Solutions In the act of committing crime has 5 entries with similar clues

• 6-letter words
• motiveReason for committing a crime
• decampRun away secretly after committing a theft
• subornBribe someone into committing a wrongful act
• 7-letter words
• abscondRun away secretly after committing a theft
• 8-letter words
• hightailRun away secretly after committing a theft