Boek Solutions - Pre-intermediate - Eenheid 8 - 8A

a person who intentionally starts fires, often for criminal purposes

brandstichter, pyromaan

someone who illegally enters a place in order to steal something

inbreker, dieven

the crime of entering a building to commit illegal activities such as stealing, damaging property, etc.

inbraak, diefstal

the act of threatening someone or beating them in order to gain some money

beroving, aanval

a person who attacks and robs people in a public place

overvaller, dief

the crime of ending a person's life deliberately

moord

a person who is guilty of killing another human being deliberately

moordenaar, dader

the illegal act of taking something from a place or person without permission

diefstal, roven

someone who steals something from a person or place without using violence or threats

dief, rover

to separate something into more pieces, often in a sudden way

breken, verbreken

to physically harm something

beschadigen, schaden

to end the life of someone or something

doden, vermoorden

to give something to someone in exchange for money

verkopen, verhandelen

to take something from someone or somewhere without permission or paying for it

stelen, afpakken

an unlawful act that is punishable by the legal system

misdaad, overtreding

someone who does or is involved in an illegal activity

crimineel, overtreder

the criminal act of setting something on fire, particularly a building

brandstichting, opzettelijke brand

to illegally enter a place in order to commit theft

inbreken, stelen

the act of stealing goods or property from a place, especially during a time of chaos or disorder

plundering, diefstal

someone who steals things from a place during a time of unrest or disaster

plunderaar, rover

to illegally obtain or exploit copyrighted or patented material for personal gain

roofden, diefstal plegen

to steal from someone by threatening them or using violence, particularly in a public place

beroven, overvallen

the crime of stealing money or goods from someone or somewhere, especially by violence or threat

beroving, diefstal

the crime of taking goods from a store without paying for them

winkeldiefstal, shoplifting

a person who secretly takes goods from a store without paying

winkelvinder, shoplifter

to steal goods from a store by secretly taking them without paying

winkeldieven, stelen

to move goods or people illegally and secretly into or out of a country

smokkelen, illegaal vervoeren

an individual who illegally and secretly imports or exports goods or people

smokkelaar, illegale

the illegal act of purposefully damaging a property belonging to another person or organization

vandalisme, vernieling

someone who intentionally damages or destroys public or private property

vandalen

to officially ask a higher court to review and reverse the decision made by a lower court

in beroep gaan, beroep indienen

a person who sees an event, especially a criminal scene

getuige, waarnemer

to be able to say who or what someone or something is

identificeren, herkennen

a person who is responsible for a crime or wrongdoing

dader, schuldige

to ask someone questions about a particular topic on the TV, radio, or for a newspaper

interviewen, ondervragen

a person or thing that is thought to be the cause of something, particularly something bad

verdachte, verdenking

to start an organized activity or operation

lanceren, beginnen

an attempt to gather the facts of a matter such as a crime, incident, etc. to find out the truth

onderzoek, inquête

the legal act of capturing someone and taking them into custody by law enforcement

arrestatie

the act of going around a place at regular intervals to prevent a crime or wrongdoing from being committed

patrouille, toezicht

a particular part or region of a city, country, or the world

gebied, zone

to try to find something or someone by carefully looking or investigating

zoeken, doorzoeken

a building where people live, especially as a family

huis, woning

the raw material that is filmed by a video or movie camera

opname, filmmateriaal

to spend time to learn about certain subjects by reading books, going to school, etc.

studeren, leren

a system in which a number of cameras send their feed to television sets to protect a place and its occupants from crime

circuittelevisie, beveiligingscamera systeem

to intentionally damage something, particularly public property

vandaliseren, beschadigen

the job done by police officers, which includes preventing and solving crimes, maintaining public order, and enforcing the law

politiewerk, werk van de politie