crime

Definition of Crime in English :

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Noun

1. crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

Example Sentences:
'a long record of crimes'

2. crime

an evil act not necessarily punishable by law

Example Sentences:
'crimes of the heart'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Crime

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noun

1.

an act or omission prohibited and punished by law

2.

a.

unlawful acts in general

a wave of crime

b.

(as modifier)

crime wave

3.

an evil act

4. informal

something to be regretted

it is a crime that he died young

Crime

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noun

1.

an act committed in violation of a law prohibiting it, or omitted in violation of a law ordering it; often, specif., such an act of a serious nature, as a felony: crimes are variously punishable by death, imprisonment, or the imposition of certain fines or restrictions: the range of crime includes felonies and misdemeanors, but not petty violations of local ordinances

2.

an offense against morality; sin

3.

criminal acts, collectively

4. Informal

something regrettable or deplorable; shame

it's a crime you didn't finish school

Crime

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n.

1. An act committed in violation of law where the consequence of conviction by a court is punishment, especially where the punishment is a serious one such as imprisonment.

2. Unlawful activity: statistics relating to violent crime.

3. A serious offense, especially one in violation of morality.

4. An unjust, senseless, or disgraceful act or condition: It's a crime to waste all that paper.

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