Definition of kidnapping

Definition of white-collar crime
: crime that typically involves stealing money from a company and that is done by people who have important positions in the company : crime committed by white-collar workers
Attempted Murder is defined in law as, when a person has the intention to kill and has done something more than merely preparatory to commit the killing.
Definition of PREMEDITATED MURDER: The term that is used to describe a murder that was planned in advance and was carried out willfully.
manslaughter
/ˈmanslɔːtə/
noun

1. 
   the crime of killing a human being without malice aforethought, or in circumstances not amounting to murder.
   

"the defendant was convicted of manslaughter"
Definition of murder
 (Entry 1 of 2)

1: the crime of unlawfully killing a person especially with malice aforethought

Definition of patricide

1[Latin patricida, from patr- + -cida -cide] : one who murders his or her own father
Definition of genocide
: the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group
Definition of vandalism
: willful or malicious destruction or defacement of public or private property
Definition of shoplift
intransitive verb
: to steal displayed goods from a store
pickpocketing
/ˈpɪkˌpɒkɪtɪŋ/
noun

1. 
   the action of stealing from a person's pockets.
   

"higher levels of street crime and pickpocketing"


speed‧ing /ˈspiːdɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]    the offence of driving faster than the legal limit a speeding ticket She got stopped for speeding.


Run-a-red-light definition · To pass through the traffic light when the red light is on. · (idiomatic) To enter a restricted area.

jaywalk
/ˈdʒeɪwɔːk/

gerund or present participle: jay-walking

1. 
   cross or walk in the street or road unlawfully or without regard for approaching traffic.
   

"you jaywalked across a busy four-lane street"

drunk driving

1. 
   the crime of driving a vehicle with an excess of alcohol in the blood; drink-driving.
   

death penalty

noun

1. 
   punishment by execution.
   

"offences carrying the death penalty"

prison sentence in British English

(ˈprɪzən ˈsɛntəns) confinement in prison as a punishment imposed on a person who has been found guilty of a crime. They are serving prison sentences for their part in the assassination.

house arrest

noun

1. 
   the state of being kept as a prisoner in one's own house, rather than in a prison.
   

"she was placed under house arrest"

suspended sentence

noun
LAW

1. 
   a judicial punishment which is not enforced unless a further crime is committed during a specified period.
   

"a two-year suspended sentence"

forfeiture

/ˈfɔːfɪtʃə/
noun

1. 
   the loss or giving up of something as a penalty for wrongdoing.
   

"magistrates ordered the forfeiture of his computer"

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  non custodial sentence definition
  

If someone who has been found guilty of a crime or offence is given a non-custodial sentence, their punishment does not involve going to prison. [formal].
rehabilitation
/riːəbɪlɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

1. 
   the action of restoring someone to health or normal life through training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or illness.
   

"she underwent rehabilitation and was walking within three weeks"

• 
  the action of restoring someone to former privileges or reputation after a period of disfavour.
  

"a posthumous rehabilitation of the activist"

• 
  the action of restoring something that has been damaged to its former condition.
  

"the rehabilitation of the mangrove forests"

corporal punishment

noun

1. 
   physical punishment, such as caning or flogging.
   

isolation

/ʌɪsəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

1. 
   the process or fact of isolating or being isolated.
   

"isolation from family and friends may also contribute to anxiety"