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6 While describing crimes and criminal behaviour you may find the following words useful. Match the words with their definitions.

1. property

2. secure

3. hitch-hike

4. scare off

5. grab

6. bully

7. scream

8. casual

9. prevent

10. bump

11. cash

12. straightaway

13. handy

a. to stop something from happening or stop someone from doing something;

b. to travel by asking drivers of passing cars for free rides;

c. at once, immediately;

d. a thing or things that someone owns;

e. employment that a company uses or offers only for a short period of time;

f. someone who uses their strength or power to frighten or hurt someone who is weaker;

g. useful and simple to use;

h. to take hold of someone or something with a sudden or violent movement;

i. to hit or knock against something;

j. locked or guarded so that people cannot get in or out, or steal anything;

k. money in the form of coins or notes rather than cheques, credit cards etc;

l. to make a loud high noise with your voice because you are hurt, frightened, excited etc;

m. to make someone uncertain or worried so that they do not do something they were going to do.

7 Considering some details of financial wrongdoings, answer the questions.

1 Two ferry companies with ferries on the same route secretly meet in order to decide the prices they will charge next summer. What are they guilty of?

2 A company that wants to keep its share price high makes secret payments to investors who buy its shares. What are the company and the investors guilty of?

3 A rich businessman lends $1 million to a politician so that he can buy a house. The politician pays no interest on the loan and does not mention it when asked to give a complete account of his finances. Which word, used especially about politicians, do people use to talk about this?

4 Specialists in one department of a financial institution are advising Company X on a merger with another company. In another department of the financial institution, traders hear about this and buy large numbers of Company X's shares. What are they guilty of? (2 expressions) What should the financial institution do to prevent this?

5 A company selling weapons to a foreign government makes secret payments to politicians who make decisions on which companies to buy arms from. What could these payments be called? (4 expressions) What is the company and the government guilty of? (2 expressions)

8 Which of the crimes might each of these people be charged with?

1 A camper who spent a night on a farmer's land without asking permission.

2 A businessman who diverted funds from the account of the company he worked for into his own personal account.

3 Two boys who hot-wired (started without using a key) a car and drove it around town before abandoning it.

4 A witness who gave false evidence in court.

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