Vocabulary Week 3

Question 1

an occasion when someone is abducted (by force, usually demanding money for their safe return)

Answer 1

kidnapping

Question 2

the crime of stealing from somewhere or someone

Answer 2

robbery

Question 3

the act of getting money from people or forcing them to do something by threatening to tell a secret of theirs or to harm them

Answer 3

blackmail

Question 4

the crime of illegally entering a building and stealing things

Answer 4

burglary

Question 5

the crime of stealing things out of people’s pockets or bags, especially in a crowd

Answer 5

pickpocketing

Question 6

the crime of killing a person when the killer did not intend to do it or cannot be responsible for his or her actions

Answer 6

manslaughter

Question 7

used to describe a crime that is the most serious of its type, especially because of being planned and intended

Answer 7

first-degree murder/felony/assault

Question 8

(especially of a crime or something unpleasant) done after being thought about or carefully planned

Answer 8

premeditated murder

Question 9

(an example of) serious crime that can be punished by one or more years in prison

Answer 9

felony

Question 10

a crime that can be punished by death

Answer 10

capital crime