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the state of being poor
poverty
burglary
the crime of entering a house to steal
shoplifting
to steal from a store
vandalism
the crime of destroying and damaging
ransom
money you pay to set someone kidnapped free
witness
to see an accident or a crime
courier
a person whose job is to deliver packages
forgery
the crime of copying money or documents
hijacking
to take control over a vehicle like planes
mugging
to stop people in the street and steal them
abuse something
to use power or knowledge in a wrong way
assault somebody
to attack someone violently
bandit
a member of an armed group who attacks travellers
abduct somebody
to take somebody away illegally using force
carjack something or somebody
to force the driver of a car to take you somewhere or give you their car
get away with
to do something wrong and not be punished for it
front for
to represent a group or an organization and try to hide its illegal activities
case the joint
to look carefully around a building so that you can plan how to steal things from it later
a stay of execution
a delay in following the order of a court
light at the end of the tunnel
something that shows you are nearly at the end of a long and a difficult time or situation