Crime

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Abduction
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Taking someone away by force, demanding money for their safe return
Hijacking
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Seizing control over a vehicle with a use of force
Tresspassing
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Entering another person's or organization's area without permission
Confederates
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Someone you work together with in a secret, sometimes illegal, activity
Smuggling
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Secretly importing prohibited goods or people into or out of a country
Copyright infringement
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Violation of the rights of a author, for example pirach
Felony
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A serious crime that can be punished by one or more years in prison
Phishing
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The practice of tricking internet users into revealing personal or confidential information
Arson
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Setting a building, car or someone else's property on fire on purpose
To ravish
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To force a woman to have sex against her wishes
Espionage
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The practice of spying, typically by goverments or companies, to gather secret intel
To tamper
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To create a fake object, for example a document
Embezzlement
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Stealing a large amount od money you're responsible for, often over a long period of time
Patricide
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The act of killing one's own father
Looting
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Plundering in wartime
Misdemeanor
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A crime considered to be less serious, often punished with a community service or a fine
To poach
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To catch and kill animals, ofte endangered, without permission
Manslaughter
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Killing someone by accident
Forgery
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Illegally copying money, documents etc. in order to deceive people
Genocide
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Killing a large amount of people on purpose, usually from a particular area
Blackmail
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Threatening to reveal someone's secrets or to harm somebody if a lot of money is not paid
Bigamy
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Marrying someone when you are already married to someone else
Identity theft
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Using someone else's personal information for one's gain
Slander
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Damaging someone's reputation by telling lies about them
Perjury
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Lying in a court while under oath
Libel
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Damaging someone's reputation by writing and publishing lies about them
Pilfer
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To steal things of little value or in small amounts
Extortion
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The act of making somebody give you something by threatening them
Hate crime
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Crime motivated by prejudice towards certain group
Crime-busting
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An action of reducing or preventing criminal activities
Mugger
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A person who attacks and robs another in a public space
Human trafficking
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A crime that involves compelling or coercing a person to provide labor or services
Fraud
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An intentionally deceptive action designed to provide the perpetrator with unlawful gain
Bomb hoax
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A hoax consisting of lying to authorities about a bomb being planted in a public space
Attempted murder
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The term used when a person has tried to kill someone but was unsuccessful
First degree murder
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The act of intentionally killing another person with premeditation
Money laundering
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Dishuising financial asseta so that they can be used without detection of the illegal activity
Rape
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Sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under a threat against a person's will
Alibi
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Evidence that proves that a person was in another place at the time of a crime and so couldn't have commited it
Batter
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To hit somebody or something many times in a way thag causes serious damage
Cybercrime
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Doing something illegal on the internet
Hit and run
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Not stopping to help a person hurt in an accident caused by you
Pickpocketing
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Stealing from a person's pockets
Shoplifting
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Stealing osmething from a store
Riot
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Causing a violent public disturbance often as a protest
Robbery
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Stealing alrge amounts of money with force or violence
Bribery
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Giving money or granting favors to influence someone's decisions
Child abuse
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Treating a child badly in a physical, emotional or sexual way
Assassination
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Killing a famous person or a public figure

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