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    Crime Vocabulary

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    This document defines common verbs and nouns related to theft and violent crimes. It provides definitions for verbs like "to steal", "to rob", "to burgle", "to murder", and "to mug" as well as nouns like "thief", "robber", "burglar", "murderer", and "pickpocket". It then presents 25 sentences for the user to complete by selecting the correct verb or noun from the definitions provided.

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    Crime Vocabulary

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    This document defines common verbs and nouns related to theft and violent crimes. It provides definitions for verbs like "to steal", "to rob", "to burgle", "to murder", and "to mug" as well as nouns like "thief", "robber", "burglar", "murderer", and "pickpocket". It then presents 25 sentences for the user to complete by selecting the correct verb or noun from the definitions provided.

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    This document defines common verbs and nouns related to theft and violent crimes. It provides definitions for verbs like "to steal", "to rob", "to burgle", "to murder", and "to mug" as well as nouns like "thief", "robber", "burglar", "murderer", and "pickpocket". It then presents 25 sentences for the user to complete by selecting the correct verb or noun from the definitions provided.

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    Crime Vocabulary

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    Ugnė Turauskaitė
    This document defines common verbs and nouns related to theft and violent crimes. It provides definitions for verbs like "to steal", "to rob", "to burgle", "to murder", and "to mug" as well as nouns like "thief", "robber", "burglar", "murderer", and "pickpocket". It then presents 25 sentences for the user to complete by selecting the correct verb or noun from the definitions provided.

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    VERBS

    to steal = to take something without the permission or knowledge of the owner and keep it.
    to rob = to take money or property illegally from a place, organization or person, often using
    violence.
    to burgle = to illegally enter a building and steal things.
    to murder = the crime of intentionally killing a person.
    to mug = to attack a person in a public place and steal their money.
    NOUNS
    a thief/thieves = a person who steals.
    a robber = someone who steals something or somewhere (a place e.g.: a bank).
    a burglar = a person who illegally enters buildings and steals things.
    a murderer = someone who illegally and intentionally kills another person.
    a pick-pocket = a thief who steals things out of pockets or bags, especially in a crowd

    Complete the sentences with one of the above words (be careful of the forms of the verbs)

    1. A convicted _____________ was executed in North Carolina yesterday.


    2. A _____________ stole his watch while he was waiting in the queue.
    3. A post office was broken into last night, and the __________ got away with
    £120 000.
    4. Beware of _______________ when you are in big cities.
    5. Do you remember that mass ___________ in London who killed 12 people?
    6. My wallet's gone! I must have been ____________ on the underground!
    7. She admitted _____________ the money from her employers.
    8. Someone r_______________ me in the street.
    9. Someone ______________ my bag at the station.
    10. Stop thief! He’s just ______________ my wallet!
    11. Stop thief! I have been _____________!
    12. The bank was ___________ last night.
    13. The ___________ was caught as he was climbing out of the bedroom window.
    14. The number of cars which are __________ every year has risen.
    15. The ____________ shot a policeman just outside the bank before making
    their getaway.
    16. The terrorists financed themselves by ___________ banks.
    17. The ______________ stole over 50 valuable watches from the shop.
    18. The two _____________ were sent to prison for killing their three children.
    19. There were three _____________ in the town last year. Three young women.
    20. They _____________ the bank last week.
    21. They _____________ from the company over a period of 5 years.
    22. They were ________________ on the way to the airport.
    23. They were so poor they had to ______________ in order to eat.
    24. Two sisters have been charged with ___________. They killed their mother.
    25. When they got back from their holiday they found that their home had been
    _________________.
    KEY

    1. A convicted murderer was executed in North Carolina yesterday.


    2. A pickpocket stole his watch while he was waiting in the queue.
    3. A post office was broken into last night, and the thieves got away with £120 000.
    4. Beware of pick-pockets when you are in big cities.
    5. Do you remember that mass murderer in London who killed 12 people?
    6. My wallet's gone! I must have been robbed on the underground!
    7. She admitted stealing the money from her employers.
    8. Someone robbed me in the street.
    9. Someone stole my bag at the station.
    10. Stop thief! He’s just stolen my wallet!
    11. Stop thief! I have been robbed!
    12. The bank was robbed last night.
    13. The burglar was caught as he was climbing out of the bedroom window.
    14. The number of cars which are stolen every year has risen.
    15. The robbers shot a policeman just outside the bank before making their getaway.
    16. The terrorists financed themselves by robbing banks.
    17. The thief stole over 50 valuable watches from the shop.
    18. The two murderers were sent to prison for killing their three children.
    19. There were three murders in the town last year.
    20.They robbed the bank last week.
    21. They stole from the company over a period of 5 years.
    22.They were mugged on the way to the airport.
    23.They were so poor they had to steal in order to eat.
    24.Two sisters have been charged with murder. They killed their mother.
    25.When they got back from their holiday they found that their home had been burgled.

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