In English, we come across a lot of words each and every day. Today we’ll be talking about different crimes and criminals. But first let us understand the terms, a crime is a serious illegal act such as murder, abduction or robbery while a Criminal is somebody who has convicted a crime.
25+ Crimes and Criminal Names Vocabulary
In this list, we are discussing words that portray different types of crimes that are committed by criminals such as kidnapping, hijacking, blackmailing, forgery.
| CRIME | DEFINITION | CRIMINAL |
| abduction | taking someone away by force, demanding money for their safe return | |
| arson | setting fire to a building, cars or property on purpose | arsonist |
| assassination | killing a famous person or public figure | assassin |
| assault | attacking someone physically | assailant |
| bigamy | marrying someone when you are already married to another person | bigamist |
| blackmail | threatening to reveal someone’s secrets if a lot of money is not paid | blackmailer* |
| bombing | detonating an explosive device with the plan of harming people or property | bomber |
| bribery | giving money or granting favors to influence another person’s decisions or behavior | briber* |
| burglary | breaking into a house in order to steal something | burglar |
| child abuse | treating a child badly in a physical, emotional, or sexual way | child abuser |
| corruption | behaving illegally and dishonestly; especially those in power | |
| crime | doing something illegal that can be punished by law | criminal |
| cybercrime | doing something illegal over the Internet or a computer system | cyber criminalhacker** |
| domestic violence | behaving violently inside the home | |
| drunk driving | driving with too much alcohol in your blood | drunk driver |
| embezzlement | stealing large amounts of money that you are responsible for, often over a period of time | embezzler |
| espionage | spying, to obtain political or military information | spy |
| forgery | illegally copying documents, money, etc. to cheat people | forger |
| fraud | getting money from people by cheating them | con artistfraud |
| genocide | killing on purpose a large number of people, especially from a particular group or area | |
| hijacking | taking control of a plane, train etc by force, often to meet political demands | hijacker |
| hit and run | not stopping to help a person hurt in an accident caused by you | |
| homicide | killing another person on purpose | |
| hooliganism | being violent or aggressive on purpose; often used to describe youth | hooligan |
| identity theft | using someone else’s personal information for one’s own gain | |
| kidnapping | taking someone away by force, often demanding money for their safe return | kidnapper |
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