WorksheetsCrimes and Punishment Vocabulary 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Lying under oath means .......
perjury
venal
abscond
enormity
Conspiring to rig a local election means .....
malfeasance
purloin
enormity
collusion
A politician using public funds to buy gifts for his or her family is called .......
peccadillo
recidivism
malfeasance
abscond
.................means telling a white lie
perjury
peccadillo
abscond
bilk
..............means committing armed robbery after serving time for auto theft.
recidivism
perjury
abscond
venal
a defendant trying to leave the state before his or her case goes to trial: attempting to ________
venal
bilk
abscond
collusion
Frequently accepting bribes while in office: a ________ public official
bilk
perjury
picadillo
venal
....................means taking something that belongs to someone else.
purloin
bilk
collusion
venal
Swindling a rich divorcee: ________(ing) an innocent woman
abscond
venal
bilk
purloin
..........................means executing the entire population of a village during a civil war.
enormity
perjury
venal
collusion
