to abuse
/əbˈjus/, /əbˈjuz/
verb
to sexually assault a person, especially women and children
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1I have not personally experienced domestic violence and abuse in that regard, but I have experienced child abuse.
2I have not personally experienced domestic violence and abuse in that regard, but I have experienced child abuse.
3People are abusing their disabled spouses, girlfriends, partners, boyfriend, family members, kids, parents, siblings.
4Only a crazy person would abuse a perfectly good phone.
5Thousands and thousands abused.
to assault
/əˈsɔɫt/
verb
to violently attack someone
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1An ice just assaulted me.
2He then assaulted a female officer.
3Discriminatory laws, assaults on the independence of the judiciary, suppression of political competition, police violence, and similar products of populism are human rights violations.
4And these new belligerent cops assault the mother.
5Your hearing is now assaulted.
to hijack
/ˈhaɪˌdʒæk/
verb
to take control of a flying plane or moving vehicle or ship using threats or violence, particularly forcing it to change direction and go to a different location or demanding something in return
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1Not 'hijack'!
2Hijack this.
3You've hijacked my tortilla machine. -
4Your mind hijacks you out of your emotions.
5- Hijack a plane.
to kidnap
/ˈkɪdˌnæp/
verb
to take someone away and hold them in captivity, typically to demand something for their release
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1They kidnapped the dog.
2- She has kidnapped my mother. -
3Kidnapping the mayor, and his daughter.
4I kidnapped the vice president.
5- My son was kidnapped.
to mug
/ˈməɡ/
verb
to steal from someone by threatening them or using violence, particularly in a public place
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1Coffee mugs exist for coffee drinkers.
2I love mugs.
3Each individual will receive three mugs.
4Vases, wall pieces, jewelry, and we even sell coffee mugs.
5- Have you guys ever seen this mug?
to rape
/ˈɹeɪp/
verb
to force someone to have sex against their will, particularly by using violence or threatening them
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1Rape has a huge impact on an individual's life.
2Here, rape carries one of the lightest punishments in Europe.
3To stop rape.
4Rape is a crime of inequality.
5Rape is a taboo subject.
to pirate
/ˈpaɪɹət/
verb
to illegally copy, use, or sell someone else's work or product, such as a book, song, etc.
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1Just then, pirates attack the ship.
2Pirates get booty anyway.
3Parents, pirates are awesome.
4For the first time, pirates actively engaged English shipping.
5Pirates never made treasure maps.
to vandalize
/ˈvændəˌɫaɪz/
verb
to intentionally damage something, particularly public property
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1Dr. Knox’s home was also frequently vandalized.
2Don't vandalize.
3Or vandalizing my house.
4In July of 2019, which iconic United States landmark was notably vandalized by graffiti artists?
5Could be vandalizing things.
arson
/ˈɑɹsən/
noun
the criminal act of setting something on fire, particularly a building
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1You think I'm just waltzing around the city like an arson, waiting for firefighters to come, be like, 'What do you do today, sir?
2One arson suspect was arrested.
3The charges range from arson to weapons violations.
4This is arson.
5- Attempted arson -
blackmail
/ˈbɫækˌmeɪɫ/
noun
the crime of demanding money or benefits from someone by threatening to reveal secret or sensitive information about them
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1- Not blackmail.
2Emotional blackmail is a form of manipulation and emotional abuse.
3- That's blackmail.
4The biggest source of income for Libyan criminal gangs is blackmail.
5- Blackmailed.
deception
/dɪˈsɛpʃən/
noun
the action of intentionally making a person believe something that is untrue
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1Deception can cost billions.
2Deception is actually serious business.
3A fourth strategy is deception.
4Floating deception.
5So, most animals do some deception.
break-in
/ˈbɹeɪˌkɪn/
noun
an illegal entry into a building by using force, particularly in order to steal something
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1In addition, the break-in period for carbon steel pans is generally quicker because the surface is smoother.
2The last break-in reported to the Morrison County Sheriff's Office took place the previous October.
