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to force sb to give you money or do sth for you by threatening them, for example by saying you will tell people a secret about them:
She __________ed him for years by threatening to tell the newspapers about their affair.

to give sb money or sth valuable in order to persuade them to help you, especially by doing sth dishonest:
They ________d the guards with cigarettes.

Image: bribe

to enter a building illegally, usually using force, and steal from it:
We were ______d while we were away

the crime of cheating sb in order to get money or goods illegally:
She was charged with credit card ________.

to take sb away illegally and keep them as a prisoner, especially in order to get money or sth else for returning them

to attack sb violently in order to steal their money, especially in a public place

Image: mug

the crime of killing sb illegally but not deliberately

to murder an important or famous person, especially for political reasons:
President Kennedy was _________d in Dallas.

to take, send or bring goods or people secretly and illegally into or out of a country, etc.:
He managed to ________ a gun into the prison.

to accuse sb formally of a crime so that there can be a trial in court:
He was _______d with murder.

a person who sees sth happen and is able to describe it to other people:
Police have appealed for the _______ to the accident.

to decide and state officially in court that sb is not guilty of a crime

a sum of money that must be paid as punishment for breaking a law or rule:
He paid a ______ for speeding.

the punishment given by a court
The _______ for theft is up to five years.

the punishment by which sb spends the rest of their life in prison