Criminal Activities

noun a form of organized crime in which individuals or groups engage in robbery, theft, and other illegal activities

• The government is taking measures to combat the increasing banditry in rural areas.
• People are getting fed up with the banditry happening around here.
• Those bandits are causing trouble again with their banditry.
• Banditry in the form of corruption is rampant in the highest levels of government.

verb to deceive or swindle someone, especially out of money

• The suspect was accused of fleecing investors out of millions of dollars.
• I can't believe I got fleeced by that car salesman.
• I got totally fleeced at that fancy restaurant last night.
• She felt like she had been emotionally fleeced after the breakup.

noun a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea

verb to engage in piracy or act as a pirate

• The pirate ship sailed towards the horizon, ready to plunder any passing vessels.
• I heard there's a pirate-themed party happening this weekend, arrr!
• Yo ho ho, me hearties, let's go on a pirate adventure!
• She was known as the office pirate, always taking credit for other people's ideas.

noun a type of bird known for its call that sounds like 'cuckoo'

verb the act of imitating the call of a cuckoo bird

• Authorities are cracking down on the illegal practice of cuckooing in urban areas.
• I heard that some people are cuckooing their friend's apartment while they are on vacation.
• I can't believe she's cuckooing that guy's place while he's out of town!
• Her presence in the meeting room was like cuckooing in someone else's nest.

• The police raided a suspected chop shop where stolen cars were being dismantled and sold for parts.
• I heard that Joe's Auto Repair might be a chop shop, so be careful if you take your car there.
• I wouldn't trust that shady garage down the street, it looks like a total chop shop.
• The company's unethical practices were likened to a chop shop, where they would dismantle and sell off valuable assets for profit.

noun a person who engages in illegal or unauthorized nighttime activities, such as trespassing or theft

• The authorities have been cracking down on nighthawkers who illegally search for artifacts at archaeological sites.
• I heard that nighthawker got caught red-handed digging up stuff at the park last night.
• Don't be a nighthawker and try to sneak into the concert without a ticket.
• He was a nighthawker in the world of finance, always looking for ways to make a quick profit.