Crime Vocabulary IELTS 6.5+

A serious crime, typically punishable by imprisonment or more severe penalties.

• Misdemeanor

• Felony

• Homicide

• Perpetrator

A person who takes the law into their own hands to enforce it.

• Vigilante

• Misdemeanor

• Deterrence

• Cybercrime

A less serious offense, often resulting in fines or less severe punishments.

• Homicide

• Cybercrime

• Deterrence

• Misdemeanor

The unlawful killing of a person, which includes murder and manslaughter.

• Homicide

• Cybercrime

• Witness

  protection

  program

A government program that provides safety and security to witnesses in criminal cases.

• Cybercrime

• Witness protection program

• Allegation

• Money laundering

The process of making illegally obtained money appear legal.

• Money

  laundering

• Deterrence

• Cybercrime

• Incarceration

The person who commits a crime.

• Perpetrator

• Allegation

• Deterrence

• Cybercrime

Non-violent, financially motivated crimes committed by individuals or corporations.

• Vigilante

• Felony

• White-collar crime

• Homicide

The use of punishment as a means to discourage the commission of crimes.

• Deterrence

• Vigilante

• Cybercrime

• Felony

A statement asserting that someone has done something illegal or wrong.

• Incarceration

• Cybercrime

• Deterrence

• Allegation