abductor
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someone who abducts someone
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someone who helps a criminal, for example by hiding them from the police. An accessory before the fact helps before the crime. An accessory after the fact helps after the crime
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someone who hurts a child by touching them in a sexual way or forcing them to do sexual acts
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a man who commits the crime of showing his sex organs in public in order to frighten or upset someone
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a criminal who makes copies of valuable documents or works of art, and sells the copies illegally to people who think they are original. Someone who copies money is called a counterfeiter.
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someone whose job is to hide an illegal or secret activity for another person or organization
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someone who has done something illegal and is trying to avoid being caught by the police
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someone who enters a place where they are not allowed to go, especially to commit a crime
a man who is very important and powerful. This is often used humorously about a criminal leader.
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someone who is paid to bring illegal drugs into a country by hiding them on or in their body
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someone who illegally catches or kills animals, birds, or fish on someone else’s property
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someone who goes around quietly and secretly looking for an opportunity to commit a crime, especially at night
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someone who secretly and illegally takes goods or people into or out of a country, especially as a way of earning money
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someone whose personality makes them behave in ways that are dangerous to other people
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someone who develops an extremely strong interest in another person and follows and watches them all the time in a threatening way
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a group of people or companies that work together to illegally control prices and limit competition in an industry
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someone who illegally avoids paying something such as a tax or a rail or bus fare
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a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
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