Criminal Activity
Noun
criminal who illegally sets fires
A convicted arsonist looks to manipulate a parole officer into a plan to secure his parole by placing his beautiful wife in the lawman's path.
Verb
plan or agree on (a crime or harmful act) in secret
Jealous colleagues conspire to get a top London cop transferred to a small town and paired with a witless new partner. On the beat, the pair stumble upon a series of suspicious accidents and events.
Noun
criminal act of obtaining money through force or threats
In fact, Charlie filed a lawsuit against Capri – whose real name is Christina Walsh - alleging extortion among other things.
Noun
one who uses programming skills to gain illegal access to other computers
Hackers rushed to the defense of WikiLeaks, launching attacks on MasterCard and others who have acted against the site and its jailed founder Julian Assange.
Noun
formal accusation of a serious crime
Seven seismologists went on trial on an indictment of manslaughter for allegedly failing to warn residents before a devastating earthquake in central Italy in 2009.
Noun
someone who commits an offense or a crime
New DNA tests of minute amounts of blood left at a crime scene can now allow police to predict, with a high degree of accuracy, the age of the perpetrator.
Noun
legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior
Though it isn't clear whether any warrants exist for his arrest, human rights groups are demanding the prosecution of former Haitian President Jean-Claude Duvalier.
Verb
undermine or corrupt
Fingerprint locks have been subverted by criminals willing to sever digits from dead and living alike, but new tech that identifies live tissue prevents such skulduggery.
Noun
act or crime that violates a law or moral code
An early morning car wreck led to accusations of a string of extramarital affairs. Tiger denied but has since admitted to "transgressions" and issued an apology to his family.