Crime Vocabulary

What do you call a person who is involved in a crime but is not the main perpetrator?

• Accomplice

• Bystander

• Instigator

• Witness

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What do you call a crime that involves taking someone else's property with the intent to permanently deprive them of it?

• Theft

• Burglary

• Robbery

• Larceny

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.11-12.6

What do you call someone who damages people's property?

• Vandal

• Thief

• Arsonist

• Trespasser

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What do you call the act of stealing without using force?

• Robbery

• Burglary

• Theft

• Shoplifting

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is the term for someone who steals from other people's pockets?

• Pickpocket

• Shoplifter

• Robber

• Burglary

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What is the term for a crime involving theft with violence or threat?

• Burglary

• Theft

• Robbery

• Shoplifting

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.11-12.6

What is the term for a person who is caught committing a crime?

• Criminal

• Offender

• Suspect

• Defendant

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is the term for a person who witnesses a crime?

• Victim

• Perpetrator

• Witness

• Bystander

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

What do you call someone who breaks into a house to steal?

• Thief

• Robber

• Burglar

• Shoplifter

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What preposition is used in the phrase 'accused ... speeding'?

• of

• for

• about

• with

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4