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| accessory |
a person who helps another person break the law but does not actually commit the crime. [1/2 definitions] |
| accomplice |
a person who helps another person break the law or do something wrong. |
| break |
When you break something, it sometimes means that you don't obey, or you don't do what you are supposed to do. When you break the law, you do something that the law says you can't do. If you break a promise, you don't do the thing that you promised. [1/9 definitions] |
| break the law |
If you break the law, you do something that is not allowed by the law. If you break the law, you commit a crime. |
| mob |
(informal) an organized group of people who break the law. [1/4 definitions] |
| prison |
A prison is a locked building for holding and punishing people who break the law. |
| riot |
A riot is a kind of large violent event. In a riot, a large number of people who are angry about something lose control and start to break the law. Some people might break windows in stores and cars. Some people might get into fights with police or other people. Some people might steal things from shops, start fires, or do what they can to destroy property. |
| sheriff |
A sheriff is a kind of police officer. A sheriff works to make sure that people don't break the laws of a county or other similar area. A sheriff usually has other police officers working under him or her. |
| steal |
When you steal something, you take a thing that does not belong to you. When a person steals, they break the law. [1/5 definitions] |
| upright |
When someone is an upright person, it means that try to live in a good and honest way. They try not to do anything bad according to what they believe in. A religious person who is upright tries not to break the laws of their religion. [1/4 definitions] |
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