crimes
What felons commit
Crimes is the plural of crime—acts that violate the law and are punishable by the state.
The word covers everything from petty theft to murder.
Crimes against humanity are atrocities so severe they offend universal moral standards.
Fashion crimes and crimes against good taste are hyperbolic complaints about aesthetic offenses.
Deliberate unlawful killing
- manslaughterUnlawful killing without forethought
- arsonCriminal deliberate burning
- kidnappingUnlawful seizure of person
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
robbery · assault · rape · trafficking · extortion · embezzlement · fraud · forgery
Illegal entry to commit crime
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- larcenyUnlawful taking of goods
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- pickpocketingTheft from pockets
stealing · heist · looting · pilferage · grand theft · petty theft · carjacking · mugging
Deliberate unlawful killing
- assaultViolent offensive act
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- kidnappingUnlawful seizure of person
homicide · manslaughter · rape · carjacking · armed robbery · aggravated assault · domestic violence · gang violence
Fraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- money launderingDisguising criminal proceeds' origins
- briberyCorrupt payment for influence
- insider tradingIllegal securities transactions using nonpublic information
tax evasion · corruption · Ponzi scheme · securities fraud · wire fraud · kickbacks · accounting fraud · antitrust
Minor stealing offense
- vandalismWillful property damage
- trespassingUnauthorized presence on property
- disorderly conductCriminal public disturbance charge
- public intoxicationInebriation in shared spaces
jaywalking · loitering · shoplifting · simple assault · littering · indecent exposure · reckless driving · minor in possession
Professional crime investigator
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- witnessOne who attests
interrogation · surveillance · arrest · fingerprint · DNA · cold case · informant · manhunt
Judicial examination of claims
- verdictOfficial court decision
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- defendantParty facing charges
- judgeOne who decides
jury · sentencing · attorney · testimony · courtroom · acquittal · conviction · appeal
Criminal organization using intimidation
- cartelPrice-fixing coalition
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
- gangOrganized criminal group
- mobDisorderly, aggressive crowd
racket · trafficking · smuggling · kingpin · hitman · turf · protection money · laundering
murder
Deliberate unlawful killing
- manslaughterUnlawful killing without forethought
- arsonCriminal deliberate burning
- kidnappingUnlawful seizure of person
burglary · robbery · assault · rape · trafficking · extortion · embezzlement · fraud · forgery · racketeering
burglary
Illegal entry to commit crime
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- larcenyUnlawful taking of goods
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
pickpocketing · stealing · heist · looting · pilferage · grand theft · petty theft · carjacking · mugging · kleptomania
murder
Deliberate unlawful killing
kidnapping · homicide · manslaughter · rape · carjacking · armed robbery · aggravated assault · domestic violence · gang violence · shooting
embezzlement
Fraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- money launderingDisguising criminal proceeds' origins
- briberyCorrupt payment for influence
insider trading · tax evasion · corruption · Ponzi scheme · securities fraud · wire fraud · kickbacks · accounting fraud · antitrust · price fixing
petty theft
Minor stealing offense
- vandalismWillful property damage
- trespassingUnauthorized presence on property
- disorderly conductCriminal public disturbance charge
public intoxication · jaywalking · loitering · shoplifting · simple assault · littering · indecent exposure · reckless driving · minor in possession · disturbing the peace
detective
Professional crime investigator
witness · interrogation · surveillance · arrest · fingerprint · DNA · cold case · informant · manhunt · lineup
trial
Judicial examination of claims
- verdictOfficial court decision
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- defendantParty facing charges
judge · jury · sentencing · attorney · testimony · courtroom · acquittal · conviction · appeal · indictment
mafia
Criminal organization using intimidation
- cartelPrice-fixing coalition
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
- gangOrganized criminal group
mob · racket · trafficking · smuggling · kingpin · hitman · turf · protection money · laundering · don
- wrongdoingmisconduct, sabotage, misbehavior, transgression, misdeed
- headline-grabbersscandals, disasters, celebrities, breaking news, controversies
- wrongdoingssin, sins, wrongdoing, wrongs, misdeed
- legal termstrial, legal, appeal, lawsuit, law
- lawlaw, lawyer, lawyers, attorney, attorneys
- flawsfaults, defect, flaw, blemish, flaws
crimesvirtues
Positive moral traits
good deeds · righteous acts · charitable acts · kindnesses · moral conduct
crimesrights
Justified claims to freedoms
legal acts · civil liberties · constitutional rights · civic duties · compliance
crimespunishments
Sanctions for misconduct
penalties · sentences · justice · retribution · incarceration
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
- crime familyCriminal organization by kinship
- partner in crimeShared mischief companion
- war crimesIllegal acts during conflict
- criminal recordLog of past convictions
- minor crimeLesser legal offense
crime, criminal, criminality, incriminate, anticrime, crimefighting, decriminalize, criminalize, crime scene