Crime - GE 9 Unit 3

CRIME

VERB	CRIMINAL (pelaku- orangnya)	CRIME (tindakan – perbuatannya)
rob	robber	robbery
steal	thief	Theft
burgle	burglar	burglary
mug	mugger	mugging
shoplift	shoplifter	shoplifting
smuggle	smuggler	smuggling
kidnap	kidnapper	kidnapping
defraud	fraudster	fraud
bribe	-	bribery
murder	murderer	murder
-	arsonist	arson
vandalist	vandal	vandalism
loot	looter	looting
terrorise	terrorist	terrorism

Thief (singular) – thieves (plural)

Commit a crime

Commit an act of terrorism

Commit an act of vandalism

Commit fraud

Commit arson

Usually use shoplift in its verb+ing

I saw some boys shoplifting.

My neighbor was caught shoplifting.

They are robbing a bank and stealing all the money.

He has just burgled a house and stolen a laptop.

Pencurian barang atau uang:

Theft = stealing money and things.

Burglary = stealing from houses and flats.

Robbery = stealing from people and banks. (perampokan)

Shoplifting = stealing things from a shop while it is open.

Pencurian di tempat umum:

Mugging = using violence to steal from somebody in a public place (a street, a park, etc).

Penjarahan:

Looting = stealing from shops or homes that have been damaged in war, natural disaster, etc

Penculikan:

Kidnapping = taking a person by using violence, often in order to get money for returning them

Penyelundupan:

Smuggling = taking things illegally from one country to another

Kecurangan:

Fraud = obtaining money illegally, usually by using clever and complicated methods

Bribery = trying to make somebody do something you want by giving them money, presents, etc.

Pembunuhan:

Murder = killing somebody intentionally

Kerusuhan :

Arson = starting a fire in a building in order to damage or destroy it

Vandalism = intentionally damaging public property, or property belonging to other people

Terrorism = the use of violence such as bombing, shooting, etc for political purposes.

Commit a crime

Arrest somebody for a crime

Charge somebody with a crime =

When the police charge somebody with a crime, they formally accused them of committing that crime.

Take somebody to court =

The legal action against somebody

Give evidence

Tell a court of law what you know about a crime.

Find somebody (not) guilty

Responsible for committing a crime

Acquit/convict somebody of a crime

Decide in a court that somebody is not guilty of a crime.

Send somebody to prison (for 10 years)

Sentence somebody to (10 years) in prison =

When a judge decides that a person’s punishment should be after they have been convicted of a crime.

Fine some ($5.000)

Make somebody pay money as a punishment for a crime they have committed.

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Arrest, charge, sentence, and fine are also nouns.

A court is a large room where lawyers formally present all the evidence about a crime:

He is appearing in court today.