| Crime
| Definition
| Translation
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| abduction/kidnapping
| taking a person to a secret location using force
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| armed robbery
| using a weapon to steal
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| Arson
| setting fire to a place on purpose
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| assault
| hurting another person physically
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| attempted murder
| trying to kill someone (but failing)
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| burglary, breaking and entering
| going into another person's home or business with force
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| child abuse
| injuring a child on purpose
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| domestic violence
| physical assault that occur within the home
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| drug trafficking
| trading illegal drugs
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| drunk driving
| driving after having too much alcohol
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| Fraud
| lying or cheating for business or monetary purposes
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| hijacking
| holding people in transit hostage (usually on a plane)
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| murder/homicide
| taking someone's life through violence
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| shoplifting
| stealing merchandise from a store
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| smuggling
| bringing products into a country secretly and illegally
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| speeding
| driving beyond the speed limit
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| terrorism
| acts of crime against a group (political/religious) or another country
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| Theft
| stealing
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| Torture
| extremely cruel and unfair treatment (often towards prisoners)
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| vandalism
| damaging public or private property (for example with spray paint)
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| white collar crime
| breaking the law in business
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| Punishment (example offence)
| Definition
| Translation
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| traffic ticket (speeding, parking)
| leaves marks on driving record/involves paying a fine
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| license suspension (drunk driving)
| driving rights are removed for a certain period of time
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| fine (hunting out of season)
| pay money as punishment for minor/petty crime
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| house arrest (a young offender who is waiting to go to court)
| remain in one's home for a certain period of time
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| community service (a youth that steals a car for the first time)
| do volunteer work such as teaching children about crime or cleaning up garbage
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| jail time (man who assaults his wife)
| spend a certain amount of months or years locked away from society
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| life in prison (a woman who commits homicide)
| spend the rest of one's life in prison with no chance of going back into society
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