Crime vocabulary

Discussion :
1. Have your ever been the victim of a crime?
2. Have you ever witnessed a crime?
3. Have you ever committed a crime?
Vocabulary 1:
Crime (noun) is any illegal action or activity. For example, killing your boss is a crime (even if he is a terrible
person.)
A petty or minor crime : a misdemeanor
Give examples :
A serious crime : a felony
Give examples :

Crime is never used as a verb. We say 'commit a crime'. Commit is the verb that collocates with 'crime': It
basically means 'do'. 'He was sent to prison for a crime that he didn't commit.'

A person who commits a crime is a criminal: 'A dangerous criminal escaped from prison.'

Criminal is also used as an adjective: 'There is a lot of criminal activity in this area.

Whats the difference between rob and steal?

Rob (verb) means take something from a place or person.!'Rob a bank.' Money is taken from the bank, not
the whole thing.!'Rob and old man.' Valuable items are taken from him, we do not take him.
Steal (verb) means to take something.!!'I stole candy when I was a child.'!'My bag was stolen at the party.'
Steal = present tense / stole = past simple / stolen = past participle
Theft is the noun form for the verb steal.
A thief is the general name we give to someone who steals something.
Exercise 1: Choose between rob and steal and use the correct form.
1.

The men were planning to ____________ the bank on the corner.!!

2.

I am sure that my flatmate is ____________from me!!!!

3.

My house was ________ at the weekend! !

4.

My TV was ____________last week.

5.

He ________________ a bottle of whisky from the shop.

6.

He was stopped and _________________ by two armed men.

7.

Two banks were ______________________ last week.

8.

If you leave your money there, it'll be _____________________.

9.

Someone's _______________________ my wallet !

10. They were planning to _____________________ a shop.

11. She __________________ some clothes from her employers.
12. We have been ______________________, all our silver's gone.
13. In the old days they used to hang people who _________________________sheep.
14. The thieves were captured while _________________ the goods.

Vocabulary 2:
Types of crime and types of criminal
Arson - the crime of starting a fire in order to damage or destroy something, especially a
building. !Arsonist a person who starts fires to damage or destroy something
Bank robbery (noun) the crime of stealing money from a bank.! Bank robber the person who steals
from a bank.!Rob verb
Burglary (noun) the crime of stealing from a building. !Burglar a person who steals from a
building. !Burgle -verb
Manslaughter (noun) - the crime of killing a person by someone who did not intend to do it or who cannot
be responsible for their actions.
Murder (noun) the crime of killing someone.! Murderer a person who kills.! Murder verb
Mugging (noun) an act of attacking someone and stealing their money.! Mugger the person who
attacks someone to steal their money.! Mug verb
Shoplifting (noun) taking something from a shop without paying for it.! Shoplifter a person who steals
from shops.! Shoplift - verb
Smuggling (noun) - the act of taking things or people to or from a place secretly and illegally.! Smuggler
the person who takes things or people to or from a place secretly and illegally.!Smuggle - verb
Pickpocketing (noun) the act of stealing things out of pockets or bags secretly. !Pickpocket - a person
who steals things out of pockets or bags secretly.! Pickpocket - verb
Other people associated with crime
Victim a person who a crime happens to.!'The criminal stole the victim's car.'
Witness a person who saw a crime happen.!'Many witnesses saw the bank robber leaving the bank.'
Exercise 2: Choose the correct answer
The ___ was arrested by police who caught him hiding in his garden.!
1.
criminal
2.
crime
3.
witness
4.
victim
It looks like he is trying to ___ that umbrella.
1.
!steal
2.
criminal
3.
crime
4.
rob
The man was ___ as he walked home late at night.!
1.
rob
2.
stolen
3.
steal
4.
robbed
My watch has been ___.
1.
!stole
2.
stealed
3.
stolen
4.
steal
She tried to ___ drugs in her suitcase from Toronto to Seattle.
1.
!burgle
2.
pickpocket
3.
mug
4.
smuggle

The ___ was caught with the CDs in his bag while he was still in the shop.!
1.
mugger
2.
pickpocket
3.
shoplifter
4.
smuggler

I caught a ___ trying to steal my purse on the crowded bus.!

1.
smuggler
2.
pickpocket
3.
shoplifter
4.
murderer

The ___ was shot 5 times by the murderer.

1.
!crime
2.
criminal
3.
thief
4.
victim

Police are trying to catch the ___ who set fire to the school.
1.
!arsonman
2.
arsoner
3.
arson
4.
arsonist

I have never committed a ___.

1.
!steal
2.
thief
3.
criminal
4.
crime
Exercise 3: use the letters to find the word that corresponds to the definition
1)

to kill someone accidentally : T

! GNLRHUAMAES

2)

a thief who steals from pockets : K

! ICTCPPOEK

3)

to break into someone's house and steal from it : G

! LUARYBR

4)

a person who steals from shops : S

! HTILFPEOR

5)

a criminal who forces someone to have sex : A

! IRPTS

6)

a person who has served their sentence in prison : X

! T-VCCEONI

7)

to bring something illegally into a country : S

! LUNGGMGI

8)

to set fire on someone's property, for example, a house : O

! SNRA

9)

to take someone hostage in order to exchange him or her later for ransom : D
! IIPPNKGNA

10) to use violence to achieve political goals : I! R R T S O E R M

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