Crime Vocabulary

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