blackmail: extortion or coercion by threats especially of public exposure or criminal prosecution
noun. Sounds an awful lot like blackmail.
burglarize: to break into and steal from
verb. I cased this block to burglarize it as a teenager.
commit arson: cause a fire
verb.He wouldn't commit arson just to get back at someone.
hack: to cut or sever with repeated irregular or unskillful blows
verb. I can hack the port schedule.
kidnap: to seize and detain or carry away by unlawful force or fraud and often with a demand for ransom
verb. Lead a raiding party to England to kidnap Winston Churchill.
mug: a cylindrical drinking cup
noun. This drinking mug is made after several found originals.
pickpocket: a person who steals money and other things from people's pockets and purses
noun. My grandmother, an old pickpocket and shoplifter.
rob: to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
verb. They board trains and rob people.
shoplift: as in poach, rustle
verb. The Manson people used to hang around here and shoplift.
steal: to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
verb. Help some computer tech steal some data.
vandalize: to deliberately cause the damage or destruction of another's property
verb. Try not to vandalize any more schools in the meantime.
theft: the unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner
noun. Prompted by data theft from this hospital.
arrest: to take or keep under one's control by authority of law
verb. No arrest or search warrant was presented.
threatening: giving signs of immediate occurrence
adjective. The atmosphere in the chancery was threatening.
assaults: the act of forcing a person to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse
noun. Most of such cases are aggravated assaults.
robbery: the unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner
noun. This is random street robbery, Holmes.
