crimes idioms

a cat burglar

a thief who enters a building by climbing

a stool pigeon

someone who acts as a decoy, informer of the police

to be above the law

to have the feeling someone does not need to obey the law

to blow the whistle

to make something ilegal known publicly

to come clean

schoon schip maken, bekennen, opbiechten

to cook the books

to change the figures illegally

to cover your tracks

hide your tracks

to do something by the book

to follow the rules

to do time

to serve a prison sentence

to face the music

to be confronted with the consequences of your actions

to get a slap on the wrist

to get a mild punishment

to get caught red-handed

to get caught in the act of committing a crime

to have a run-in with the law

to get into legal trouble

to keep your nose clean

to stay out of problems

to point the finger at someone

to accuse or blame someone

to put/remain behind bars

being in prison

to rat on someone

to betray someone

to spill the beans

to reveal a secret

to take the law into your own hands

To punish someone according to your own ideas of justice

to take the rap for something

to be blamed or punished for something