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to sexually assault a person, especially women and children

missbruka, våldta

to violently attack someone

attackera, anfalla

to forcefully take control of a vehicle, like an airplane, often to take hostages or change its course

hijacka, kapra

to take someone away and hold them in captivity, typically to demand something for their release

kidnappa, bortföra

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

överfalla, råna

to force someone to have sex against their will, particularly by using violence or threatening them

våldta, sexuellt angripa

to illegally copy, use, or sell someone else's work or product, such as a book, song, etc.

piratkopiera, kopiera olagligt

to intentionally damage something, particularly public property

vandalera, skada

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

brandstiftelse, anlagd brand

the crime of demanding money or benefits from someone by threatening to reveal secret or sensitive information about them

utpressning, hot

the action of intentionally making a person believe something that is untrue

bedrägeri, vilseledning

an illegal entry into a building by using force, particularly in order to steal something

inbrott, tjuvnad

an amount of money or something of value given to someone in order to persuade them to do something that is illegal

bestickning, mutor

the criminal act of making a copy of a document, money, etc. to do something illegal

förfalskning, falsk

a mass murder committed in order to destroy a particular nation, religious or ethnic group, or race

folkmord

a cybercrime in which someone tricks another into revealing their personal or financial information such as their passwords or bank account numbers and then using this information to steal money from them

phishing, bedrägeri

a person who deceives people to get their money

bedragare, svindlare

a person who deceives or cheats people out of money

bedragare, swindlare

an amount of money demanded or paid for the release of a person who is in captivity

lösensumma

a situation when a group of people behave violently, particularly as a protest

upplopp, uppror

an amount of money that must be paid as a legal punishment

böter, penningstraff

to hide a small microphone in a place or device in order to secretly listen to or record someone's conversations

avlyssna, installera en dold mikrofon

proof that indicates a person was somewhere other than the place where a crime took place and therefore could not have committed it

alibi

someone who helps another to commit a crime or do a wrongdoing

medbrottslig, kamrat

a person involved in a conspiracy

konspiratör, sammanbrottare

someone who murders an important person for money or religious or political reasons

mördare, yrkesmördare

a robber who attacks travelers and is a member of a group of robbers

bandit, rånare

a member of a group of criminals

gangster, brottsling

a young person who commits a crime

ungdomsbrottsling, ung brottsling

the action of putting someone in prison

fängelse, fängelsestraff

a person who is held in a prison or correctional facility

fånge, innehavare

a person found guilty of a crime and sent to prison

dömd, fånge

the killing of a criminal as punishment

dödsstraff, kapitalstraff

a formal statement made by a person admitting that they are guilty of a crime

konfession, erkännande

to carefully examine something to check its condition or make sure it meets standards

inspektera, undersöka

using one's power or authority to do illegal things for personal gain or financial benefit

korrupt, besticklig

the act of punishing a criminal by death

exekvering, dödsstraff

(of police) to unexpectedly visit a person or place to arrest suspects or find illegal goods

göra en razzia, genomföra en husrannsakan

a mark made by the unique pattern of lines on the tip of a person's finger, can be used to find out who has committed a crime

fingeravtryck, fingertryck

related to the use of scientific techniques when trying to know more about a crime

rättsmedicinsk, kriminalteknisk

(law) a specific supervised period of time outside prison granted to a criminal, given they do not break a law during this period

övervakad prövotid, villkorlig dom

official information that indicates a person has committed a crime

brottsregister, straffregister

a criminal hired to harm or threaten people

skurk, gängmedlem

a group of armed people who illegally kill supporters of an opposing political party or criminals

dödsskvadron, utrotningsgrupp

someone who faithfully supports a person in power and is willing to do things for them that are illegal or violent

medhjälpare, följeslagare

an individual who is paid to do something violent or immoral, particularly killing someone or protecting a powerful person

anställd mördare, betald mördare

an individual who does immoral or violent things for money

hyresmördare, legosoldat

a person who is skilled at shooting a gun and is hired to kill someone, used particularly in the past in the American Wild West

skytt, pistolskytt

the crime of using force to illegally enter a building

to identify or point out someone as the person responsible for committing a crime or wrongdoing, often to law enforcement or other authorities

peka ut, anklaga