Crime - glossary 1

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• Murder Unlawfully and deliberately killing someone
• Kidnapping Taking somebody by force and demanding money or conditions to free that person
• Burglary To enter a building, often while no one is in it, and steal money or objects
• Mugging To take something by force from someone, often in the street
• Pickpocketing To steal from someone’s pocket etc. without him or her realizing
• Arson To set fire to a building illegally
• Rape To violently attack a person sexually
• Hijacking To use force to take control of the plane, ship, train, etc.
• Fraud To deceive or cheat someone to get money
• Theft Stealing, usually secretly and without violence
• Manslaughter Killing someone by accident through a careless or dangerous act
• Smuggling To bring illegal good, like drugs into a country or to bring goods into a country without paying taxes.
• Shoplifting To steal things while pretending to shop

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