CEFR C1 Vocabulary - Lesson 63
50 Wordsto sexually assault a person, especially women and children
to violently attack someone
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
to take someone away and hold them in captivity, typically to demand something for their release
to steal from someone by threatening them or using violence, particularly in a public place
to force someone to have sex against their will, particularly by using violence or threatening them
to illegally copy, use, or sell someone else's work or product, such as a book, song, etc.
to intentionally damage something, particularly public property
the criminal act of setting something on fire, particularly a building
the crime of demanding money or benefits from someone by threatening to reveal secret or sensitive information about them
the action of intentionally making a person believe something that is untrue
an illegal entry into a building by using force, particularly in order to steal something
an amount of money or something of value given to someone in order to persuade them to do something that is illegal
the criminal act of making a copy of a document, money, etc. to do something illegal
a mass murder committed in order to destroy a particular nation, religious or ethnic group, or race
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
someone who deceives people to get their money
a person who deceives or cheats people out of money
an amount of money demanded or paid for the release of a person who is in captivity
a situation when a group of people behave violently, particularly as a protest
an amount of money that must be paid as a legal punishment
to hide a special microphone somewhere in order to secretly listen to a conversation
proof that indicates a person was somewhere other than the place where a crime took place and therefore could not have committed it
someone who helps another to commit a crime or do a wrongdoing
a person involved in a conspiracy
someone who murders an important person for money or religious or political reasons
a robber who attacks travelers and is a member of a group of robbers
a member of a group of criminals
a young person who commits a crime
the action of putting someone in prison
a prisoner
a person found guilty of a crime and sent to prison
the killing of a criminal as punishment
a formal statement made by a person admitting that they are guilty of a crime
to carefully look at something or someone, particularly to see if everything is OK
using one's power to do illegal things in order to get an advantage or receive money
the act of punishing a criminal by death
(of police) to unexpectedly visit a person or place to arrest suspects or find illegal goods
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
related to the use of scientific techniques when trying to know more about a crime
(law) a specific supervised period of time outside prison granted to a criminal, given they do not break a law during this period
official information that indicates a person has committed a crime
a criminal hired to harm or threaten people
a group of armed people who illegally kill supporters of an opposing political party or criminals
someone who faithfully supports a person in power and is willing to do things for them that are illegal or violent
an individual who is paid to do something violent or immoral, particularly killing someone or protecting a powerful person
an individual who does immoral or violent things for money
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
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
