Vocabulary: Illegal Acts, Crime & Punishment

Vocabulary B1/B2

Crime & Punishment

The exhaustive guide to the legal system. Select the tabs below to explore offenses, criminals, the law, and detective idioms.

Steal vs Rob vs Burgle 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain the most confusing crime verbs. Remember: You steal a thing, you rob a person or place, and you burgle a building!

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Definition Match

What do we call the crime of secretly taking goods out of a store without paying?

(តើយើងហៅការលួចអីវ៉ាន់ពីហាងដោយមិនគិតលុយថាជាអ្វី?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Criminal Match

A person who intentionally starts fires to destroy property is an...

(តើជនដែលលួចដុតបំផ្លាញទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិគេហៅថាអ្វី?)

VERB TRAP ❌

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

(តើប្រយោគមួយណាត្រឹមត្រូវ?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Law Terms

The money paid to get out of jail until the court trial is called...

(តើលុយដែលបង់ដើម្បីនៅក្រៅឃុំបណ្តោះអាសន្នហៅថាអ្វី?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Idiom Match

If someone gets "a slap on the wrist", it means...

(តើសំនួនវោហារស័ព្ទនេះមានន័យដូចម្តេច?)

Security Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Check the Locks 🔒 Walk around your home or office. Name two things that prevent "Burglary" (e.g., locks, cameras). Say the English words out loud.

Writing Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

News Report ✍️ Write a two-sentence fake news report using the words "Suspect", "Arrest", and "Evidence".

Speaking Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Voice Note 🎤 Record yourself saying the idiom: "He was caught red-handed by the police." Send it to a friend!

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Sokha 3 hours ago

Teacher, what is the exact difference between Jail and Prison?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Sokha! In English, "Jail" is a local place for temporary holding (like waiting for a trial or a short sentence). "Prison" is a larger, secure facility for serious criminals serving long sentences. 🏢

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Vireak 5 hours ago

If someone steals from my pocket on the street, are they a robber or a thief?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

That specific person is called a "Pickpocket" (a type of thief). A "Robber" uses violence or threats to take your things (like holding a weapon). A pickpocket does it secretly! 🕵️‍♂️