Criminals
someone who steals things from another person or place
thief
stealing, in general
theft
killing someone on purpose
murder
group of often 12 ordinary people who listen to the details of a case in court and decide whether someone is guilty or not
jury
money that you have to pay as a punishment
fine
someone who goes into houses, shops etc to steal things
burglar
driving above the speed limit
speeding
stealing large amounts of money with force or violence from a bank, store, etc.
robbery
a person who is in charge of a trial in a court and decides how a person who is guilty of a crime should be punished
judge
work that is not paid that someone does to help other people, sometimes as punishment for a crime
community service
someone who takes a person away illegally by force, usually in order to demand money in exchange for releasing them
kidnapper
stealing something from a store
shoplifting
breaking into a house in order to steal something
burglary
a person who sees an event happening, especially a crime or an accident
witness
the legal punishment of death for a crime
death penalty
someone who deliberately damages things, especially public property
vandal
stealing wallets, money, etc. from people’s pockets in crowded places
pickpocketing
the crime of taking something illegally from one country to another
smuggling
to decide officially in a law court that someone is guilty of a crime
convict
the punishment of being put in prison for a very long time without an arranged time for release or, in the US, until death
life imprisonment
someone who buys and sells illegal goods, especially drugs
trafficker
attacking someone with a plan to rob them
mugging
getting money from people by cheating them
fraud
a legal official who accuses someone of committing a crime, especially in a law court
prosecutor
a punishment given by a court, in which a criminal is told they will be sent to prison if they do anything else illegal within the time mentioned
suspended sentence