Crime

Definition

Criminal

Example

Arson

Starting a fire in a building in order to damage

or destroy it.

Arsonist

The firemen know for sure the fire was

intentionally. They are now trying to find
out who committed the arson.

Assassination

Killing of a famous or important person, usually

for political reasons or in exchange for money.

Assassin

John Lennon's death was an

assassination.

Assault

Intentionally act that causes fear of inmminent

harmful of offensive touching. Can occur even if
the contact never occurs.

Assaulter

Bill Cosby has been accused of sexual

assault by many women, though he has
never been formally criminally charged.

Battery

Intentionally physical contact or offensive

touching, where the victim has not given
consent to be touched.

Tortfeasor

The young boy was sentenced to one

year in prison for the battery he had
perpetrated.

Bribery

Trying to make somebody do something you

want by giving them money, presents, etc.

We citizens are creating more and more

scoundrel officers by committing bribery
in order to avoid paying the speeding
ticket.

Burglary

Stealing from houses and flats.

Burglar

I still can't believe the boys were

acquitted of the charges for burglary.
They came into my house, stole my
things and they won't be punished.

Child Abuse

Any action that results imminent risk or serious

harm, death, serious physical or emotional
harm, sexual abuse or explotation of a child by a
parent, caretaker or any person that is
responsible for the child's welfare.

If there's a crime that really grabs my

attention, it is child abuse. How could
anyone be so mean to children?

Anything that shows a minor (under 18 years of

Child Pornography
age) engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

Disorderly
Conduct

Driving While
Intoxicated

Recklessly or intentionally engaging in violent

behavior, disrupting a peaceful assembly of
person, obstructing traffic, making unreasonable
noises to disrupt the public and refusing to
comply with a lawful order from the police

Driving when your physical abilities are impaired

by drugs or alcohol.

Did you know that the character of "The

Butterfly Effect" was a victim of child
pornography?

It was Sunday in the morning when I

heard annoying noises coming from the
streets: a boy was playing drums quite
loud. I called the police. I hope they take
him to court for disorderly conduct.

The two young boys who thought they

were in the movie Fast and Furious and
started a race in the avenue, were, as
expected, under the effects of drugs.
They now face an accusation of Driving
While Intoxicated.

Drug Dealing

Drug transactions in order to obtain money.

Drug dealer

Drug trafficking is so common in run

down areas that people don't even tell
the police anymore.

Drunk Driving

Driving under the influence of alcohol.

It was proved that the girl hadn't drunk

that day so they acquitted the charges of
drunk driving.

Embezzlement

Taking property or assets that have been

entrusted to the person's (criminal) care. Usually
involves taking money from an agent or
employee.

Embezzlement of public funds is very

frequent in national goverment around
the world.

False
Imprisonment

Commiting an act of restraint on another person

which confines that person in a bounded area.

Protestant claimed that they have faced

false imprisonment when they showed
they were against the company.

False Pretenses

Obtaining someone else's property by telling lies

or making misrepresentations. Pretends to
obtain title to the personal property of another
or defraud the other person.

It is not common for elders to be a victim

of false pretenses provided they lived so
long and have gone through all the lies
people may tell in order to defraud them.

Forgery

Creating, altering, forging, or imitating any

document with the intent to defraud another
person.

Forger

There are many victims of forgery in

Argentina that not only have lost their
house and got no payment for it, but also
couldn't caught the criminal due to the
fake documents he provided.

Fraud

Obtaining money illegally, usually by using

clever and complicated methods

Fraudster

I wonder if there actually are people who

take so much time to plan a fraud as in
movies

Due to the accusation of fraud, police

officers raided the man's house and
found out he had many illegal guns. They
charged him with gun possession.

Gun Possession

Illegar possession of a gun.

Harassment

Any kind of behavior that is intended to annoy,

disturb, alarm, torment, upset or terrorize
someone.

Harasser

The girls were victims of harassment by

an anonymous who would terrorize them
every day for several years.

Kidnapping

Taking a person by using violence, often in order

to get money for returning them.

Kidnapper

Witness of the kidnapping have given key

evidence to the police about the
crimnal's appearence.

Looting

Stealing from shops or homes that have been

damaged in a war, natural disaster, etc.

