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