1. CRIME & CRIMINALS
Crime Criminal Verb meaning
arson arsonist to commit arson Incendi provocat
bag-snatching snatcher to snatch bags robatori de bossa,
“estirada”
blackmail blackmailer to blackmail xantatge
bribery ___ to bribe suborn
burglary, burglar to break in, to robatori a domicilis (o
break-in burgle altres edificis) en
absència del seus
propietaris
counterfeiting counterfeiter to counterfeit falsificació
drug dealing drug dealer to sell drugs tràfic de drogues
fraud: swindler, con to commit fraud frau, engany, estafa
artist,
conman
hacking hacker to hack into sth pirateria informàtica
hijacking hijacker to hijack segrest d’un avió o
vehicle
identity theft thief or to steal sb’s suplantació o robatori
impostor identity d’identitat
kidnapping kidnapper to kidnap segrest (de persones)
mugging mugger to mug atracament
murder or murderer or to murder assassinat
homicide homicidal
assassinat involuntari
manslaughter

2. assassination assassin assassinate assassinat de persona
famosa o important
pickpocketing pickpocket to pickpocket robatori de carteres
rape rapist to rape violar
robbery robber to rob robatori
shoplifting shoplifter to shoplift robatori en botigues
smuggling smuggler to smuggle contraban
stalking stalker to stalk assetjament
tax evasion tax evader to evade / avoid evasió d’impostos
tax
terrorism terrorist to plant (bombs) terrorisme
to set off
(bombs)
theft thief steal robatori sense
intimidació ni violència
vandalism vandal to vandalize vandalisme
theft: general term. Used for the act of stealing without witnesses or
violence
robbery: using violence or weapons (banks, armed robbery)
burglary: breaking in in houses, shops or buildings when there is no-
one in
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(to) steal: use it when you mention what’s being stolen
(to) rob: use it with people (They robbed me) or places (They robbed a
bank)
(to) burgle: use it for buildings when there are no proprietors present
(The house has been burgled)