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Crime

krʌɪm

Crime definitions
noun
crime crimes
  1. an action or omission that constitutes an offence and is punishable by law

    "shoplifting was a serious crime"

    offence unlawful act illegal act breach/violation/infraction of the law misdemeanour misdeed wrong felony violation transgression fault injury
    • illegal activities

      "the victims of crime"

    • fiction that deals with crime

      "if you like crime then this one's for you"

  2. an act or activity that is considered to be shameful, wrong, or mistaken

    "it's a crime to keep a creature like Willy in a tank"

verb
crime crimed crimes criming
  1. (especially in the army) charge with or find guilty of an offence

    "they found the note and I got crimed for it"