Synonyms and antonyms of To commit a specific crime in British Thesaurus

abduct (verb)

to take someone away from their home, family etc using force

abet (verb)

formal to help or encourage someone to do something immoral or illegal

aid and abet (formal)

formal to help someone to commit a crime

blackmail (verb)

to make someone give you money or do what you want by threatening to tell people embarrassing information about them

bootleg (verb)

to make or sell something illegally, especially music or alcohol

case (verb)

very informal if a criminal cases a place, such as a bank, they watch it and look around it to help them plan their crime

commission (noun)

formal the act of committing a crime

commit (verb)

to do something illegal or morally wrong

counterfeit (verb)

to make an illegal copy of a bank note, product, ticket etc

defraud (verb)

to get money from a person or organization in a dishonest way

disturb the peace ()

to commit the illegal act of behaving in a noisy way in public, especially late at night

expose yourself (to someone) ()

to show your sex organs to someone in a public place because you have a mental problem

extort (verb)

to illegally get money or information from someone by using force or threats

fence (verb)

informal to buy or sell stolen property

flash (verb)

if a man flashes, he commits the crime of showing his sex organs in public in order to frighten or upset people

forge (verb)

to illegally copy documents, paper money, or works of art with the intention of cheating people

front for ()

to be a person or company that hides an illegal or secret activity for another person or organization

handle (verb)

to buy and sell goods, especially illegally

hijack (verb)

to illegally take control of a vehicle, especially a plane, using violence or threats

incite (verb)

to encourage people to be violent or commit crimes by making them angry or excited

jump/skip bail ()

to fail to return to court for your trial

kidnap (verb)

to illegally take someone away and make them a prisoner, especially in order to make their family or government give you money or allow you to do what you want

launder (verb)

to hide the origin of money obtained from illegal activities by putting it into legal businesses

molest (verb)

to behave in a violent or threatening way towards someone

pass (verb)

to give someone false money as payment for something

pirate (verb)

to illegally make copies of computer programs, books, videos, or CDs

receive (verb)

to deliberately accept or buy stolen goods, usually in order to sell them

run (verb)

to bring someone or something illegally into a country

smuggle (verb)

to take someone or something secretly and illegally into or out of a country, especially as a way of earning money

smuggle (verb)

to take someone or something into or out of a place against the rules

snatch (verb)

to quickly take a person away, usually by force

traffic (verb)

to buy and sell things such as drugs or weapons illegally

trespass (verb)

to go into a place without the owner’s permission