Crimes - 12.11.14 Flashcards

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

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Libel

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

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Slander

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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

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

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Bribe (v or n money)

Bribery

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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)

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attack and rob (someone) in a public place

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To mug
Mugger
Mugging (crime)

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

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Mug-shot

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

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Manslaughter

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

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To rob
Robbery (n crime)
Robber

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

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Thief

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

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Kidnaping

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

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Ramson

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

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Behead

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move (goods) illegally into or out of a country

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To smug
Smuggling
Smuggler

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

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Burglary
To burgle
Burglar (person)

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the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property

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Arson

Arsonist

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

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Loot
Looting
Looter

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

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Shoplifting
To shoplift
Shoplifter

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

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

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request made in an urgent and emotional manner

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

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

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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.
Smother
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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
Convict
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make a physical attack on
Assault
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the action, treated as a criminal offence, of demanding money from someone in return for not revealing compromising information which one has about them.
Blackmail
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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
To hijack Hijacking Hijacker
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A decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest
Verdict
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seize (someone) by legal authority and take them into custody
To arrest
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an illegal forced entry of a building or vehicle, typically to steal something.
Break in
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1. (of war, fighting, or similarly undesirable things) start suddenly 2. escape
Break out
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the crime, typically committed by a man, of forcing another person to have sexual intercourse with the offender against their will
Rape
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enter someone's land or property without permission
Trespass