3Naturally, a break-in and anti-theft alarm system and an alarm siren are on board.
4There are break-ins.
5Fortunately, all four break-ins were stopped.
bribe
/ˈbɹaɪb/
noun
an amount of money or something of value given to someone in order to persuade them to do something that is illegal
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1Accepting bribes from Coursera.
2- Thank you, sir. - Ooh, bribe money!
3Bribe the bouncer.
4Number five is bribes.
5Bribes are the permissive parents version of threats.
forgery
/ˈfɔɹdʒɝi/
noun
the criminal act of making a copy of a document, money, etc. to do something illegal
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1People still write forgeries today.
2We call those forgeries.
3Two letters by Peter I would call forgeries.
4And forgery is one of those crimes.
5Those orders were a forgery.
genocide
/ˈdʒɛnəˌsaɪd/
noun
a mass murder committed in order to destroy a particular nation, religious or ethnic group, or race
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1It was genocide.
2Then, after 1500, Spanish genocide definitively crushed high Mayan culture.
3What's going on is genocide.
4I love kitty genocides!
5She's literally promoting genocide.
phishing
noun
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
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1Now, the second common attempt at phishing is what I'll call the misleading attachment.
2Be aware of scams and phishing.
3Phishing tries to trick users into thinking the request comes from the company.
4Phishing scams come in all shapes and sizes.
5Let's talk about Phishing.
scammer
/ˈskæmɝ/
noun
someone who deceives people to get their money
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1In one huge class action verdict, the scammers are paying $925 million in damages.
2The scammer probably gets away with a lot.
3You scammer!
4You scammer.
5You scammer.
swindler
/ˈswɪndəɫɝ/, /ˈswɪndɫɝ/
noun
a person who deceives or cheats people out of money
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1The experienced swindler took Smith for half of his month’s salary.
2From the Belle Epoque to the Great Depression, through the Roaring Twenties and across two continents, this elegant swindler eluded the grasp of the law while racking in hundreds of thousands of Dollars.
3Yes, he's a swindler.
4He was probably a swindler.
5Now the swindlers asked for more money, silk and gold-cloth, which they required for weaving.
ransom
/ˈɹænsəm/
noun
an amount of money demanded or paid for the release of a person who is in captivity
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1We paid a small ransom.
2They write ransom notes.
3You cannot ransom the life of a murderer.
4We introduced kidnap ransom insurance.
5You could demand ransom for them.
riot
/ˈɹaɪət/
noun
a situation when a group of people behave violently, particularly as a protest
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1Some protesters have rioted.
2The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. triggered riots across major cities in America, especially in Chicago.
3Running riot!
4Riots often involved a strong element of ritual.
5In conditions like that, tuberculosis runs riot.
fine
/ˈfaɪn/
noun
an amount of money that must be paid as a legal punishment
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1Thanks to God, unbelievably, bothpilots are fine.
2So no issues there, 99% is fine.
3The cart always seams fine.
4Fine, makes sense.
5- A peck, yeah, a peck is fine.
to bug
/ˈbəɡ/
verb
to hide a special microphone somewhere in order to secretly listen to a conversation
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1- People all over the world do eat bugs.
2So bugs turn big molecules into little molecules.
3- Who eats bugs?
4Bugs have a real distinct scent to them.
5Nobody needs bugs.
alibi
/ˈæɫəˌbaɪ/
noun
proof that indicates a person was somewhere other than the place where a crime took place and therefore could not have committed it
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1That car alarm is my alibi.
2- You mean his alibi?
3You need an alibi again?
4Your alibi checks out.
5However, Russ' alibi seemed airtight.
accomplice
/əˈkɑmpɫəs/
noun
someone who helps another to commit a crime or do a wrongdoing
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1An ally, quite frankly, is an accomplice.
2A second accomplice waited in a getaway car.
3These accomplices could be anybody.
4The moderator in the room is our accomplice, Nicole Wells.
