Crime Vocabulary

crime 1

100

The action of taking a person away by force and keeping them prisoner, usually in order to demand money for their safe return.

kidnapping

200

stealing merchandise from a store

shoplifting

300

The act is taking control of an aeroplane, train, etc. by force, usually in order to make political demands.

hijacking

400

Killing a person by accident or negligence.

manslaughter

500

The crime of breaking into a house, a flat, etc. in order to steal things.

Burglary

crime 2

100

The crime of deliberately setting fire to a building.

arson

200

stealing things from people`s pockets, especially in a crowd

pickpocketing

300

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

Mugging

400

Unlawfully and deliberately killing someone.

Murder

500

The crime of taking things or people illegally into or out of a country.

Smuggling