Vocabulary of Crimes

Vocabulary

Crimes

Burglary: The crime of illegally entering a building, usually a house, with the intent to commit a crime, typically theft.

Robbery: The crime of stealing money or property from a place or person using force or threats.

Theft: The crime of stealing.

Murder: The unlawful and deliberate killing of another person.

Vandalism: The deliberate destruction or damage of property, especially public property.

Kidnapping: The unlawful act of capturing and holding someone by force, typically to demand a ransom.

Mugging: The crime of attacking someone violently in a public place to steal their money or belongings.

Shoplifting: The act of stealing goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer.

Blackmail: The action of demanding money or favors from someone in return for not revealing compromising information about them.

Smuggling: The illegal transportation of goods or people across a border.

Conditional Words

As long as, even if, provided that, unless

Some words and expressions can be used in all conditionals with a similar meaning to "if," for example: "provided that" and "as long as."

"Unless" is used with an affirmative verb and creates the same meaning as a negative verb. "Unless" cannot be used in third conditional sentences.

We use "even if" to emphasize that a situation will always remain the same despite other events occurring.

Wishes and Regrets

We use "wish" or "If only" + past simple / past continuous when we want something to be different in the present.

Example: I wish I didn't have to go home tomorrow. (I have to go home tomorrow).

We use "wish" or "If only" + past perfect simple when we regret something in the past.

Example: I wish I'd stopped to help them. (I didn't stop to help them.)

We use "wish" or "If only" + "would" + verb to complain about a thing or situation.

Example: I wish he would stop going on about all the extreme sports he's done. (He won't stop going on about them.)