Crimes - 12.11.14 Flashcards
a published false statement that is damaging to a person’s reputation; a written defamation
Libel
the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person’s reputation
Slander
General report to police or teacher or parents of someone that commit a crime or sth wrong - General Public / Criminal / Children
To dob someone in
To rat someone on or out
To tell on someone
dishonestly persuade (someone) to act in one’s favour by a gift of money
Bribe (v or n money)
Bribery
produce a fraudulent copy or imitation of (a document, signature, banknote, or work of art).
To forge
Forger (the person)
Forgery (crime or product)
attack and rob (someone) in a public place
To mug
Mugger
Mugging (crime)
Photo of a criminal that is taken when the suspect is captured
Mug-shot
the crime of killing a human being without malice aforethought, or in circumstances not amounting to murder
Manslaughter
take property unlawfully from (a person or place) by force or threat of force
To rob
Robbery (n crime)
Robber
person who steals another person’s property, especially by stealth and without using force or threat of violence
Thief
abduct (someone) and hold them captive, typically to obtain a ransom.
Kidnaping
a sum of money demanded or paid for the release of a captive.
Ramson
cut off the head of (someone), especially as a form of execution.
Behead
move (goods) illegally into or out of a country
To smug
Smuggling
Smuggler
illegal entry of a building with intent to commit a crime, especially theft
Burglary
To burgle
Burglar (person)
the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property
Arson
Arsonist
steal goods from (a place), typically during a war or riot
Loot
Looting
Looter
the action of stealing goods from a store while pretending to be a customer.
Shoplifting
To shoplift
Shoplifter
the offence of wilfully telling an untruth or making a misrepresentation under oath
Perjury
body of people presided over by a judge, judges, or magistrate, and acting as a tribunal in civil and criminal cases
Court
thrust a knife or other pointed weapon into (someone) so as to wound or kill
Stab
request made in an urgent and emotional manner
Plea
squeeze or constrict the neck of (a person or animal), especially so as to cause death
Strangle
free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty
Acquit
- kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate.
■ make (someone) feel trapped and oppressed by acting in an overly protective manner towards them. - extinguish (a fire) by covering it.
Smother
declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law
Convict
make a physical attack on
Assault
the action, treated as a criminal offence, of demanding money from someone in return for not revealing compromising information which one has about them.
Blackmail
illegally seize (an aircraft, ship, or vehicle) while in transit and force it to go to a different destination or use it for one’s own purposes
To hijack
Hijacking
Hijacker
A decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest
Verdict
seize (someone) by legal authority and take them into custody
To arrest
an illegal forced entry of a building or vehicle, typically to steal something.
Break in
- (of war, fighting, or similarly undesirable things) start suddenly
- escape
Break out
the crime, typically committed by a man, of forcing another person to have sexual intercourse with the offender against their will
Rape
enter someone’s land or property without permission
Trespass
