crime
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
criminal activity and those engaged in it: to fight crime.
the habitual or frequent commission of crimes: a life of crime.
any offense, serious wrongdoing, or sin.
a foolish, senseless, or shameful act: It's a crime to let that beautiful garden go to ruin.
Origin of crime
1synonym study For crime
Other words for crime
Other words from crime
- crimeless, adjective
- crime·less·ness, noun
- an·ti·crime, adjective
- su·per·crime, noun
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How to use crime in a sentence
Big Perm worries that the lack of policing the “small fry” will lead to more crimes by “big fry.”
The numbers reinforce another article in the Post, in which cops confessed to “turning a blind eye” to minor crimes.
An attack last year that killed 16 Iranian soldiers was publicized as a “response to crimes of the Revolutionary Guards in Syria.”
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan | Umar Farooq | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNo crimes were committed by Sony with the possible exception of all those Adam Sandler movies they insist on making.
And even today there are despicable instances of hate crimes versus Jews in our country.
Muslims & Jews Unite vs. Abercrombie & Fitch | Dean Obeidallah | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The consequence was, the disappointed emissary of these double treasons, immediately accused him of his own crimes.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterHe has for millions of years looked down upon the ignorance, the misery, the crimes of men.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordWhen the synagogue shall be cast off, thou shalt judge it in measure, and in proportion to its crimes.-Ibid.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousPolice who did not understand the unorthodox methods of the Black Hood suspected him of numerous crimes.
I believe that nearly all crimes, vices, cruelties, and other evil acts are due to ignorance or to mental disease.
God and my Neighbour | Robert Blatchford
British Dictionary definitions for crime
/ (kraɪm) /
an act or omission prohibited and punished by law
unlawful acts in general: a wave of crime
(as modifier): crime wave
an evil act
informal something to be regretted: it is a crime that he died young
Origin of crime
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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