Unit 10: Crime and criminals.

arson (n) / s n/ˈɑː ə He committed arson.arsonist (n) / s n st/ ˈɑː ə ɪ An arsonist deliberately sets fire to a building.assassination (n) / sæs ne n/ əˌ ɪˈ ɪʃ It was an attempted assassination. assassin (n) / sæs n/ əˈ ɪ No one could identify the assassin.blackmail (n) / blækme l/ ˈ ɪ The plot in that new film involves blackmail.blackmailer (n) / blækme l / ˈ ɪ ə This blackmailer always used the phone.burglary (n) / b gl r / ˈ ɜː ə ɪ Most burglaries take only a few minutes.burglar (n) / b gl / ˈ ɜː ə Deter burglars with an alarm.drug trafficking (n) / dr g træf k / ˈ ʌ ˌ ɪ ɪŋ Drug trafficking is already a serious problem.drug trafficker (n) / dr g træf k / ˈ ʌ ˌ ɪ ə Drug traffickers can expect a tough sentence.espionage (n) / esp n / ˈ ɪəˌ ɑːʒ He loves reading books about espionage.spy (n) /spa / ɪ These spies aren’t working for the government.hijack(ing) (n) / ha d æk / ˈ ɪ ʒ ɪŋ There has been another hijacking.hijacker (n) / ha d æk / ˈ ɪ ʒ ə All the hijackers have been caught.kidnap(ping) (n) / k dnæp / ˈ ɪ ɪŋ The kidnapping of the little girl caused great alarm.kidnapper (n) / k dnæp / ˈ ɪ ə The kidnappers treated her well, but she was still terrified.mugging (n) / m g / ˈ ʌ ɪŋ After the mugging, my grandpa was too scared to go out.mugger (n) / m g / ˈ ʌ ə Some muggers are very violent.murder (n) / m d / ˈ ɜː ə They have been investigating a murder that took place years ago.murderer (n) / m d r /ˈ ɜː ə ə I think murderers should be kept in prison.pickpocketing (n) / p kp k t / ˈ ɪ ɒ ɪ ɪŋ Pickpocketing is more common in big crowds.pickpocket (n) / p kp k t/ ˈ ɪ ɒ ɪ The pickpocket took my wallet.robbery (n) / r b r / ˈ ɒ ə ɪ The robbery took place at lunchtime.robber (n) / r b / ˈ ɒ ə The robbers escaped in a red car.

shoplifting (n) / pl ft / ˈʃɒ ɪ ɪŋ Supermarkets lose a lot of money through shoplifting.shoplifter (n) / pl ft / ˈʃɒ ɪ ə Shoplifters will be prosecuted.smuggling (n) / sm gl / ˈ ʌ ɪŋ Tight controls at airport have made smuggling more difficult.smuggler (n) / sm gl / ˈ ʌ ə Smugglers used this beach two hundred years ago.theft (n) / eft/ ɵ Have you reported the theft?thief (n) / f/ ɵɪː The thief took my purse out of my handbag.vandalism (n) / vænd l zm/ ˈ əˌ ɪ The head teacher was shocked by the vandalism at the school.vandal (n) / vændl/ ˈ The vandal had spread paint on the walls.

Crime: Verbs

accuse sbdy of a crime (v) / kju z əˌ ː (sbdy) v ə ə kra m/ ˈ ɪ The police accused him of the robbery. acquit sbdy of a crime (v) / kw t əˈ ɪ (sbdy) v kra m/ə ə ˌ ɪ They acquitted her of murder. arrest sbdy for a crime (v) / rest əˈ (sbdy) f r kra m/ ɔː əˌ ɪ Has anyone been arrested for that burglary? burgle a house/office (v) / b gl haUs, f s/ ˈ ɜː ə ˌ ˌɒ ɪ They burgled a house in our street.deter sbdy from committing a crime (v) /d t ɪˌ ɜː (sbdy) fr m k m t kra m/ ə əˌ ɪ ɪŋ ə ˈ ɪ More police could deter people from committing a crime. find sbdy (not) guilty of a crime (v) / fa nd ˌ ɪ (sbdy) ( n tˌ ɒ ) g lt v kra m/ˌ ɪ ɪ ə ə ˈ ɪ They were found not guilty of robbery. give sbdy a prison sentence (v) / g v ˌ ɪ (sbdy) pr zn sent ns/ ə ˈ ɪ ˌ ə The judge gave her a prison sentence. order sbdy to do community service (v) / d ˌɔː ə (sbdy) t du k mju n t s v s/ə ˌ ː əˌ ː ə ɪ ˈ ɜː ɪ She ordered him to do community service. order sbdy to pay a fine (v) / d ˌɔː ə (sbdy) t ə fa n/ ə ˈ ɪ He had been ordered to pay a fine, but he didn’t pay it. rob a person/bank (of £2,000) (v) / r b p sn, bæ k v/ ˈ ɒ ə ˌ ɜː ˌ ŋ ə They robbed a bank of £500,000. sentence sbdy to two years in prison (v) / sent ns ˌ ə (sbdy) t tu j z n pr zn/ə ˌ ː ˌ ɪə ɪ ˈ ɪ He sentenced him to two years in prison. sentence sbdy to life imprisonment (v) / sent ns ˌ ə (sbdy) t la f m pr znm nt/ ə ˌ ɪ ɪ ˈ ɪ ə We felt they should be sentenced to life imprisonment. sentence sbdy to death (v) / sent ns ˌ ə (sbdy) t de /ə ˈ ɵ In some American states, they sentence people to death.steal (sthg from sbdy/ a place) (v) / st l ˈ ɪː (sthg) fr m ə (sbdy), ple sə ɪ )/ They stole a famous painting from the gallery.

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