Monday, 27 March 2017

UNIT 5:ENGLISH GLOSSARY

Here's all the vocabulary about UNIT 5:A LIFE OF CRIME.

TRAFFIC WARDENS: Someone whose job is to make certain that people do not leave their cars in illegal places.

LIFE SENTENCE:being in prison for a very long time, or, in the USA, until death.

DEATH PENALTY:The legal punishment of death for a crime


In this chart you can find all the vocabulary related to crimes and criminals.

This criminal (noun)
does this...
crime (noun)
action (verb)
accomplice
helps another person to commit a crime
aiding and abetting
aid and abet
arsonist
sets fire to other people's property illegally
arson
commit arson
assassin
kills people for political reasons, or in return for payment
assassination
assassinate
burglar
breaks in to buildings to steal
burglary
burgle
drug dealer
buys and sells illegal drugs
drug dealing
deal in drugs
forger
makes fake money or documents
forgery
forge
hijacker
takes control of a vehicle (plane, ship etc) by force and diverts it
hijacking
hijack
hooligan
is a violent young troublemaker
hooliganism
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kidnapper
takes people away by force and demands money to free them
kidnapping
kidnap
mugger
attacks and robs people in a public place
mugging
mug
murderer
deliberately kills another person
murder
murder
offender
is anybody who breaks the law
committing an offence
offend
pickpocket
steals money etc from other people's pockets
pickpocketing
pickpocket
robber
steals money etc, using force or the threat of force
robbery
rob
shoplifter
steals goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer
shoplifting
shoplift
smuggler
moves goods illegally into or out of a country without paying tax
smuggling
smuggle
terrorist
uses violence for political reasons
terrorism
commit terrorism
thief
steals property from other people (without using violence)
theft
thieve
vandal
deliberately destroys or damages public property
vandalism
vandalize

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