Vocabulary For IELTS

abduction the act of making a person go somewhere with you, especially using threats or violence.

Sentence – Five days after his abduction, he was released, battered and dazed, a few blocks from his residence in Seoul.

attempted murder trying to kill another person.

Sentence – Because despite the mysteries and attempted murder, it was then getting on towards the mid-point of that Vadinamian bio-day.

break in an occasion when a building is entered illegally by a criminal or criminals, usually by damaging a window or door, especially in order to steal something.

Sentence – They must have had someone on the inside to help them break in.

burglary An illegal entry into a building, with the intention of doing harm or committing a crime.

Sentence – If you are the victim of a burglary, the emotional upset can affect you for a long time.

child abuse behaviour in which adults intentionally treat children in a cruel or violent way.

Sentence – Each state statute that mandates reporting of child abuse or neglect specifies the procedures reporters are required to follow.

drug abuse Using illegal substances.

Sentence – The government say they are trying to do more to educate the public about the consequences of drug abuse.

hijacking the crime of using force or threats to take control of an aircraft, ship, car, etc., or an occasion when this happens.

Sentence – All the networks pre-empted their regular schedules to broadcast news of the hijacking.

mugging an act of attacking someone and stealing their money.

Sentence – After that mugging, the relievers did much better work, especially during the last two games against the Yankees.

smuggling the act or process of taking things or people to or from a place secretly and often illegally.

Sentence – It’s unconscionable for the government to do anything for a man who admits to smuggling 135 tons of cocaine into the United States.

white collar crime crime or a single crime that is committed by a person who works in an office or a similar place, usually by a professional person (= a person who has the type of job that involves a high level of education and training) in connection with their work.

Sentence – The center is a joint effort of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the National White Collar Crime Center.

vandalism the crime of intentionally damaging property belonging to other people.

Sentence – Beset by drug problems, prostitution, violence and vandalism, this is one of the most unpleasant areas in the city.

human trafficking the crime of buying and selling people, or making money from work they are forced to do, such as sex work.

Sentence – I’ve written scathingly about India’s human trafficking and oppression of women, but it’s also true that civil society is addressing these issues.