Kidnap refers to a confinement without holding the legal authority to do so, whereas hostage refers to a person or entity which is held by a captor as a security.

Stealing generally refers to the activity to take away belongings of the other without permission or legal right, whereas looting is a kind of stealing typically during a war, riot, etc.

Copyright gives a person the ownership and rights over an original piece of work. A trademark is a recognizable sign, design or expression which is associated with a brand. Trademarks can also be just a word,...

Breaking news refers to an important current event that due to its importance interrupts the current program and the details of the event are reported whereas flash news is a small snippet of an important...

Probation refers to condition when a criminal serve sentence in the community rather than in prison whereas parole can be described as a conditional early release from prison and serve in the community.