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Mizrahi - Notes # 14

CRIME AND THE LAW

Complete the chart by ticking the objects that go with the verbs
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the bank a house a a watch an old a car the bank

warehouse lady manager

Steal

Rob

Break into

Burgle

Mug

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Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets.
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1- Nobody at the company realized that he had been (embezzle) _____________

money until someone noticed some errors in the books.
2- The (rape) _____________ admitted that he had spoken to the woman but denied
that he had (rape) _____________ her.
3- It is difficult to protect children from (abuse) _____________ who are members of
their own family.
4- The (blackmail) _____________ was caught when someone recognized her
handwriting.
5- Armed (rob) _____________ is increasingly common, with criminals using
shotguns and other weapons.
6- The (mug) _____________ came up to her in the street and produced a knife.
7- The (murder) _____________ of women tend to be their husbands whereas only 10
percent of men (murder) _____________ by their wives.
8- The (theft) _____________ got into the gallery at night and took three Picassos.
9- The (assault) _____________ was vicious and the victim needed 56 stitches.
10- The (arson) _____________ who set fire to Anne Hathaway’s cottage did it
because he had had a row with his girlfriends.

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CRIME
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Choose the best answer to complete each sentence below.

1. He was __________ outside his house. His wallet and mobile were stolen.
a. mugged
b. robbed
c. burgled
d. shoplifted

2. The __________ aeroplane was on the runway at the airport for three
days.
a. kidnapped
b. hijacked
c. smuggled
d. assaulted

3. The painting was sold for £3 million, and then they discovered it was a
__________!
a. counterfeit
b. duplicate
c. copy
d. forgery

4. When they got home, they found their house had been __________. It
was empty.
a. shoplifted
b. burgled
c. stolen
d. embezzled

5. She was __________ for months by someone who knew her secret and
wanted money to keep quiet.
a. libelled
b. robbed
c. cheated
d. blackmailed

6. Credit card __________ on the Internet doesn’t happen very often.

a. slander
b. larceny
c. fraud
d. perjury

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