adjective

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

adjective

making a crime worse

adjective

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

noun

the criminal quality of someone or something

adjective

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

adjective

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

adjective

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

adjective

deserving to be punished by death

adjective

a heinous act or crime is extremely evil

adjective

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

adjective

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

adjective

non-violent crime does not involve physically hurting people

adjective

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

adjective

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

adjective

used for describing criminals or crimes

adjective

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

adjective

used about crimes when the criminal has not been found

adjective

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

adjective

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

adverb