English Vocabulary: Crime & Criminals

Do you like to watch the daily news? Do you love detective shows? Then you need this lesson on the vocabulary of crime. Here, you’ll learn about five common crimes and five types of theft. You’ll also learn what to call the people who commit these crimes. After the lesson, take the quiz at And don’t forget to check out the full EngVid resource on 50 different types of crimes and criminals at TRANSCRIPT Hi. I’m Rebecca from engVid, and this vocabulary lesson is about the topic of crime. Okay? Let’s start by looking at a few headlines. All right, the first one: “Banker charged with embezzlement.“ Next one: “Celebrity arrested for shoplifting.“ Last one: “Man jailed for manslaughter.“ Okay? Now, there are three vocabulary words there that have to do with crimes: “embezzlement“, “shoplifting“, &