Types of Crimes
Stealing from a person or place without using force
theft
This person commits a crime
criminal
To take someone into police custody
arrest
He mustn't / can't be very sorry because he keeps on commiting crimes.
CAN'T
The suspect has mud on his shoes, and it rained last night. He must / can't have been at the park.
MUST
Illegally bringing goods into a country
smuggling
This person investigates crimes and gathers evidence
detective
To look for evidence to solve a crime
investigate
His family ________ be desperate, not knowing when he'll be released.
MUST
The fingerprints at the scene match the suspect's, but he has an alibi. He __ have been involved, but it's not certain.
MIGHT / COULD
Setting fire to property intentionally
arson
This person is harmed or affected by a crime
victim
To enter it using force, usually in order to steal something
break into
paraphrase: I feel sure she isn't guilty of fraud.
She can't be guilty of fraud.
paraphrase: I feel sure you were shocked by the robbery.
You must have been shocked by the robbery.
Taking someone by force and demanding money for their release
kiddnapping
This person sees a crime happen and can testify in court
witness
if the police * somewhere, they go in there using
force in order to look for criminals or illegal goods.
raid
paraphrase: Perhaps she isn't living in this area any more (might).
She might not be living in this area anymore.
Make a deduction:
The fingerprints at the scene match the suspect's, but he has an alibi.
An occasion when a large number of people behave in a noisy, violent, and uncontrolled way in public, often as a protest
riot
Someone who helps another person commit a crime
partner in crime
if the police or other authorities * something, they take it by force and do not return it because it is illegal or stolen
seize
A man who lives on the 12th floor of a high-rise building takes the lift to the ground floor each day to go to work. When he returns in the evening, he takes the lift to the 8th floor then walks up the stairs to reach his flat. He hates walking, so why does he do it?
The man is very short. He can only reach up high enough to press the button for the 8th floor.
A woman decided to ride to London on her horse. She went on Friday and came back on Friday, but she only spent two days in London. How could she have done that?
The woman's horse is called Friday.