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Monday, September 28, 2026

Wordlist related to the topic of crime

 https://ecenglish.com/en/learn-english-for-free/vocabulary/crime-vocabulary-types-of-crime-and-criminal-investigation/


Types of Crimes
  • Arson: The malicious burning of property.
  • Burglary: Entering a building illegally with the intent to commit a crime.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception or cheating for financial or personal gain.
  • Hate crime: A crime motivated by bias against a victim's race, religion, or background.
  • Kidnapping: Abducting and holding a person against their will.
  • Manslaughter: The accidental or non-premeditated killing of another person.
  • Murder: The unlawful, premeditated killing of a human being.
  • Robbery: Taking property from someone through the use of violence or threat.
  • Shoplifting: Stealing goods from an open retail store.
  • Theft: The unlawful taking of someone else's property.
  • Vandalism: The deliberate destruction or damage of public or private property. 
  • Money Heist  a planned robbery or large-scale theft of currency and valuables from a secure financial institution like a bank,
  • Slander (calunnia) a alse spoken statement that damages a person's reputation
  • Libel (diffamazione) is a false and malicious written, printed, or published statement that damages a person's reputation
  • Jaywalking the act of walking across a street in an illegal, careless, or unsafe way, such as outside a designated crosswalk or against a red traffic light.
People Involved in Crime
  • Accomplice: A person who helps another commit a crime.
  • Alibi: Proof or a claim that a suspect was elsewhere when the crime occurred.
  • Criminal: A person who has committed a punishable illegal act.
  • Defendant: A person accused or sued in a court of law.
  • Perpetrator: The person who actually commits the crime or wrongdoing.
  • Witness: Someone who sees or hears a crime happen and can provide information. [
Legal and Investigatory Action Verbs
  • To arrest: To seize someone by legal authority for a suspected crime.
  • To charge: To formally accuse someone of committing a crime.
  • To confess: To admit to the police or authorities that one committed a crime.
  • To investigate: To examine, record, and gather facts about a crime.
  • To prosecute: To institute legal proceedings against someone in cour

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