crime and punishment

Question 1

a person who gives evidence in a law court

Answer 1

witness

Question 2

to condemn sb to a particular punishment

Answer 2

sentence sb to sth

Question 3

to force a way into a house etc.

Answer 3

break into

Question 4

having committed a crime

Answer 4

guilty of sth

Question 5

in prision

Answer 5

behind bars

Question 6

to steal from a person

Answer 6

rob sb of sth

Question 7

to do something illegal

Answer 7

commit

Question 8

to catch sb while they are doing sth wrong

Answer 8

catch sb red-handed

Question 9

a person who breaks into a house etc. to steal

Answer 9

burglar

Question 10

a gift offered to sb to persuade them to do sth

Answer 10

bribe

Question 11

a thief who steals things out of people’s pockets

Answer 11

pickpocket

Question 12

a person who attacks and robs another in a public place

Answer 12

mugger

Question 13

a person who takes somebody away illegally and keeps them as a prisoner

Answer 13

kidnapper

Question 14

a person who hijacks a plane or other vehicle

Answer 14

hijacker

Question 15

someone who illegally copies documents, money, paintings etc.

Answer 15

forger

Question 16

a professional cook, typically the chief cook in a hotel or restaurant

Answer 16

traitor

Question 17

someone who marries one person while already legally married to another

Answer 17

bigamist

Question 18

a criminal who threatens to expose embarrassing information about someone

Answer 18

blackmailer

Question 19

someone who leaves the military without permission

Answer 19

desert

Question 20

a murderer, especially one who kills a prominent political figure

Answer 20

assassin

Question 21

shoplift (criminal crime)

Answer 21

shoplifter shoplifting

Question 22

mug (criminal crime)

Answer 22

mugger mugging

Question 23

burgle (criminal crime)

Answer 23

burglar burglary

Question 24

smuggle (criminal crime)

Answer 24

smuggler smuggling

Question 25

blackmail (criminal crime)

Answer 25

blackmailer blackmail

Question 26

rob (criminal crime)

Answer 26

robber robbery

Question 27

murder (criminal crime)

Answer 27

murderer murder

Question 28

hijack (criminal crime)

Answer 28

hijacker hijacking

Question 29

forge (criminal crime)

Answer 29

forger forgery

Question 30

kidnap (criminal crime)

Answer 30

kidnapper kidnapping