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Regicide
The murder of a king; or one who kills a king.
Brigand
A bandit or robber, usually a member of a band.
Rapine
Pillage, plunder, or the seizing and carrying off of other people's property by force.
Extort
To get something from a person by threats, violence, or illegal force.
Purloin
To steal.
Abscond
To steal off or run away secretly.
Poach
To trespass, or to hunt or catch illegally.
Illicit
Improper, or forbidden by law or custom.
Alibi
A claim that the accused was elsewhere at the time of a crime.
Turnkey
A jailer, or a person in charge of the keys of a prison.
Posse
A group of people armed with legal authority.
Gendarme
An armed or military police officer.
Extradite
To get from or deliver the authorities of another state or country a person wanted in connection with a crime.
Surveillance
A close watch or observation
Commute
To change a heavy, severe punishment or obligation to a lighter one.
Litigation
A lawsuit, or the act of carrying on a suit in a law court.
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