacking and stealing from ships at sea.
14. Having fake accidents in order to obtain money.
15. Cheating sb in order to get money from them.
16. Telling lies in court when you have promised to tell the truth.
17. Misusing power.
18. Showing bad behaviors that are not suitable for societies.
19.Violent actions for political purposes.
20. Attempting to committing a crime.
21. The act of driving a vehicle faster than is legally allowed.
22. Attacking a person, using force or threats to steal money or
possessions.
23. A false, spoken statement about sb which damages that
person’s reputation.
24. Helping your country’s enemies or attempting to illegally
remove government.
25. A secret plan made by two or more people to do sth bad,
illegal.
26.Finding out secret information about another country or
organization.
27.Selling drugs to people.
28.Taking sth that doesn’t belong to you, but not in a way that
involves force.
29. Taking goods illegally from a store without paying for them.
30. Illegally breaking into a building and stealing things.
31.Stealing things out of pockets or bags, especially in a crowd.
32.Stealing things that are not very valuable.
33.Forcing sb to take control of a vehicle, aircraft that is in the
middle of a trip.
34.Threatening to harm sb unless the person doesn’t make the
payment.
35.Illegally taking a person away by force.
36. Offensive attention or suggestion.
37. The act of giving bribes.
38.Dishonest, illegal behavior.
39. Entering sb’s property without permission.
40. Stealing money from a bank especially using violence.
41.The crime of stealing.
42.Intentionally damaging public or private property.
43.Stealing things from shops or homes that have been damaged in
a war.

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