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FCE crime
crime
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| theft | the act of stealing sth |
| suspect | sb who is accused of commiting a crime |
| mugging | a street robbery with the use of violence |
| drug-trafficking | illegal trade involving the cultivation, manufacture and sale of prohibited substances |
| shoplifter | sb who steals from a shop |
| stalk | to follow or observe sb persistently |
| rioting | a noisy, violent public disorder |
| arson | an act of deliberately setting fire to sth |
| looting | taking goods by force as part of military or political victory or in during a catastrophe or natural disaster |
| burglary | stealing from sb's home |
| pickpocket | sb who steals from you a wallet on the street |
| fraud | an act of falsifying a document, money, etc. |
| hijacker | sb who illegally seizes a vehicle |
| blackmail | a crime involving unjustified threats to make a gain or caose a loss unless a demand is met |
| manslaughter | killing sb unintentionally |
| imprison | to sentence sb to prison |
| curfew | an officially set time by which you have to be back home |
| domestic violence | violent or abusive behaviour of a member of family |
| ransom | money that a kidnapper demands for setting sb free |