Crime words : Crime words
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bullies - bullying : bullies - bullying to hurt or frighten someone who is smaller or less powerful than you, often forcing them to do something they do not want to do
burglar - burglary : burglar - burglary a person who illegally enters buildings and steals things
dealer : dealer a person who trades in selling drugs
drink driving : drink driving driving a vehicle after drinking too much alcohol
fine (noun) : fine (noun) an amount of money that has to be paid as a punishment for not obeying a rule or law
gang - gangster : gang - gangster a group of young people, especially young men, who spend time together, often fighting with other groups and behaving badly
a group of criminals who work together
graffiti : graffiti words or drawings, especially humorous, rude or political, on walls, doors, etc. in public places
hooligan - hooliganism : hooligan - hooliganism a person who acts in a violent way without thinking and causes damage
judge : judge a person who is in charge of a trial in a court and decides how a person who is guilty of a crime should be punished, or who makes decisions on legal matters
to mug – mugging - mugger : to mug – mugging - mugger to attack a person in a public place and steal their money
an act of attacking someone and stealing their money
a person who attacks people in order to steal their money
to rob – robbery - robbers : to rob – robbery - robbers to take money or property illegally from a place, organization or person, often using violence
the crime of stealing from somewhere or someone
someone who steals by using a weapon
shoplifting : shoplifting the illegal act of taking goods from a shop without paying for them
speeding : speeding driving faster than is allowed in a particular area
theft : theft dishonestly taking something which belongs to someone else and keeping it
violence : violence actions or words which are intended to hurt people
bullies, burglar, dealers, drink driving, fine, gangs, graffiti, hooligans, judge, mugged, robbers, shoplifting, speeding, theft, violence : bullies, burglar, dealers, drink driving, fine, gangs, graffiti, hooligans, judge, mugged, robbers, shoplifting, speeding, theft, violence A ____ broke into our house while we were away this weekend and stole our video.
Drug ____ who sell heroin to teenagers are among the worst kind of criminals.
Car ____in this area is increasing. Fifty cars were stolen last week.
Fourteen football ____were arrested after the match. They were fighting and throwing bottles onto the pitch.
He should have taken a taxi home after the party. He got stopped by the police and lost his licence for ____.
He was doing 80 kilometres an hour in the centre of town. He was caught ____on a camera.
He's scared to walk home from school on his own because last week some ____ in the year above him broke his personal stereo.
If you park on a double yellow line, you might get a parking ____.
In court, the ____said he should stay in prison for the rest of his life.
She was arrested for ____. She stole a pair of jeans and a sweater from a clothes shop.
Some people think that the ____on TV and in films leads to crime.
The health centre wall has some big red ____ on it. They'll have to repaint the wall.
There was a big fight between two ____of teenagers outside the club. Seventeen people were hurt.
Two armed bank ____ got away with £50,000 yesterday.
Two guys ____a friend of mine recently and ran off with her handbag.