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accessory an item added on to something else to make it prettier, more complete, or more useful. [2 definitions]
accomplice a person who helps another commit a crime or wrongful act.
accusation a statement that another person is guilty of a crime or error.
accuse to blame for or charge with a crime or something wrong.
aggravated of a crime, considered more serious or malicious than is typical for the type of crime, especially if the criminal act involves the use of a gun. [1/2 definitions]
alibi a way of defending oneself against criminal charges by showing that one was not at the scene of the crime when it happened. [1/2 definitions]
anticrime combined form of crime.
arson the crime of burning buildings on purpose.
assault the crime of attacking someone. [1/3 definitions]
atone to make reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like (usu. fol. by "for"). [2 definitions]
attainder in law, the loss of civil rights following conviction for a major crime, esp. treason.
attaint to inflict the loss of civil rights on (someone) following conviction for a major crime. [2 definitions]
bench warrant an order issued by a judge or court for the apprehension of someone charged with a crime.
bigamy in law, the crime of marrying one person while still married to another.
bill of attainder a legislative act in which a person is found guilty, without trial, of a crime, esp. treason, and condemned to capital punishment.
breaking and entering the felony of gaining forcible entry to a building belonging to another, with the intent of committing a crime.
burglarize to break into a building with the intention of committing a crime, esp. stealing.
burglary the act of breaking into a building with the intent of committing a crime, esp. stealing.
caper1 (informal) a theft or other crime, usu. involving planning and deception. [1/5 definitions]
capital punishment punishment, of a crime such as murder, by death.
capo2 a leader of an organized crime ring such as the Mafia.