crime

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law.
2. (countable) Any great sin or wickedness; iniquity.
3. (countable, obsolete) That which occasions crime.
4. (uncountable) Criminal acts collectively.
5. (uncountable) The habit or practice of committing crimes.

Verb

1. (UK, transitive) To subject to disciplinary punishment.
2. (nonce-word) To commit crime.

Synonyms

sin

offence

fault

offense

felony

guilt

transgression

violation

criminality

vice

wrongdoing

delinquency

illegal act

evil

misdemeanour

wickedness

evil deed

criminal offence

outrage

criminal offense

murder

mistake

infraction

blame

law-breaking

criminal act

villainy

abuse

contravention

error

iniquity

law

malefaction

misdeed

misdemeanor

punishment

ruler

theft

treason

malfeasance

misbehavior

mischief

injurious act

injury harm

guilty

misdoing

misfeasance

misfortune

fraud

false

Translations

crime

Verbrechen

delito

crimine

crimen

misdaad

crime

έγκλημα

délit

delitto

misdrijf

suç

reato

crim

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɹaɪm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: cryme

Cognate with Old English: firen

In summary

From Middle English cryme, crime, from Old French crime, crimne, from Latin crīmen. Displaced native Old English firen.

Sentences

There is no ontological reality to crime .

Carino , the assassin , later repented and confessed his crime .