Crime & Punishment (Erasmus)
Across
- 2. A person who is affiliated with a criminal gang or engages in violent criminal activity.
- 4. The state of being confined; imprisonment.
- 8. A chief administrative officer of a prison.
- 9. The crime of stealing.
- 10. A mafia: a group that engages in organized crime.
- 12. The act of forging, fabricating, or producing falsely.
- 14. Having been declared not guilty of a crime.
- 16. To seize or detain a person unlawfully, often for ransom.
- 18. The person at fault for a problem or crime.
- 19. The crime of getting into a building to steal things.
- 20. The crime of stealing money or things from a bank, shop etc, especially using violence and weapons.
- 21. Illegal hunting of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging, or plant collecting.
- 23. Being a victim of false evidence and appear guilty.
- 24. When someone tries to get money from you or make you do what they want by threatening to tell other people your secrets.
Down
- 1. The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial.
- 3. One who robs graves or tombs in order to sell the contents for profit.
- 5. Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess.
- 6. An official description (by the police or a court) of a crime that somebody may be guilty of.
- 7. A fee given as punishment for breaking the law.
- 11. The decision or judgement of a jury or court; a verdict.
- 13. The making of illegal payments to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions.
- 15. An escape from prison.
- 17. Illegal or immoral behaviour or actions, especially by young people.
- 22. Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person.