blackmail
getting money from people by threatening to reveal a secret of them or harm them
bribery
attempts to make someone do something, usually something dishonest, by offering money or gifts
burglary
the crime of going into a building illegally and stealing things
drug dealing
to exchange drugs for money
fraud
something illegal a person does in order to get money
hijacking
an occasion when criminals take control of a plane during a flight, especially using violence
kidnapping
a crime when someone is taken away using force
mugging
an attack in a public place in which money, etc. is stolen from someone
murder
the crime of killing someone
robbery
the crime of stealing from someone or somewhere
smuggling
to take something into or out of a place in an illegal or secret way
terrorism
the use of violence for political purposes, for example putting bombs in public places
theft
the action or crime of stealing something
vandalism
the crime of damaging things in public places
commit a crime
do illegal activities
investigate a crime
to search on the details, causes and authors of the crime
be caught
when you are caught by someone, especially if they were looking for you as you had done something wrong/illegal
question someone
to ask questions related to a bad behaviour/crime
appear in court
go to the place where a judge decides if someone has committed a crime
witnesses
someone who saw a crime
jury
a group of people in a court of law who decide if someone has committed a crime
verdict
a decision in a court of law saying if someone has committed a crime
guilty
the real author of a crime
judge
someone who controls a court and decides how criminals should be punishe
punishment
the act of punishing someone
be sentenced
a punishment that a judge gives to someone who has committed a crime
not guilty
innocent
proof
evidence
acquit
to decide officially in a law court that someone is not guilty of a particular crime