Vocabulary exercises

smuggling	the crime of stealing
blackmail	the malicious burning of a dwelling house or outhouse of another man, which by the common law is felony
arson	the criminal action of stealing goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer
manslaughter	taking things or people into a place or out of it secretly or illegally
shoplifting	the action of forging or producing a copy of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art
bribery	attacking someone in a public place in order to rob them
forgery	entry into a building illegally with intent to commit a crime, especially theft
mugging	driving a vehicle faster than the legal speed limit
trespass	wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain
theft	the deliberate and illegal killing of a person
murder	entry to a person's land or property without their permission
speeding	stealing from other people's pockets
burglary	the act of offering someone money or something valuable in order to persuade them to do something for you
robbery	the action, treated as a criminal offense, of demanding money from a person in return for not revealing compromising or injurious information about that person
pickpocketing	the crime of killing a human being without malice aforethought, or otherwise in circumstances not amounting to murder
fraud	a physical attack
assault	the crime of stealing money or property from a bank, shop, or vehicle, often by using force or threats.

An air hostess was arrested and charged with drug …… .
An elderly man was caught …… in Times Square.
I'll walk you home - I don't want you to get into Daily …… reports.
Early a celebrity and film star, now serving an imprisonment for an …… on the film director.
He's been stopped twice for …… today.
She failed trying to …… him for $400,000.
He was jailed for two years for …… and deception.
The gang members committed dozens of bank …… .
If you live in an area where …… is common, it may be worth investing in an alarm system.
The thief was taken in the …… .
Police are treating the fire as …… .
He decided he was going to take revenge for the …… of his sister.
They were prosecuted for …… on private property.
The grocer accused her of …… and demanded to look in her bag.
The letter was a …… .
Executives of the company had been involved in the …… of government officials.
A judge accepted her plea that she was guilty of ……, not murder.

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Do the matching and memorize crimes and their definitions.