Introduction and Crime Vocabulary

CRIMES

Unlawfully and deliberately killing someone

Murder

['mɜːdə]

Murder

CRIMES

Taking somebody by and demanding money or conditions to free that

Murder

Kidnapping

CRIMES

To enter a building, often while no one is in it,

Murder

Kidnapping

Burglary

CRIMES

To take something by force from someone, often in the street

Mugging

['mʌgɪŋ]

Murder

Kidnapping

Burglary

Mugging

CRIMES

To steal from someone's pocket etc, without them realizing

Pickpocketing

[ˈpɪkpɔkɪtɪŋ]

Murder

Kidnapping

Burglary

Mugging

Pickpocketing

CRIMES

To set fire to a building illegally

Arson

['ɑːsən]

Murder

Kidnapping

Burglary

Mugging

Pickpocketing

Arson

CRIMES

To violently attack a person sexually

Rape

[reɪp]

Murder

Kidnapping

Burglary

Mugging

Pickpocketing

Arson

Rape

CRIMES

To use force to take control of a plane, ship, train,

Murder

Kidnapping

Burglary

Mugging

Pickpocketing

Arson

Rape

Hijacking

CRIMES

To deceive or cheat someone to get money

Fraud

[frɔːd]

Murder

Kidnapping

Burglary

Mugging

Pickpocketing

Arson

Rape

Hijacking

Fraud

CRIMES

Stealing - usually secretly and without violence

Theft

[θeft]

Murder

Kidnapping

Burglary

Mugging

Pickpocketing

Arson

Rape

Hijacking

Fraud

Theft

CRIMES

Killing someone by accident through a careless or dangerous act

Manslaughter

['mænˌslɔːtə]

Murder

Kidnapping

Burglary

Mugging

Pickpocketing

Arson

Rape

Hijacking

Fraud

Theft

Manslaughter

CRIMES

To bring illegal goods, like drugs, into a country or to

Murder

Kidnapping

Burglary

Mugging

Pickpocketing

Arson

Rape

Hijacking

Fraud

Theft

Manslaughter

Smuggling

CRIMES

To steal things while pretending to shop

Shoplifting

[ˈʃɒplɪftɪŋ]

a. _______________________
David Smith got drunk one night and decided to drive

b. ______________________
John James pretended to start a business and persuaded some

c. _______________________
Ronnie Tyler pulled out a gun from his pocket and

d. ______________________
Peter Short stole a computer from the company he worked

e. _______________________
Vincent Tapper took a pistol and ordered the pilot to

f. ______________________
Johnnie Smeghurst set fire to his school after failing all

g. _______________________
Joe Sykes forced his
ex-girlfriend to make love with him.

Murder

Kidnapping

Burglary

Mugging

Pickpocketing

Arson

Rape

Hijacking

Fraud

Theft

Manslaughter

Smuggling

Shoplifting

What

h. ______________________
Paul Winters and Jennifer Summers stopped millionaire William Gates outside

i. _______________________
Nigel Handy waited until night, carefully forced open the window

j. _______________________
Pete Murphy often went to the shopping center and took

k. _______________________
Anne Clinton walked around the department store and, making sure

l. _______________________
John Bottomless was caught at the customs with $500,000 worth