Crime Vocabulary

5. The event where a criminal case is argued among people and a decision is made.
7. Signs, indications, or objects from something that happened.
10. If we are 100% sure that someone committed a crime, we can say they are...
12. Illegally copying documents or money to fool people.
13. The police use these to restrain someone by the wrists.
15. Money that is paid to secure the release of someone who is accused of a crime.
17. The quality of being fair and reasonable. Laws uphold this idea.
20. Crime that involves using violence or threats against people for political reasons.
22. The crime of accidentally killing a person.
25. The place criminals go for a very long term stay.
26. A reason for committing a crime.
28. We leave these invisible clues on things if we don’t wear gloves.
30. Another word for punishment.
32. The crime of stealing from a store.
33. Gaining unauthorized access to data in a computer or a system.
35. The action police take to capture/restrain someone who appears to be criminal.
36. Someone who commits a crime.
37. The room that a locked-up criminal must live in until they are released.
38. If we are 100% sure that someone did not commit a crime, we can say they are..
39. The place a criminal goes to have their case argued and punishment decided.
40. The crime of intentionally killing someone (begins with the letter H).
41. The crime of moving goods in or out of a country illegally.

1. A final decision or judgement on something, like a legal case.
2. Someone who is believed to have committed a crime or an offense.
3. The crime of stealing from someone with violence or the threat of violence.
4. The place criminals go for a shorter term stay.
5. Someone who steals things.
6. A person who practices or studies law.
7. The crime of stealing from one’s own company.
8. Someone who sees an event happen, like a crime or accident.
9. Entering private or restricted property without permission.
11. Betraying one’s country by helping its enemies.
14. The amount of time that a criminal will have to stay locked up.
16. The crime of intentionally killing someone (begins with the letter M).
17. A group of people who are selected to help decide on a legal case.
18. The crime of stealing from a building or a place without direct violence.
19. Killing a famous person or public figure.
21. The crime of lying under oath (vow of truth) in court.
23. The crime of setting fire to property.
24. A public official that is chosen to decide on cases involving law and crime.
27. Someone who kills a series of people with a pattern and no clear reason.
29. The crime of intentionally destroying public or private property.
31. A physical attack.
34. Stealing an aircraft, vehicle, or ship while it is in transit (moving).