Vocabulary tasks

arson assassination assault bigamy blackmail

bribery burglary embezzlement espionage

extortion forgery fraud libel

manslaughter murder perjury piracy

kidnapping robbery slander smuggling

theft treason drug dealing hijacking

rape terrorism vandalism

1

assault acting in such a way as to make someone believe he or she will

be hurt

2

________ betraying your country to a foreign power

3

________ copying patented inventions or copyrighted works

4

________ entering a building illegally and stealing things

5

________ getting money from people by threatening to publicise facts

they do not want revealed

6

________ taking control of a plane, usually for political reasons

7

________ getting money from people by using threats

8

________ getting property or money from people by making them

believe untrue things

9

________ going through a ceremony of marriage when you are still

married to someone else

10

________ taking somebody away and demanding money for their

return

11

________ killing a public figure illegally and intentionally

12

________ killing someone illegally and intentionally

13

________ using violent action for political purposes

14

________ killing someone unintentionally or in mitigating

circumstances

15

________ making an illegal copy of a banknote or document

16

________ offering money corruptly to get someone to do something to

help you

17

________ saying something which damages someone's character

18

________ setting fire to a building

19

________ selling illegal substances, e.g. heroin

20

________ stealing something by using force or threatening to use force

21

________ stealing, taking property which belongs to someone else

22

________ taking goods illegally into or out of a country

23

________ telling lies when you have sworn an oath to say what is true

in court

24

________ trying to find out secrets by illegal means

25

________ using illegally or stealing money which you are looking after

for someone else

26

________ writing, publishing or broadcasting a statement which

damages someone's character

27

________ having sex with a person against their will

28

________ damaging public property for no reason

Crime

Criminal

Specific verb

Definition

assassination

assassin

assassinate

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blackmail

blackmailer

blackmail

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bribery

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bribe

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drug dealing

drug dealer

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hijacking

hijacker

hijack

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kidnapping

kidnapper

kidnap

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murder

murderer

murder

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rape

rapist

rape

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smuggling

smuggler

smuggle

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terrorism

terrorist

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theft

thief

steal

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vandalism

vandal

vandalize

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! Words for people who steal are: thief (in general),

burglar (from a house), shoplifter (from a shop),

pickpocket (in the street), robber (from a bank, shop, etc.)

1

"I arrived home late and found that I'd forgotten my keys. I didn't want to wake my wife up, and I saw there was a ladder in the garden of the house next door. I got the ladder and climbed in. We've just moved house and I didn't realise I was in the wrong street..."

2

"I was walking my dog when I saw the gun lying on the ground. I picked it up - it was still warm -and at that moment I saw the body lying in the long grass. I went across to look and it was my business partner. That's when the police arrived..."

3

"I opened the bank account in a false name as a way to help my employer pay less tax- It's perfectly legal. I kept meaning to tell him, but somehow I just forgot. I bought the villa in France with my own money. It was an inheritance..."

4

"OK, so there are 123 copies of the video. That's perfectly true, but I had no intention of selling them. I'm a collector."

5

"Well this obviously isn't my suitcase. I've never seen these things before in my life. The monogram? Well, they are my initials, but that must be a coincidence. That's probably how the two cases got mixed up. After all, JA aren't very unusual initials. A photograph with me in it? My word, that's incredible! It must be someone who knows me..."

6

"I didn't know my wife was still alive, I thought she'd died in a car accident. I couldn't believe it when I saw her walk into the room. Surely you don't think I married you just to get your money...?"

7

"You misunderstand me. When I offered him the money I meant it as a gift. I know that life can be difficult for a young man on a police salary, especially if he has a family, young children etcetera. It isn't easy and I know that. I just wanted to help. I didn't expect him to do anything in return..."

8

"After leaving the office I realised I'd forgotten my umbrella. I went back in to get it. When I went in I noticed that the photocopier was still turned on. It had been working very badly all day, and I decided to quickly see what was wrong with it before going home. I made a few test copies of documents that were in the office. I didn't even look at what I was copying. The machine seemed to be working much better. I put the copies in my briefcase – intending to use the other side as notepaper. I don't believe in wasting paper. At that moment Mr Sanders came out of his office..."

9

"I painted them for pleasure. I had no intention of deceiving people. I never said they were by other people. Yes, I did include the signatures of other artists but that's because I wanted them to be perfect copies..."

10

"Mr Wills sent me the money to help me in my business venture – I'm trying to start a design agency. He sent me cheques every month for $1200. A couple of times he sent extra when I had special expenses. It was always understood that he would participate in the profits of the business when it was running. We didn't write anything down, it was an oral agreement. The photographs I have of him with his secretary have no connection with these payments."