Vocabulary crime and punishment

1. VOCABULARY
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
Name: _______________________________ Date: _____________________
Types ofcrime
Crime Definition
abduction/kidnapping taking a person to a secret location using force
armed robbery using a weapon to steal
arson setting fire to a place on purpose
assault hurting another person physically
attempted murder trying to kill someone (but failing)
burglary,
breaking and entering
going into another person's home or business with force
child abuse injuring a child on purpose
domestic violence physical assault that occur within the home
drug trafficking trading illegal drugs
drunk driving driving after having too much alcohol
fraud lying or cheating for business or monetary purposes
hijacking holding people in transit hostage (usually on a plane)
murder/homicide taking someone's life through violence
shoplifting stealing merchandise from a store
smuggling bringing products into a country secretly and illegally
speeding driving beyond the speed limit
terrorism acts of crime against a group (political/religious) or another country
theft stealing
torture extremely cruel and unfair treatment (often towards prisoners)
vandalism damaging public or private property (for example with spray paint)
white collar crime breaking the law in business

2. Types ofpunishment
Punishment
(example offence)
Definition
traffic ticket
(speeding, parking)
leaves marks on driving record/involves paying a fine
license suspension
(drunk driving)
driving rights are removed for a certain period of time
fine
(hunting out of season)
pay money as punishment for minor/petty crime
house arrest
(a young offender who is waiting to
go to court)
remain in one's home for a certain period of time
community service
(a youth that steals a car for the first
time)
do volunteer work such as teaching children about crime or
cleaning up garbage
jail time
(man who assaults his wife)
spend a certain amount of months or years locked away
from society
life in prison
(a woman who commits homicide)
spend the rest of one's life in prison with no chance of
going back into society
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