Synonyms and antonyms of Words used to describe crimes in British Thesaurus

aggravated (adjective)

an aggravated crime has features, such as the use of violence, that make it worse

aggravating (adjective)

legal making a crime worse

chargeable (adjective)

formal considered to be a crime that you can be officially accused of

criminality (noun)

the criminal quality of someone or something

extraditable (adjective)

someone who is accused of an extraditable crime can be sent back to the country where the crime was committed for a trial

first-degree (adjective)

legalAmerican a first-degree murder is the most serious type, in which someone deliberately plans to kill someone

gangland (adjective)

relating to organized crime, or to the people who are involved in it

hanging (adjective)

deserving to be punished by death

heinous (adjective)

very formal a heinous act or crime is extremely evil

hit-and-run (adjective)

a hit-and-run attack is one in which someone attacks someone suddenly and then leaves quickly

indictable (adjective)

an indictable offence is one for which you can be officially accused and brought to a court for trial

non-violent (adjective)

non-violent crime does not involve physically hurting people

premeditated (adjective)

a premeditated crime, bad action, unpleasant remark etc has been deliberately planned

second-degree (adjective)

legalAmerican second-degree crimes are less serious than first-degree crimes

serial (adjective)

used for describing criminals or crimes

smash-and-grab (adjective)

a smash-and-grab crime involves breaking the windows of a building or car in order to steal things quickly

unsolved (adjective)

used about crimes when the criminal has not been found

victimless (adjective)

a victimless crime is one that does not seem to cause obvious harm to other people

white-collar (adjective)

white-collar crimes are crimes in which people who work in offices steal money from the company that they work for