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crime
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to commit
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criminal
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theft
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robbery
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burglary
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murder
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thief
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robber
10-
burglar
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murderer
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to steal
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to take
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to rob
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to burgle
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to murder
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to break in
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worth
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to attack
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to escape
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to get away
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detective
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to arrest
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under arrest
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punishment
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to catch
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to punish
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minor
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offense
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serious
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fine
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court
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guilty
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judge
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jury
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innocent
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prison
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jail
crime
crime
noun
c
k
r
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m
m
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an unlawful act that is punishable by the legal system

to commit
Verb
c
k
o
ə
mm
m
i
ɪ
t
t

to do a particular thing that is unlawful or wrong

Grammatical Information:

transitive
criminal
criminal
noun
c
k
r
r
i
ɪ
m
m
i
ə
n
n
a
ə
l
l

a person who does or is involved in an illegal activity

theft
theft
noun
th
θ
e
ɛ
f
f
t
t

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

robbery
robbery
noun
r
r
o
ɑ
bb
b
e
ɜ
r
r
y
i

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

burglary
burglary
noun
b
b
u
ɜ:
r
r
g
g
l
l
a
ə
r
r
y
i

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

murder
murder
noun
m
m
u
ɜ
r
r
d
d
e
ɜ
r
r

the crime of ending a person's life deliberately

thief
thief
noun
th
θ
ie
i
f
f

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

robber
robber
noun
r
r
o
ɑ
bb
b
e
ɜ
r
r

a person who steals from someone or something using force or threat of violence

burglar
burglar
noun
b
b
u
ɜ:
r
r
g
g
l
l
a
ə
r
r

someone who illegally enters a place in order to steal something

murderer
murderer
noun
m
m
u
ɜ
r
r
d
d
e
ɜ
r
r
e
ɜ
r
r

a person who is guilty of killing another human being deliberately

to steal
to steal
Verb
s
s
t
t
ea
i:
l
l

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

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to take
Verb
t
t
a
k
k
e

to remove something or someone from a specific place

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to rob
to rob
Verb
r
r
o
ɑ
b
b

to take something from an organization, place, etc. without their consent, or with force

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to burgle
to burgle
Verb
uk flag
/ˈbɝɡəl/

to illegally enter a place in order to commit theft

to murder
to murder
Verb
m
m
u
ɜ
r
r
d
d
e
ɜ
r
r

to unlawfully and intentionally kill another human being

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to break in
to break in
Verb
uk flag
/bɹˈeɪk ˈɪn/

to enter someone's property by force and without their consent, particularly to steal something

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
break
phrase's particle
in
worth
worth
Adjective
w
w
o
ɜ
r
r
th
θ

equal to a specified amount of money, etc.

to attack
to attack
Verb
a
ə
tt
t
a
æ
ck
k

to act violently against someone or something to try to harm them

to escape
to escape
Verb
e
ɪ
s
s
c
k
a
p
p
e

to get away from captivity

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to get away
to get away
Verb
uk flag
/ɡɛt ɐwˈeɪ/

to escape from someone or somewhere

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
get
phrase's particle
away
detective
detective
noun
d
d
e
ɪ
t
t
e
ɛ
c
k
t
t
i
ɪ
v
v
e

a person, especially a police officer, whose job is to investigate and solve crimes and catch criminals

to arrest
to arrest
Verb
a
ɜ
rr
r
e
ɛ
s
s
t
t

(of law enforcement agencies) to take a person away because they believe that they have done something illegal

Grammatical Information:

transitive
under arrest
under arrest
phrase
uk flag
/ˌʌndɚɹ ɐɹˈɛst/

used to describe a situation in which a person is being held by law enforcement due to suspicion or evidence of their involvement in a crime

punishment
noun
p
p
u
ʌ
n
n
i
ɪ
sh
ʃ
m
m
e
ə
n
n
t
t

a method or means of disciplining someone for an unlawful or wrong act

to catch
Verb
c
k
a
æ
t
ch
ʧ

to discover someone in the act of doing something wrong or incriminating

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive
to punish
to punish
Verb
p
p
u
ə
n
n
i
ɪ
sh
ʃ

to cause someone suffering for breaking the law or having done something they should not have

Grammatical Information:

transitive
minor
minor
Adjective
m
m
i
n
n
o
ɜ
r
r

having little importance, effect, or seriousness

major
offense
noun
o
ə
ff
f
e
ɛ
n
n
s
s
e

any act that is against a law

serious
serious
Adjective
s
s
e
ɪ
r
r
iou
s
s

needing attention and action because of possible danger or risk

fine
fine
noun
f
f
i
n
n
e

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

court
court
noun
c
k
ou
ɔ
r
r
t
t

the place in which legal proceedings are conducted

guilty
guilty
Adjective
g
g
ui
ɪ
l
l
t
t
y
i

responsible for an illegal act or wrongdoing

judge
judge
noun
j
ʤ
u
ə
dg
ʤ
e

the official in charge of a court who decides on legal matters

jury
jury
noun
j
ʤ
u
ʊ
r
r
y
i

a group of twelve citizens, who listen to the details of a case in the court of law in order to decide the guiltiness or innocence of a defendant

innocent
innocent
Adjective
i
ɪ
nn
n
o
ə
c
s
e
ə
n
n
t
t

not having committed a wrongdoing or offense

guilty
prison
prison
noun
p
p
r
r
i
ɪ
s
z
o
ə
n
n

a building where people who did something illegal, such as stealing, murder, etc., are kept as a punishment

jail
jail
noun
j
ʤ
ai
l
l

a place where criminals are put into by law as a form of punishment for their crimes

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