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[DarkAngelBGE]

How would you paraphrise these words in English?

to burgle -

to steal -

to smuggle -

to abuse -

to murder -

to rape -

to blackmail -

to kidnap -

to beat -

to rob -

to embezzle -

abduction -

vanadalism -

arson -

manslaughter -

physical assault -

drunk driving -

extortion -

bank fraud -

forgery of documents -

to mug sb. -

[akya]

paraphrise ? explain that word and I may be able to help you

[Quacker]

To paraphrase (i think Tim means that, not paraphrise) - to restate

In this case, Tim wants synonomns (sp).

You like the morbid, eh Tim? Maybe you could explain why you need different English versions of these...because most of them are each other's paraphrase.

[Curufinwe]

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to burgle - to break into ?

to steal - to rob

to smuggle - to defraud ?

to abuse -to exploit

to murder - to assassinate

to rape - to ravish

to blackmail - to threaten :-(

to kidnap - to abduct

to beat - to hit

to rob - to steal

to embezzle - to swindle

abduction - rape

vanadalism - devastation

arson - blaze

manslaughter - carnage

physical assault - attack

drunk driving - stupidity

extortion - racket ?

bank fraud - misappropriation

forgery of documents - false entry (too technical?)

to mug sb. - to bully

this is my list ... it is not, in my opinion, a reference list ... but it looks pretty good on the whole :drug:

[DarkAngelBGE]

Okay here is my list.

to burgle - to enter a building illegally

to steal - to take sth. from a person/shop/store without permission

to smuggle - to take, send or bring goods or people secretly and/or illegally into/off a/the country

to abuse -the use of sth. in a way that is harmful

to murder - the crime of killing sb. deliberately

to rape - the crime of forcing sb. to have sex with you, especially using violence

to blackmail - to threaten unhappy.gif

to kidnap - to take sb. away illegally and keep them as a prisoner

to beat - to hit

to rob - to steal money or property from a person or place

to embezzle - to steal money that you are responsible for or that belongs to your employer

abduction - kidnapping

vanadalism - the crime of destroying public property for no reason

arson - the crime of deliberately setting fire to sth.

manslaughter - the crime of killing sb. illegally but not deliberately

physical assault - attack

drunk driving - driving a vehicle after having drunk a lot of alcohol

extortion - to make sb. give you sth. by threatening them

bank fraud - misappropriation

forgery of documents - the crime of copying documents in order to deceive people

to mug sb. - to attack sb. violently in order to steal their money

I like my list. Thanks Curu.

[Jeru]

to burgle - to break into

to steal - to unrightly take another person's property as one's own

to smuggle - to transmit goods illegally

to abuse - to harm

to murder - to kill intentionally

to rape - to force sexual intercourse upon

to blackmail - to force another person to do something by threatening them to carry out something against their interests (e.g. publicizing something from the victim's private life)

to kidnap - to take a person where they are unlikely to be found

to beat - to use physical force with one's hands or with blunt objects to harm. (Or: to defeat)

to rob - to unrightly take another person's possession(s) as one's own

to embezzle - to appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use (Merriam-Webster)

abduction - kidnapping

vanadalism - intentionally causing damage to an inanimate object, e.g. by spraying grafitti

arson - intentional starting of fire to destroy property

manslaughter - unintentional killing

physical assault - attacking another's body

drunk driving - controlling a moving vehicle while intoxicated

extortion - blackmail, typically done to obtain money

bank fraud - lying to financial institutions for profit

forgery of documents - fabricating documents, making a document look as if it were genuine when it isn't.

to mug sb. - to rob someone, esp. of the valuables the victim carries on their body while in a public place

[Curufinwe]

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I see ... you had to give kind of definitions ... I thought you needed synonyms

fair enough, I hope it helped a little

[DarkAngelBGE]

It did Curu, thanks again.