Show:
Verbs
Nouns
Grammar
Reasons for Committing a Crime
Serious Crimes
100
to take something from a person, shop/store, etc. without permission and without intending to return it or pay for it
What is steal?
100
the crime of entering a building illegally and stealing things from it
What is burglary?
100
The book was _________________ from the library. A. steal B. stealed C. stolen D. stealing
What is stolen?
100
what you earn by working or selling things, and use to buy things
What is money?
100
the crime of killing somebody deliberately
What is murder?
200
to be damaged and separated into two or more parts , as a result of force; to damage something in this way
What is break?
200
the crime of stealing a car and driving it for pleasure, usually in a fast and dangerous way
What is joyriding?
200
Most teens _______________ into trouble for doing things without thinking about the possible punishment. A. go B. take C. make D. get
What is get?
200
the state of feeling very happy
What is excitement?
200
the crime of deliberately setting fire to something, especially a building
What is arson?
300
to do something wrong or illegal
What is commit?
300
the crime of stealing goods from a shop/store by deliberately leaving without paying for them
What is shoplifting?
300
The burglar prefers __________________ crimes at night. A. commit B. to commit C. committed D. had committed
What is to commit?
300
the things that you wear, such as trousers/pants, dresses and jackets
What are clothes?
300
the murder of an important or famous person, especially for political reasons
What is assassination?
400
to steal something from somebody’s pocket without them noticing
What is pick-pocket?
400
connected with or involving crime
What is criminal?
400
The prison was filled with thieves who had been __________ to prison. A. told B. sent C. gone D. went
What is sent?
400
the act of trying to persuade or to force somebody to do something
What is peer pressure?
400
the crime of stealing something from a person or place
What is theft?
500
to damage something, especially public property, deliberately and for no good reason
What is vandalize?
500
a person who sees something happen and is able to describe it to other people
What is witness?
500
The criminal regretted ________________ the crime. A. doing B. done C. did D. do
What is doing?
500
the state of being desperate
What is desperation?
500
the use of violent action in order to achieve political goals or to force a government to act
What is terrorism?