Crime

- Killing someone on purpose (murder, murderer)
- Forcing someone to have sex (rape, rapist)
- Setting fire to a building, cars or property on purpose (arson, arsonist)
- Threatening to reveal someone’s secrets if a lot of money is not paid (blackmail, blackmailer)
- Giving money or granting favours to influence another person’s decisions or behaviour (bribery)
- Taking control of a plane, train etc by force, often to meet political demands (hijacking, hijacker)
- Taking someone away by force, often demanding money for their safe return (kidnapping, kidnapper)
- Causing a noisy, violent public disturbance (riot, rioter) Portland, Black Live Matter, George Floyd
- Taking things secretly in or out of a place, country, prison, etc. (smuggling, smuggler)
- Trading something illegal like drugs, people, etc. (trafficking, trafficker)
- Stealing, in general (theft, thief)
- Stealing large amounts of money with force or violence from a bank, shop, etc. (robbery, robber)
- Breaking into a house in order to steal something (burglary , burglar)
- Stealing something from a shop (shoplifting, shoplifter)
- Stealing wallets, money, etc. from people’s pockets in crowded places (pickpocketing, pickpocket)
- Attacking someone, often in the street, with a plan to rob them (mugging, mugger)
- Taking things illegally and by force, during a riot, for example (looting, looter)

What’s the difference between:

- To steal and to rob
- Murder, manslaughter, assassination (commit)
- Jail and prison
- Judge and jury
- Trial and court
- Lawyer and advocate

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