5The moderator in the room is our accomplice, Nicole Wells.
conspirator
/kənˈspɪɹətɝ/
noun
a person involved in a conspiracy
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1He only names one conspirator as Crassus.
2About sixty conspirators decided that Caesar had to be killed.
3Inside of their togas, the conspirators hid daggers.
4The centuries are conspirators against the sanity and authority of the soul.
5He met his fellow conspirators at a hotel in Tokyo.
assassin
/əˈsæsən/
noun
someone who murders an important person for money or religious or political reasons
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1You have $200 assassins.
2An assassin has taken yet another world leader away from us.
3- Kiss an assassin?
4Fredegunde hires assassins to kill Sigebert.
5The virus inside you is a stealth assassin.
bandit
/ˈbændət/
noun
a robber who attacks travelers and is a member of a group of robbers
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1The bandits got away with the huge sum of $30,000.
2You've got a bandit.
3Bandits become a dangerous epidemic.
4Instead, in this case, the bandits attack the audience.
5You guys look like bandits. -
gangster
/ˈɡæŋstɝ/
noun
a member of a group of criminals
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1I played a gangster.
2- That's gangster.
3Gangsters may be punched.
4Gangsters may be punched.
5At the same time, triad gangsters attacked pro-democracy campaigners in Yuen Long, a district of the new territories.
juvenile delinquent
/dʒˈuːvənˌaɪl dɪlˈɪnkwənt/
noun
a young person who commits a crime
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1Here's a man who was just a Juvenile Delinquent.
imprisonment
/ˌɪmˈpɹɪzənmənt/
noun
the action of putting someone in prison
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1Navalny's imprisonment has also triggered mass protests across Russia.
2And the whole system is an imprisonment.
3Erring on the side of caution in this judge's life had meant imprisonment.
4Women can get life imprisonment or even the death penalty.
5That's imprisonment.
inmate
/ˈɪnˌmeɪt/
noun
a prisoner
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1The facility in Wetumpka houses about a thousand inmates.
2Inmates even have pretty great views out of their cell windows.
3In this prison, each inmate has their own little kitchenette and comfortable seating, as well as access to movies and projecters.
4Inside the prison, inmates now kept their distance from Vickers.
5Federal inmates are making the guidance systems for the Patriot missile system.
convict
/ˈkɑnvɪkt/, /kənˈvɪkt/
noun
a person found guilty of a crime and sent to prison
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1- They convicted an innocent man.
2The police chief was convicted.
3So just this one investigation at that one farm in Wisconsin-- four of the employees were convicted of multiple counts of animal cruelty.
4None were convicted.
5Only one soldier was ever convicted.
capital punishment
/kˈæpɪɾəl pˈʌnɪʃmənt/
noun
the killing of a criminal as punishment
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1Norway banned capital punishment in 1905.
2Is capital punishment morally permissible?
3They don't understand capital punishment.
4It's about capital punishment.
5NO Do you support capital punishment?
confession
/kənˈfɛʃən/
noun
a formal statement made by a person admitting that they are guilty of a crime
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1I have a confession.
2One confession is true.
3Confessions extracted under duress.
4Martha's confession is the powerful confession.
5This confession embarrassed me.
to inspect
/ˌɪnˈspɛkt/
verb
to carefully look at something or someone, particularly to see if everything is OK
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1- Inspect those alcoves.
2The transient orcas also inspect a rocky plateau for prey. ?
3Inspect fruit carefully.
4Inspect all clothing, appliances, and furniture thoroughly.
5Inspect the fittings and plumbing connections.
corrupt
/kɝˈəpt/
adjective
using one's power to do illegal things in order to get an advantage or receive money
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1Certainly corrupting my belly.
2The state is corrupt.
3Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
4These people are corrupt.
5Society corrupts.
execution
/ˌɛksəkˈjuʃən/
noun
the act of punishing a criminal by death
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1Some faithful friends of Stalin even admitted to having disloyal thoughts if not deeds, which was adequate sin to justify execution.
