VOCABULARY:

TYPES OF CRIME
A. Fill in the gaps with the correct word form:

1. He was sentenced to ten years for armed ________________. Crime:

2. The two art galleries have been _____________ in the past few weeks.
Criminal:
3. The two_________________ had shot three securities by the time the police arrived.
Verb:
rob

4. The only son of our neighbour’s was convicted of ____________last week. Crime:
5. Why don’t you admit _____________ your friend’s money if you feel so sad about
Criminal:
6. it.
Verb:
Our doorman claimed that he saw the ______________ running away.
steal

7. When she got back from work, she realised that her home had been ___________.
Crime:
8. There has been a series of ____________ in our neighbourhood since last month.
9. I’ve heard so many stories about ____________, fortunately I haven’t come across. Criminal:

Verb:
burgle

10. The latest statistics have shown that ___________ is on the increase in Istanbul. Crime:
11. It’s not only a rough neighbourhood but full of ____________ also.
Criminal:
12. He was _____________ by three brutal man who stole all his money in daylight.
Verb:
mug

13. I regret to tell you that your daughter was caught ______________. Crime:
shoplifting
14. _______________ can be serious than you might think.
Criminal:
15. In order to discourage _______________, you need to have a camera put up.
Verb:
16. They were arrested while they were trying to ____________ guns into the country. Crime:
17. The victim is assumed to have been related to drug ______________.
Criminal:
18. Are you seriously thinking of taking that _______________’s case?
Verb:
smuggle

19. Three school girls were _____________ on the way to school yesterday morning. Crime:
kidnapping
20. _________________ usually take people away so as to demand ransom.
Criminal:
21. Everybody believed that he’d be found guilty of ________________. He wasn’t
Verb:
though.

22. _______________ prevention is one of the biggest fights for everyone. Crime:
fraud
23. One of the most common things ______________ do is opening bank accounts with
Criminal:
stolen cheques.
Verb:

24. How on earth could you accept that _____________ he offered! Crime:
bribery
25. The principal who was accused of _____________ last month has now come clean.
Criminal:

Verb:

26. This is the terrorist who is responsible for the ___________ of tens of innocent men. Crime:
Criminal:
27. Was it really his daughter that ___________ the man?
Verb:
28. The _____________ has already been found out. It’s a good thing he couldn’t get murder
away with it.

29. It was claimed that the fire in the historical Haydarpașa train Station was the result of Crime:
arson
an ______________ attack.
Criminal:
30. The officials were sure that they were looking at the work of a team of ___________.
Verb:
31. Cutting down the forest and building a hotel on the area is an act of____________. Crime:
32. It’s unbelievable! All the cars in the street have been ____________.
Criminal:
33. A group of ____________ broke all the windows and destroyed everything in the vandal
Verb:
shopping centre.

34. The has never been an act of ___________ in Japan; whereas you’d see loads of Crime:
looting
_____________ taking advantage of such horrible disaster here in our country.
Criminal:
35. During the war, shops were ____________ and houses were burned.
Verb:

36. Should the government want to combat ______________, they would cooperate. Crime:
terrorism
37. Many countries have had to deal with _____________ attacks throughout the history.
Criminal:

Verb:

B. Match the definitions to the words from the list.

1. The crime of starting a fire on purpose in order to destroy a building.

2. Giving money or gift to someone dishonestly to gain an illicit advantage.
3. The crime of entering a house, any other building or car illegally.
4. The crime of obtaining money by deceiving people
5. To take a person away by force especially to demand ransom.
6. Steal goods from houses or shops during a riot, war or after earthquakes.
7. The act of attacking people and stealing their money.
8. To kill someone deliberately
9. The action of stealing from a bank, any other place or from a person
10. Stealing from a shop
11. Take goods illegally into or out of the country
12. Taking something dishonestly that doesn’t belong to you
13. The act of damaging public or private property intentionally
14. The act of violence for political aim
a. CRIME CRIMINAL VERB
looting looter loot

b. CRIME CRIMINAL VERB

burglary burglar burgle

c. CRIME CRIMINAL VERB

terrorism terrorist

d. CRIME CRIMINAL VERB

robbery robber rob

e. CRIME CRIMINAL VERB

kidnapping kidnapper kidnap

f. CRIME CRIMINAL VERB

smuggling smuggler smuggle

g. CRIME CRIMINAL VERB

mugging mugger mug

h. CRIME CRIMINAL VERB

theft thief steal

i. CRIME CRIMINAL VERB

vandalism vandal vandalise

j. CRIME CRIMINAL VERB

shoplifting shoplifter shoplift

k. CRIME CRIMINAL VERB

arson arsonist

l. CRIME CRIMINAL VERB

bribery bribe

m. CRIME CRIMINAL VERB

murder murderer murder

n. CRIME CRIMINAL VERB

fraud fraudster
C. Complete the proverbs and quotes with the correct word from the list below:

conscience loot
concealed steals
thief committed
crime fraud

1. __________________ doesn’t pay.

2. One crime has to be _______________ by another.
3. There are always two witnesses to every crime: God and the ____________.
4. A newly _____________ crime awakens the sleeping ones.
5. Anger is a ______________ who _______________ away even the nicest moments.
6. There’s more treasure in books than in all the pirates’ _____________ on “Treasure
Island”.
7. Rather fail with honour than succeed by _____________.
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