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   Crime

   /krīm/

   

   noun

   • 1. an action or omission that constitutes an offense that may be prosecuted by the state and is punishable by law: "shoplifting was a serious crime" Similar offenseunlawful actillegal actbreach/violation/infraction of the lawmisdemeanormisdeedwrongfelonyviolationtransgressionfaultinjurymalfeasancemalefactiontortarchaic:trespass
   • ▪ illegal activities: "the victims of crime" Similar lawbreakingdelinquencywrongdoingtransgressionmisconductcriminalityillegalityvillainyfelonycorruptioninformal:crookednessshadinessdodginessmalfeasancemalefactionarchaic:knaveryrare:malversation
   • ▪ an action or activity that, although not illegal, is considered to be evil, shameful, or wrong: "they condemned apartheid as a crime against humanity" Similar immoral actsinevilevil actionwrongwrongdoingatrocityabominationenormitydisgraceoutragemonstrosityviolationabuseinjusticeaffront

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘wickedness, sin’): via Old French from Latin crimen ‘judgement, offense’, based on cernere ‘to judge’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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