Crime and punishment

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Across
  1. 3. the crime of making copies of valuable documents or works of art in order to make money by selling them.
  2. 5. a plan for getting an advantage for yourself, especially by deceiving others.
  3. 8. someone who has committed a crime
  4. 9. if the police _______ someone, they take that person to a police station because they believe he or she has committed a crime.
  5. 10. to steal money that people trust you to look after as part of your work.
  6. 12. the crime of taking money or property illegally, often by using threats or violence.
  7. 13. to make a legal claim against someone, usually to get money from them because they have done something bad to you. The legal claim is called a lawsuit.
  8. 14. to decide officially in a law court that someone is guilty of a crime.
  9. 16. trying to make someone do something for you by giving them money, presents, or something else that they want.
  10. 17. Release from imprisonment provided by the payment of such money.
  11. 18. the crime of stealing.
Down
  1. 1. to officially accuse someone of a crime and ask a court of law to judge them.
  2. 2. to escape from a dangerous situation or place very quickly.
  3. 4. a formal request for a court of law or similar authority to change its decision.
  4. 5. a punishment given by a judge, usually involving a period of time that a person must spend in prison.
  5. 6. to take a person away illegally by force, usually in order to demand money in exchange for releasing them
  6. 7. converting or obtaining money or property by false pretense, including confidence games and the use of bad checks.
  7. 11. the crime of entering a building illegally in order to steal things.
  8. 14. to accuse or impute a fault to (a person, etc.), as formally in a court of law.
  9. 15. a sum of money required to be paid as a penalty for an offense.