crime

Signification

a category of severe infractions within French law, comparable to a felony under United States laws. Crime are tied to the strongest of penalties,10 years and more according to law.

Genre

♂️ Masculin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kʁim/

Étymologie

Inherited from Old French crimne, borrowed from Latin crīmen, from Proto-Italic *kreimen, from Proto-Indo-European *kréymn̥, from *krey- (“sieve”) + *-mn̥.

Phrases

Il était évident qu’il venait de voir commettre un crime .

It was obvious that he had just seen a crime committed.