Advanced Vocabulary for TOEFL - Crime and Punishment

to violently attack someone

to persuade someone to do something, often illegal, by giving them an amount of money or something of value

to intentionally damage something, particularly public property

to make some alterations in order to make something that has been obtained illegally, especially money and currency appear legal or acceptable

to take something for one's own use, especially illegally or without the owner's permission

goods or items whose importation, exportation, or possession is prohibited by law

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

to cruelly or violently treat a person or an animal, especially regularly or repeatedly

to demand funds or another benefit from someone in exchange for not damaging their reputation

to illegally take someone away, especially by force or deception

to use deceit in order to deprive someone of their money or other possessions

‌to cooperate secretly or illegally for deceiving other people

to make secret plans with other people to commit an illegal or destructive act

to make false and adverse statements about someone for defamation

the act of stealing funds that are placed in one's trust and belong to one's employer

to enter someone's land or building without permission

the act of violently stealing a car while someone is inside it

a minor crime or misdeed, especially of a young person

someone who has committed or has been legally found guilty of a serious crime

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

an action that is considered wrong or unacceptable yet not very serious

a serious crime such as arson, murder, rape, etc.

the crime of murdering another person

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

‌an act of violently stealing something valuable, especially from a shop or bank

the act of stealing something from someone, especially without breaking into a building

the offense of telling lies in a court of law after you have vowed to tell the truth

someone who commits a series of murders in a similar pattern

the action of keeping someone in a closed space, prison, etc., usually by force

the act of suggesting that someone is guilty, particularly of a crime

to arrest someone

to send someone accused of a crime to the place where the crime happened or where they are wanted for legal matters

to officially hold someone in a place, such as a jail, and not let them go

the act of putting or keeping someone in captivity

to force someone to live away from their native country, usually due to political reasons or as a punishment

relating to the enforcement of rules or the correction of behavior

to officially take away something from someone, usually as punishment

to kill someone, especially as a legal penalty

to no longer be able to access a right, property, privilege, etc. as a result of violating a law or a punishment for doing something wrong