Crimes - 12.11.14

Question 0

a published false statement that is damaging to a person’s reputation; a written defamation

Answer 0

Libel

Question 1

the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person’s reputation

Answer 1

Slander

Question 2

General report to police or teacher or parents of someone that commit a crime or sth wrong - General Public / Criminal / Children

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To dob someone in
To rat someone on or out
To tell on someone

Question 3

dishonestly persuade (someone) to act in one’s favour by a gift of money

Answer 3

Bribe (v or n money)

Bribery

Question 4

produce a fraudulent copy or imitation of (a document, signature, banknote, or work of art).

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To forge
Forger (the person)
Forgery (crime or product)

Question 5

attack and rob (someone) in a public place

Answer 5

To mug
Mugger
Mugging (crime)

Question 6

Photo of a criminal that is taken when the suspect is captured

Answer 6

Mug-shot

Question 7

the crime of killing a human being without malice aforethought, or in circumstances not amounting to murder

Answer 7

Manslaughter

Question 8

take property unlawfully from (a person or place) by force or threat of force

Answer 8

To rob
Robbery (n crime)
Robber

Question 9

person who steals another person’s property, especially by stealth and without using force or threat of violence

Answer 9

Thief

Question 10

abduct (someone) and hold them captive, typically to obtain a ransom.

Answer 10

Kidnaping

Question 11

a sum of money demanded or paid for the release of a captive.

Answer 11

Ramson

Question 12

cut off the head of (someone), especially as a form of execution.

Answer 12

Behead

Question 13

move (goods) illegally into or out of a country

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To smug
Smuggling
Smuggler

Question 14

illegal entry of a building with intent to commit a crime, especially theft

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Burglary
To burgle
Burglar (person)

Question 15

the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property

Answer 15

Arson

Arsonist

Question 16

steal goods from (a place), typically during a war or riot

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Loot
Looting
Looter

Question 17

the action of stealing goods from a store while pretending to be a customer.

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Shoplifting
To shoplift
Shoplifter

Question 18

the offence of wilfully telling an untruth or making a misrepresentation under oath

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Perjury

Question 19

body of people presided over by a judge, judges, or magistrate, and acting as a tribunal in civil and criminal cases

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Court

Question 20

thrust a knife or other pointed weapon into (someone) so as to wound or kill

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Stab

Question 21

request made in an urgent and emotional manner

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Plea

Question 22

squeeze or constrict the neck of (a person or animal), especially so as to cause death

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Strangle

Question 23

free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty

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Acquit

Question 24

1. 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.
2. extinguish (a fire) by covering it.

Answer 24

Smother

Question 25

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

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Convict

Question 26

make a physical attack on

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Assault

Question 27

the action, treated as a criminal offence, of demanding money from someone in return for not revealing compromising information which one has about them.

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Blackmail

Question 28

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

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To hijack
Hijacking
Hijacker

Question 29

A decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest

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Verdict

Question 30

seize (someone) by legal authority and take them into custody

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To arrest

Question 31

an illegal forced entry of a building or vehicle, typically to steal something.

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Break in

Question 32

1. (of war, fighting, or similarly undesirable things) start suddenly
2. escape

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Break out

Question 33

the crime, typically committed by a man, of forcing another person to have sexual intercourse with the offender against their will

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Rape

Question 34

enter someone’s land or property without permission

Answer 34

Trespass