Monday 10 August 2015

USEFUL VOCABULARY TO TALK ABOUT CRIMES



break-in



breaking and entering




burglary



the crime of entering a building illegally in order to steal things

carjacking



a crime in which someone attacks the driver of a car and steals the car. Someone who does this is called a carjacker.

extortion



crime in which someone gets money or information from someone else by using force or threats

heist (informal)



 an organized attempt by thieves to steal something

hijacking



an occasion when someone illegally takes control of a vehicleespecially a planeusing violence or threats

hold-up



situation in which someone threatens people in a bank or shop with a gun in order to get money or goods

identity theft


stealing information about someone that makes it possible to use their bank account or credit card

joyriding (informal)



the crime of stealing a car and driving it for pleasure, usually in a dangerous way. If you do this you joyride, and a person who does it is a joyrider.

larceny



the crime of stealing personal property

mugging



an attack on someone in a public place in order to steal their moneyjewellery, or other possessions

phishing



the practice of trying to trick someone into giving their secret bank information by sending them an email that looks as if it comes from their bank and that asks them to give their account number or password

piracy



the crime of stealing things from ships while they are sailing

plunder



the act of taking valuable things from a place using force

raid



crime in which someone suddenly enters a place and uses force or threats to steal money or goods

ram-raiding



the crime of driving a vehicle through a shop window in order to steal goods

robbery



the crime of taking money or property illegally, often by using threats or violence

rustling



the crime of stealing farm animals such as sheepcows, or horses

shakedown (informal, AmE)



situation in which someone uses threats to force someone else to give them money

shoplifting



the crime of stealing things from a shop

skimming



the crime of using electronic information from someone’s credit card or payment card after they have used it to pay for something

snatch



an act of stealing something or of taking someone away by force

stick-up (informal, AmE)



an occasion when someone tries to steal money from a bankshop etc by threatening people with a gun

theft: 

the crime of stealing. Someone who commits this crime is called a thief

thieving: 

the act or practice of stealing

trespass: 

the crime of entering a place without the owner’s permission

violation: 

the action of entering an area or place without permission
looting: stealing goods from (a place), typically during a war or riot

pilfering: 

stealing things of little value

pillage: the act of robbing (a place) using violence, especially in wartime

smash-and-grab: a robbery in which the thief smashes a shop window and seizes goods





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