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English Vocabulary for Crime

Learn Crime-Related Vocabulary in English

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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

The games and flashcards are currently set to test the following [wait...] words:

Table of Contents

  • Match-the-Pairs Game
  • Memory Game
  • Basic Flash Cards
  • Spell-the-Word Game
  • Multi-Choice Test
  • Learn with Hangman!
  • "Sentence" Flash Cards
  • "Missing Word" Flash Cards
  • Example Sentences
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Match-the-Pairs Game

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  • Your mission is to match each picture with the correct word in as few a clicks as possible.
  • There are three pictures in each set, and there are sets to complete.
  • Click on your first square to start. Good luck!
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Memory Game

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  • Your mission is to pair pictures with their correct titles in as few a clicks as possible.
  • Click on a card to turn it. Next, try to find its partner by clicking on a second card. (If you fail to find a match with your second click, both cards will turn again.)
  • This is a memory game as well as a vocabulary-learning game.
  • Click on your first card to start. Good luck!
Ranking (Clicks)

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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.
  • Guess the hidden word by choosing one letter at a time.
  • If you guess a letter in the hidden word, then all is good.
  • If you guess a letter that is not in the hidden word, then the hangman starts to build the gallows.
  • If the gallows are completed, you lose.
  • Good luck!
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Create Your Own Version of This Game

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"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:
  • crime, theft, robbery, murder, assault, fraud, arson, burglary, vandalism, kidnapping, smuggling
    crime vocabulary list

    crime

  • Stealing is a serious crime.
  • The police are solving the crime.
  • He was arrested for the crime.
    theft vocabulary list

    theft

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

    robbery

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

    murder

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

    assault

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

    fraud

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

    arson

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

    burglary

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

    vandalism

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

    kidnapping

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

    smuggling

  • Smuggling is the act of moving goods illegally.
  • He was caught smuggling drugs.
  • Smuggling is a serious offense.
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This page was written by Craig Shrives.

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