Crime Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 6. The crime of intentionally destroying public or private property.
  2. 7. The place criminals go for a shorter term stay.
  3. 9. A public official that is chosen to decide on cases involving law and crime.
  4. 10. Money that is paid to secure the release of someone who is accused of a crime.
  5. 11. Someone who kills a series of people with a pattern and no clear reason.
  6. 13. A fee that must be paid as punishment for breaking a rule or law.
  7. 14. The crime of intentionally killing someone (begins with the letter H).
  8. 15. The event where a criminal case is argued among people and a decision is made.
  9. 21. The crime of accidentally killing a person.
  10. 22. We leave these invisible clues on things if we don’t wear gloves.
  11. 24. Signs, indications, or objects from something that happened.
  12. 25. The crime of stealing from a store.
  13. 28. The action police take to capture/restrain someone who appears to be criminal.
  14. 29. A physical attack.
  15. 31. The crime of stealing from a building or a place without direct violence.
  16. 32. The crime of intentionally killing someone (begins with the letter M).
  17. 33. The crime of stealing from someone with violence or the threat of violence.
  18. 34. Another word for punishment.
  19. 39. Someone who commits a crime.
  20. 40. A person who practices or studies law.
  21. 43. Someone who is believed to have committed a crime or an offense.
  22. 44. The room that a locked-up criminal must live in until they are released.
  23. 45. The crime of setting fire to property.
Down
  1. 1. Stealing an aircraft, vehicle, or ship while it is in transit (moving).
  2. 2. Entering private or restricted property without permission.
  3. 3. The crime of stealing from one’s own company.
  4. 4. The police use these to restrain someone by the wrists.
  5. 5. The place a criminal goes to have their case argued and punishment decided.
  6. 8. Killing a famous person or public figure.
  7. 9. The quality of being fair and reasonable. Laws uphold this idea.
  8. 12. The amount of time that a criminal will have to stay locked up.
  9. 16. A reason for committing a crime.
  10. 17. The crime of moving goods in or out of a country illegally.
  11. 18. A final decision or judgement on something, like a legal case.
  12. 19. Illegally copying documents or money to fool people.
  13. 20. The place criminals go for a very long term stay.
  14. 23. The crime of lying under oath (vow of truth) in court.
  15. 26. Crime that involves using violence or threats against people for political reasons.
  16. 27. Gaining unauthorized access to data in a computer or a system.
  17. 30. Objects or facts that validate or confirm something happened.
  18. 35. Betraying one’s country by helping its enemies.
  19. 36. Someone who steals things.
  20. 37. A group of people who are selected to help decide on a legal case.
  21. 38. If we are 100% sure that someone did not commit a crime, we can say they are..
  22. 41. Someone who sees an event happen, like a crime or accident.
  23. 42. If we are 100% sure that someone committed a crime, we can say they are...