2The execution of that is much tougher.
3Execution is worship.
4Execution is worship.
5Execution kills instantly, life-imprisonment kills by degrees.
to raid
/ˈɹeɪd/
verb
(of police) to unexpectedly visit a person or place to arrest suspects or find illegal goods
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1In April of 2018, the police raided the home of Joseph James DeAngelo.
2But the police raided the bars all the time.
3What are raids?
4He raided the studio.
5In 1966, federal agents from the Food and Drug Administration raided a small national food store in Boston, Erewhon.
fingerprint
/ˈfɪŋɡɝˌpɹɪnt/
noun
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
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1And the servant's fingerprints matched fingerprints from the crime site.
2Atmospheres have fingerprints.
3Fingerprints are the skin patterns on the ends of your fingers and thumbs.
4Even my practice ammo doesn't get fingerprints.
5What role do fingerprints play in our lives?
forensic
/ˌfɔˈɹɛnsɪk/, /fɝˈɛnsɪk/
adjective
related to the use of scientific techniques when trying to know more about a crime
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1Maybe forensics will have better luck.
2It reveals forensics of map design.
3Forensics is my second team.
4Forensic psychiatry focuses on the overlap between psych and the law.
5Forensic evidence pieced together the unfortunate story.
probation
/pɹoʊˈbeɪʃən/
noun
(law) a specific supervised period of time outside prison granted to a criminal, given they do not break a law during this period
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1- You mean probation?
2I'm on probation.
3This man served his time on probation.
4For 19 counts of abuse of a corpse he was given four yearsprobation.
5He's on probation.
record
/ˈɹɛkɝd/, /ɹəˈkɔɹd/, /ɹɪˈkɔɹd/
noun
official information that indicates a person has committed a crime
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1Spain experienced the country's single biggest job loss on record.
2But observations from the last year recorded hundreds of tremors.
3Record new business.
4Record your sets.
5Recorded the voiceover.
goon
/ˈɡun/
noun
a criminal hired to harm or threaten people
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1Goons: Use the gun or something?!
2Having trouble breaching rooms and clearing goons?
3Victor blows away the goons with a fire gun that we took off the feds.
4They called me Goon.
5Give Jaime a bath, you goon.
death squad
/dˈɛθ skwˈɑːd/
noun
a group of armed people who illegally kill supporters of an opposing political party or criminals
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1He's got the Death Squad commander in its box.
2It’s now known that he and others formed what was later called a Death Squad.
henchman
/ˈhɛntʃmən/
noun
someone who faithfully supports a person in power and is willing to do things for them that are illegal or violent
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1STEVE JACKSON: Move me, henchman.
2-on top of all that, at this very moment, Trump's henchmen are still in the process of committing crimes for him.
3The Black Order are perfectly serviceable henchmen for Infinity War.
4Next to eat are Corum's henchmen.
5- I'll get a henchman.
hired gun
/hˈaɪɚd ɡˈʌn/
noun
an individual who is paid to do something violent or immoral, particularly killing someone or protecting a powerful person

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gun for hire
/ɡˈʌn fɔːɹ hˈaɪɚ/
noun
an individual who does immoral or violent things for money

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gunslinger
/ˈɡənˌsɫɪŋɝ/
noun
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
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1We want the limit, gunslinger speed.
2Come on, Gunslinger.
3You're a rich Gunslinger.
4Were there gunslingers in the old west?
5[Narrator] And notorious gunslingers like Doc Holiday really did exist.
breaking and entering
/bɹˈeɪkɪŋ ænd ˈɛntɚɹɪŋ/
phrase
the crime of using force to illegally enter a building

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to finger
/ˈfɪŋɡɝ/
verb
to identify or point out someone as the person responsible for committing a crime or wrongdoing, often to law enforcement or other authorities
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1Fingers crossed.
2Fingers crossed!
3Finger a nugget o' grouse!
4- Fingers crossed.
5Fingers crossed.

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