Miscellaneous crimes

crimes such as poisoning farm animals and crops for political aims

the crime of being married to more than one person at the same time

the crime of using biological or chemical weapons for political aims

the crime of making someone give you money or do what you want by threatening to tell people embarrassing information about them

breach of covenant ()

failure to do what you have agreed to do in a covenant

child abuse (noun)

bad treatment of a child by an adult, especially an adult in a position of trust or authority

conspiracy (noun)

legal the legal offence of planning a serious crime

contempt (noun)

legal contempt of court

contempt of court (noun)

the crime of not doing what a judge in a court of law has ordered you to do

criminal negligence (noun)

the crime of not doing something that would have prevented a serious accident

defamation (noun)

the offence of writing or saying something bad about someone that is not true and makes people have a bad opinion of them

false imprisonment (noun)

the crime of preventing someone from leaving a place when you have no legal right to do this

fraud (noun)

the action of producing false documents or information in order to get what you want

going equipped (noun)

in England and Wales, the crime of carrying items that are intended for use in a crime

high treason (noun)

a crime against your country, for example the crime of trying to take control of the government or helping your country’s enemies

human trafficking (noun)

the crime of moving people illegally, often to a different country, so they can be forced to have sex for money, or to work for little or no money

inchoate offence (noun)

a crime that has not yet been completed, for example an attempt, incitement, or conspiracy

indictable offence (noun)

in England, Wales, and some other countries, a crime that is very serious. In the US such a crime is known as a felony.

intent (noun)

legal the intention to commit a crime or an offence

invasion of privacy ()

an occasion when someone finds out or uses information about your private life, especially illegally

joint criminal enterprise (noun)

a legal principle that each individual member of a group can be guilty of a crime committed by another member of that group

libel (noun)

the illegal act of writing things about someone that are not true

loitering (noun)

standing or waiting in a public place for no particular reason. Loitering is a crime in some countries.

loiter with intent (British)

British to stand or wait somewhere with the intention of committing a crime. This phrase is no longer a current legal term.

medical malpractice (noun)

carelessness or improper treatment by a health care worker that results in injury or death

medical negligence (noun)

medical malpractice

mob rule (noun)

a situation in which a crowd of people control a place illegally

passing off (noun)

the act of producing products that are very similar to another company's products and thereby causing people to believe they are the original in a way that contravenes intellectual property law

perjury (noun)

the crime of lying when you give evidence in a court of law

phone hacking (noun)

British the illegal practice of listening to the calls or messages on another person's phone, especially by accessing the voicemail without their knowledge or consent

possession (noun)

the crime of owning something illegal, for example drugs or weapons

public nuisance (noun)

legal an activity that offends most of the people in a place, for example being noisy or showing offensive sexual behaviour

slander (noun)

legal the crime of saying something about someone that is not true and is likely to damage their reputation

smuggling (noun)

the practice of secretly and illegally taking goods or people into or out of a country, especially as a way of earning money

solicitation (noun)

legalAmerican the crime of offering money or something else of value to someone in order to make them commit a crime

stalking (noun)

the crime of following and watching someone in a threatening way

transferred intent (noun)

the principle that a person who intends to harm or kill a specific person but unintentionally harms or kills a different person is legally responsible for that act and can be punished for it

transferred malice (noun)

British transferred intent

treason (noun)

the crime of helping your country’s enemies or of trying to destroy your country’s government

vagrancy (noun)

the crime of living on the street and asking people for money

Synonyms and antonyms of Miscellaneous crimes in British Thesaurus