#law-breaking__lawbreaking__crime  an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"
  supertype:  transgression__evildoing  the act of transgressing; evil behavior; going beyond allowable limits
  subtype:  capital_offense__capitaloffense  a crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate
  subtype:  felony  a serious crime
     subtype:  capture.felony__seizure  the act of taking of a person by force
        subtype:  abduction.capture  the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife
        subtype:  kidnapping__snatch  (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
     subtype:  racketeering  engaging in a racket
     subtype:  bribery__graft  the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
        subtype:  commercial_bribery  bribery of a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into a transaction
     subtype:  larceny__thievery__thieving__stealing  the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"
        subtype:  breach_of_trust_with_fraudulent_intent  larceny after trust rather than after unlawful taking
        subtype:  embezzlement__peculation__defalcation__misapplication__misappropriation  the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
           subtype:  raid  an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
           subtype:  plunderage  a act of plundering (especially the embezzlement of goods on shipboard)
        subtype:  pilferage  the act of stealing small amounts or small articles
        subtype:  shoplifting__shrinkage  the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store; "shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting"
        subtype:  robbery  larceny by threat of violence
           subtype:  armed_robbery__armedrobbery__heist__stickup  robbery at gunpoint
           subtype:  caper.robbery__job  a crime (especially a robbery); "the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis"
           subtype:  dacoity__dakoity  (in India and Burma) robbery by a gang of armed dacoits
           subtype:  heist__ripoff  (slang) the act of stealing
           subtype:  highjacking__hijacking  robbery of a traveller or vehicle by force
           subtype:  piracy__buccaneering  robbery on the high seas; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it
           subtype:  rolling  the act of robbing a helpless person; "he was charged with rolling drunks in the park"
        subtype:  grand_larceny__grandlarceny  larceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
        subtype:  petit_larceny__petitlarceny__petty_larceny__pettylarceny  larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
        subtype:  skimming.larceny  failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it
        subtype:  rustling  the stealing of cattle
     subtype:  extortion  the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
        subtype:  blackmail  extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
        subtype:  protection.extortion__tribute  payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection"
        subtype:  shakedown  (slang) extortion of money (as by blackmail)
     subtype:  burglary  entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property
        subtype:  housebreaking__break-in__breakin__breaking_and_entering  trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent
  subtype:  forgery  criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud
  subtype:  fraud  intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
     subtype:  mail_fraud  use of the mails to defraud someone
     subtype:  election_fraud  misrepresentation or alteration of the true results of an election
     subtype:  constructive_fraud__legal_fraud__legalfraud  comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence
        subtype:  fraud_in_law  fraud that is presumed from the circumstances although the one who commits it need not have had any evil intent
     subtype:  extrinsic_fraud__extrinsicfraud__collateral_fraud  fraud that prevents a party from knowing their rights or from having a fair opportunity of presenting them at trial
     subtype:  fraud_in_fact__positive_fraud  actual deceit; concealing something or making a false representation with an evil intent to cause injury to another
     subtype:  fraud_in_the_factum  fraud that arises from a disparity between the instrument intended to be executed and the instrument actually executed; e.g., leading someone to sign the wrong contract
     subtype:  fraud_in_the_inducement  fraud which intentionally causes a person to execute and instrument or make an agreement or render a judgment; e.g., misleading someone about the true facts
     subtype:  intrinsic_fraud__intrinsicfraud  fraud (as by use of forged documents or false claims or perjury) that misleads a court or jury and induces a finding for the one perpetrating the fraud
     subtype:  swindle__cheat  the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme: "that book is a fraud"
        subtype:  scam__cozenage  a fraudulent business scheme
        subtype:  bunco_game__buncogame__bunco__bunko__bunko_game__bunkogame__confidence_trick__confidence_game__con_game__congame__gyp__hustle__sting__flimflam  a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
        subtype:  holdout  the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later
        subtype:  swiz  British
        subtype:  shell_game__shellgame__thimblerig  a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under
  subtype:  hijack__highjack  seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
  subtype:  mayhem  the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person
  subtype:  misdemeanor__misdemeanour__infraction__offence__offense__violation__infringement  a crime less serious than a felony
     subtype:  disorderly_conduct__disorderly_behavior__disturbance_of_the_peace__breach_of_the_peace  any act of molesting or interrupting or hindering or disquieting or agitating or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled
     subtype:  false_pretense__falsepretense__false_pretence__falsepretence  (law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation
     subtype:  indecent_exposure__public_nudity  vulgar and offensive nakedness in a public place
     subtype:  perjury__bearing_false_witness__bearingfalsewitnes__lyingunderoath  criminal offense of making false statements under oath
     subtype:  sedition  an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government
  subtype:  perpetration__commission__committal  the act of committing a crime
  subtype:  rape__violation__assault__ravishment__sexual_assault  the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
     subtype:  date_rape  rape in which the rapist is known to the victim (as when they are on a date together)
     subtype:  statutory_rape__statutoryrape__carnal_abuse  sexual intercourse with a girl who has not reached the age of consent (even if both parties participate willingly)
  subtype:  attempt__attack  the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"
     subtype:  assault.attempt  a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
        subtype:  aggravated_assault  a reckless attack with intent to injure seriously (as with a deadly weapon)
        subtype:  battery  an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
           subtype:  resisting_arrest__resistingarrest  physical efforts to oppose a lawful arrest; the resistance is classified as assault and battery upon the person of the police officer attempting to make the arrest
        subtype:  mugging  assault with intent to rob
  subtype:  statutory_offense__statutoryoffense__statutory_offence__statutoryoffence__regulatory_offense__regulatory_offence  crimes created by statutes and not by common law
     subtype:  bigamy  the offense of having two or more wives or husbands living at the same time
  subtype:  thuggery  violent or brutal acts as of thugs
  subtype:  high_treason__treason__lese_majesty  a crime that undermines the offender's government
  subtype:  vice_crime  a vice that is illegal
     subtype:  unlicensed_gambling  unlicensed gambling is illegal in most jurisdictions
     subtype:  prostitution__harlotry__whoredom  offering sexual intercourse for pay
  subtype:  victimless_crime  an act that is legally a crime but that seem to have no victims; "he considers prostitution to be a victimless crime"
  subtype:  war_crime__warcrime  a crime committed in wartime; violation of rules of war

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