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1
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the act of stealing sth from a person or a place

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theft

2
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the act of entering a building illegally and stealing sth

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burglary

3
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the act of stealing money or goods from a bank, shop, person ect

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robbery

4
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the act of stealing goods from a shop by leaving without paying for them

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shoplifting

5
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a physical attack on sb

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assault

6
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the act of forcing sb to have sex espacially using violence

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rape

7
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the act of deliberately setting fire to sth, espacially building

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arson

8
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the act of killing sb illegally but not deliberately. e.g. by driving dangerously

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manslaughter

9
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an occasion of cheating or deceiving sb in order to get the money or goods illegally

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fraud

10
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the act of taking someone away illegally and keeping them as a prisoner, espacially in order to get money (called a ransom) before returning them

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kidnapping

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the act of copying money, documents, ect. in order to cheat people

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forgery

12
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the act of offering money or sth valuable in order to get sb to help you, especially by doing sth dishonest. It is often used with the word corruption.

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bribery

Politicans were accused of bribery and corruption.

13
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dishonest or illegal behaviour, espacially by people in authority

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corruption