Looter

In the middle of the earthquake alarm,

some rebel young boys perpetrated
looting.

Manslaughter

Illegall killing of another person. It's not

considered murder because of a surrounding or
mitigating circumstance.

Manslaughterer

Reginald and Esther Gough were charged

with manslaughter for their foster son's
death.

Money
Laundering

Making money gotten from illegal means though

it looks as it has been obtained through a
legitimate manner.

It's said that the actual goverment of

Argentina has committed money
laundering.

Mugging

Using violence to steal from somebody in a

public place (a street, a park, etc.).

Mugger

I noticed there was a mugging being

executed and insead of helping the poor
girl I ran like coward.

Murder

Killing somebody intentionally.

Murderer

The murder of the actress has been in

the news for hours. I hope they find the
killer.

Pickpocketing

Stealing things out of pockets or bags secretly.

7 persons out of 10 have been a victim of

pickpocketing.

Public
Drunkenness

Being intoxicated in a public place, even if the

drunkard is of the legal drinking age.

Police officers charged the group of

adolescent with public drunkenness.

Rape

Forcing another person to have sexual

intercourse with the offender against their will. It
is typically commited by a man.

Rapist

The man surrounded by cops has

commited two rapes.

Receiving Stolen
Property

Accepting property that it's known or believed

was obtained through theft.

I didn't know that receiving stolen

property is as serious as theft We
should pay attention to who we are
buying things from.

Resisting Arrest

Interfering with law enforcements attempt to

perform a lawful arrest, using an amount of
physical force.

He has been in prison for resisting arrest.

So fool of him!

Robbery

Stealing from people and banks.

Robber

My favourite movie is about a robbery

that takes place in the biggest bank of
NYC.

Shoplifting

Stealing things from a shop while it is open.

Shoplifter

You may be amazed if you knew how

many shoplifting are committed per day.

Smuggling

Taking things illegally from one country to

another.

Smuggler

A group of mexican inmigrants were

caught up smuggling at the JFK
International Airport.

Solicitation

Asking, requesting, hiring, commanding, or

encouraing someone else to commit a crime.

She has an accusation of solicitation

because a witness saw her giving money
to the killer.

Stalking

Intentionally and repeatedly following, harassing

or watches another person.

Stalker

Years ago, Stalking was not a very

common crime but that has change over
the years. There's even a TV series about
it now.

Statutory Rape

Occurs when someone over the age of consent

has sex with someone below the age of consent.

Statutory rapist

I warned Sally that she shouldn't have

sex with her boyfriend because he hasn't
turned eighteen yet, otherwise she could
be accused of statutory rape.

Terrorism

The use of violence such as bombing, shooting,

etc. for political reasons.

Terrorist

The acts that took place on September

11th in the USA were acts of terrorism by
the terrorist group al-Qaeda.

Thief

The only crime that it's talked in school is

theft because it's the most common and
it may occur there. But I think they
should talk about all of them and warn
the kids.

My neighbours had gone on vacation and

told me that nobody was going to go to
their house during their trip. One day I
saw a strange boy diving in their
swimming pool, so I inmmediately called
the police and reported a trespassing.

Theft

Trespassing

Stealing money and things.

Unlawfully entering another person's property

without permission or authority to do so.

Vandalism

Intentionally damaging public property, or

property belonging to other people.

Alumnas:

Lara Vallejos
Macarena Santos
Sol Pedraza

Vandal

You may consider it as art, but graffiti is

vandalism when it has not permission to
be made.
Date:
Course:

Level of Seriousness
Felony: Most serious crime.
Misdemeanor: Lesser serious crime.

Felony

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Misdemeanor

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Misdemeanor

Misdemeanor

Felony

Misdemeanor

Misdemeanor

Felony

Felony

Felony

(Depends on the value of the

cash or property stolen)

Felony

Felony

Felony

Misdemeanor

Felony

Felony

Felony

Felony
Misdemeanor
Misdemeanor

Felony

Felony

Misdemeanor

Felony

Misdemeanor

Felony

Felony

Felony

Felony

Felony

(Depends on the value of the

cash or property stolen)

Misdemeanor

Misdemeanor

5/14/2015
Public Translation (AM)