CRIME DEFINITION CRIMINAL

taking someone away by force, demanding

abduction
money for their safe return

setting fire to a building, cars or property on

arson arsonist
purpose

assassination killing a famous person or public figure assassin

assault attacking someone physically assailant

marrying someone when you are already

bigamy bigamist
married to another person

threatening to reveal someone’s secrets if a

blackmail blackmailer*
lot of money is not paid

detonating an explosive device with the plan

bombing bomber
of harming people or property

giving money or granting favors to influence

bribery briber*
another person’s decisions or behavior

breaking into a house in order to steal

burglary burglar
something

treating a child badly in a physical,

child abuse child abuser
emotional, or sexual way

behaving illegally and dishonestly; especially

corruption
those in power

doing something illegal that can be punished

crime criminal
by law

doing something illegal over the Internet or a cyber criminal

cybercrime
computer system hacker**

domestic violence behaving violently inside the home

drunk driving driving with too much alcohol in your blood drunk driver

stealing large amounts of money that you are

embezzlement embezzler
responsible for, often over a period of time

spying, to obtain political or military

espionage spy
information

illegally copying documents, money, etc. to

forgery forger
cheat people

con artist
fraud getting money from people by cheating them
fraud
 killing on purpose a large number of people,
genocide
especially from a particular group or area

taking control of a plane, train etc by force,

hijacking hijacker
often to meet political demands

not stopping to help a person hurt in an

hit and run
accident caused by you

homicide killing another person on purpose

being violent or aggressive on purpose; often

hooliganism hooligan
used to describe youth

using someone else’s personal information

identity theft
for one’s own gain

taking someone away by force, often

kidnapping kidnapper
demanding money for their safe return

damaging someone’s reputation by writing

libel
lies about them

taking things illegally and by force, during a

looting looter
riot, war, etc.

killing someone without legal process, often

lynching
by hanging, often by an angry mob

manslaughter killing someone by accident

mugging attacking someone with a plan to rob them mugger

murder killing someone on purpose murderer

perjury lying in court, while under oath

stealing wallets, money, etc. from people’s

pickpocketing pickpocketer
pockets in crowded places

pilfering stealing small quantities of goods over time

poaching hunting illegally poacher

rape forcing someone to have sex rapist

riot causing a noisy, violent public disturbance rioter

stealing large amounts of money with force

robbery robber
or violence from a bank, store, etc.

shoplifting stealing something from a store shoplifter

damaging someone’s reputation by speaking

slander
lies about them

smuggling taking things secretly in or out of a place, smuggler

 country, jail, etc.

speeding driving above the speed limit

using violence, threats, or fear, usually for

terrorism terrorist
political purposes

theft stealing, in general thief

trading something illegal like drugs, people,

trafficking
etc.

betraying one’s country by helping its

treason traitor
enemies

entering another person’s area; hurting

trespassing trespasser
people/damaging property through force

destroying private or public property

vandalism vandal
purposely

secretly watching naked people or sexual

voyeurism voyeur
acts & getting sexually excited

* uncommon

** hacker does not technically mean a cyber criminal, but the word is often used to describe
those who commit computer crimes.