I found this interesting and extensive vocabulary while surfing on internet. I hope it be useful to you, guys.
Types of crime
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
|
Types of punishment
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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