Unit 6:
‘Crime’
Crime
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Criminal
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Verb
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Definition
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kidnapping
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kidnapper
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to kidnap
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To carry off (a person) by force or trickery, for
use as a hostage or to get money
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murder
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murderer
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to murder
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The unlawful killing of a person
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smuggling
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smuggler
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to smuggle
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To convey (goods) secretly and illegally into or out
of a country
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bribery
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briber
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to bribe
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Money given to persuade someone to do something
illegal
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mugging
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mugger
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to mug
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To assault or attack, usually in order to rob
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theft
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thief
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to steal
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To take (the property of another) without permission
or right, esp. secretly or by force
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robbery
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robber
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to rob
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To take something by unlawful force
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scam
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scammer
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to scam
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To cheat by means of a scam; swindle or defraud
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drug dealing
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drug dealer
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to deal with drugs
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To trade or do business (with drugs)
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assassination
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assassin
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to assassinate
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To kill suddenly or secretively, esp. a politically
prominent person
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arson
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arsonist
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to set fire to
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The malicious burning of another's house or property
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burglary
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burglar
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to burgle a house
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To commit burglary upon (a house, etc)
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joyriding
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joyrider
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to go joyriding
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A pleasure ride in an automobile, esp. when the
vehicle is driven recklessly or used without the owner's permission.
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shoplifting
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shoplifter
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to shoplift
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To steal goods from a retail store while posing as a
customer
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vandalism
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vandal
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to vandalise sth.
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Malicious destruction or damage of private or public
property
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hijack
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hijacker
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to hijack
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To use force to take over a vehicle (especially an
airplane)
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amateurs
an eye for an eye
astonished
blame…for/accuse…of
breathless
commit a crime
death penalty
deny ≠ admit
deserve
disastrous
fingerprints
injured (herir) ≠ hurt (hacerse daño)
life imprisonment
pay for
prison/jail/cell
puzzled
rage, anger
refuse (say no)
snap
suspicious, doubtful
to be a mess
to be all in favour of…
to be fill with rage
to be on the increase
to be out of prison
to be over the moon
to be released from prison
to be sentenced to
to be sentenced to… years in prison
to break into
to come up to sb.
to have second thoughts
to help yourself with the food
to keep up with
to lock
to pay for a crime
to release sb. from prison
to serve sentence
to take down
to trick
to turn the house upside do
PHRASAL VERBS:
bring back [introduce again (law, system, method…)]:
She believes the death penalty should be brought back.
bring up [look after a child until it is an adult]:
Alex was brought up by his aunt and uncle in Canada.
carry on [continue]: He has decided to carry on
working there till Christmas.
carry out [do something that has been planned]: You
must be very careful when you carry out these kinds of experiments.
come up [approach sb]: He came up to her and
asked her what time it was.
take down [make a written note of]: Let me take
down our phone number so that I can call you later.
PREPOSITIONS
suspect someone of stealing, taking…
be suspicious of someone
accuse somebody of stealing, taking…
rob someone of something
be guilty of robbing,
stealing…
arrest someone for stealing, robbing…
the solution to a crime
charge someone with murder
