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Definition of 'crime' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) crime
an action that is deemed injurious to the public welfare and is legally prohibited.

2.  crime
criminal activity and those engaged in it:
to fight crime.

3.  crime
any serious wrongdoing.

4.  crime
a foolish act or practice:
It's a crime to let that beautiful garden go to ruin.

Etymology:  (1200–50; ME < AF, OF < L crīmin-, s. of crīmen charge, crime)

Definition of 'crime' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) crime, offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, offence, law-breaking
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
"a long record of crimes"

2. (noun) crime
an evil act not necessarily punishable by law
"crimes of the heart"


Definition of 'crime' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) crime
illegal acts
Violent crime is rising in the area.; crime prevention; The crime rate is rising/falling.

2.  crime
the crime rate
an illegal act
violent crimes; crimes against humanity; teenagers who commit crimes

3.  crime
it's a crime to do sth
indicates you think sth is morally wrong
She acts like it's a crime to hold hands with him.


Definition of 'crime' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) crime
any violation of law, either divine or human; an omission of a duty commanded, or the commission of an act forbidden by law

2. (noun) crime
gross violation of human law, in distinction from a misdemeanor or trespass, or other slight offense. Hence, also, any aggravated offense against morality or the public welfare; any outrage or great wrong

3. (noun) crime
any great wickedness or sin; iniquity

4. (noun) crime
that which occasion crime


Definition of 'crime' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  crime
A violation of the criminal law, i.e., a breach of the conduct code specifically sanctioned by the state, which through its administrative agencies prosecutes offenders and imposes and administers punishments. The concept includes unacceptable actions whether prosecuted or going unpunished.


Translation of 'crime' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: act(s) punishable by law
Murder is a crime; Crime is on the increase.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: misdaad Arabic flag Arabic: جَريمَـه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: престъпление
Brazilian flag Brazilian: crime Czech flag Czech: zločin German flag German: das Verbrechen
Danish flag Danish: forbrydelse; ugerning Greek flag Greek: έγκλημα Spanish flag Spanish: crimen, delito
Estonian flag Estonian: kuritegu, kuritegevus Farsi flag Farsi: جرم؛ جنایت Finnish flag Finnish: rikos
French flag French: crime, criminalité Hebrew flag Hebrew: פֶּשָע Hindi flag Hindi: अपराध
Croatian flag Croatian: zločin Hungarian flag Hungarian: bűncselekmény; bűnözés Indonesian flag Indonesian: kejahatan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: glæpur Italian flag Italian: crimine; criminalità Japanese flag Japanese: 犯罪
Korean flag Korean: 범죄 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: nusikaltimas, nusikalstam Latvian flag Latvian: noziegums
Malay flag Malay: jenayah Dutch flag Dutch: misdaad Norwegian flag Norwegian: forbrytelse; kriminalitet
Polish flag Polish: zbrodnia Persian flag Persian: جرم؛ جنایت Pashto flag Pashto: جرم ، جنابت
Portuguese flag Portuguese: crime Romanian flag Romanian: delict; criminalitate Russian flag Russian: преступление
Slovak flag Slovak: zločin Slovenian flag Slovenian: zločin; kazniva dejanja Serbian flag Serbian: zločin
Swedish flag Swedish: brott Thai flag Thai: อาชญากรรม Turkish flag Turkish: suç
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 罪行 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: злочин Urdu flag Urdu: جرم، گناہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: tội phạm Chinese flag Chinese: 罪行

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