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Vocabulary For Crime
Vocabulary For Crime
Criminal Terms
Mugger: A person who attacks and robs another in a public place.
Terrorist: A person who uses unlawful violence and intimidation in the pursuit
of political aims.
Court case: A dispute between two parties that is decided in a court of law.
Gaol, jail: The place where accused persons and criminals are held.
Prison: A building where people are legally held as a punishment for a crime
they have committed or while awaiting trial.
Witness: A person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place.
Crime Verbs
Arrest: To take someone into custody legally.
Hold up: To point a weapon at someone to make them give them money or a
valuable good.
Investigate: To look deeper into a matter and gather information about what
happened.
Steal: To take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and
without intending to return it.
Legal: Pertaining to the law, on the right side of the law, allowed.
Store detective: Someone who watches over a store to make sure people don't
steal from it.