Ways to talk about crime in English - Advanced English Lesson

There are a lot of specialized words and phrases in English. There is formal terminology that judges, lawyers, and newspaper reporters use. There’s also informal language that people use when talking about crimes in casual conversation. This list will get you started with some common phrases that are “in between“: not slang, but not too technical. Some examples of crimes: Violent crime includes the following: armed robbery (like robbing a bank or a liquor store) mugging (robbing someone by threatening the