English Vocabulary for Crime

Learn Crime-Related Vocabulary in English

This is a lesson to help you learn common crime-related English words. There are eight learning methods for you to work through, including five different games and three different types of flashcard. At the end, there are three example sentences for each word.

Vocabulary Games for

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Match-the-Pairs Game

Memory Game

Basic Flash Cards

Spell-the-Word Game

Spell the word represented by the picture.

Learn with Hangman!

Hangman is a classic word game. In this version, the hidden word is one of the words from the "crime" category. Choose your first letter to start. Show Instructions

Create Your Own Version of This Game

"Sentence" Flash Cards

Click on the box to see the word in a sentence.

"Missing Word" Flash Cards

Click on the box to see the missing word in a sentence.

Example Sentences

Here are 3 sentences for each of the following words from the "crime" category:

• "theft","robbery","murder","assault","fraud","arson","burglary","vandalism","kidnapping","smuggling"

• Theft is the act of stealing something.
• He was caught for theft.
• Theft is a serious crime.

• A robbery is when someone takes something by force.
• The bank was the scene of a robbery.
• He witnessed a robbery.

• Murder is the act of killing someone.
• The detective investigated the murder.
• Murder is a grave offense.

• Assault is the act of hurting someone.
• He was charged with assault.
• Assault can result in serious injury.

• Fraud is the act of deceiving someone for money.
• She was accused of fraud.
• Fraud is illegal and punishable by law.

• Arson is the act of setting fire to property.
• The building was destroyed by arson.
• He was arrested for arson.

• Burglary is breaking into a place to steal something.
• The house was a target of burglary.
• She reported the burglary to the police.

• Vandalism is the act of damaging property.
• The school was a victim of vandalism.
• He was fined for vandalism.

• Kidnapping is taking someone against their will.
• The child was saved from kidnapping.
• They were charged with kidnapping.

• Smuggling is the act of moving goods illegally.
• He was caught smuggling drugs.
• Smuggling is a serious offense.

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