Masculine
crime
a category of severe offences 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.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kʁim/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French crimne, borrowed from Latin crīmen, from Proto-Italic *kreimen, from Proto-Indo-European *kréymn̥, from *krey- (“sieve”) + *-mn̥.
Related words
law-breaking
criminal act
evil deed
criminal offense
delinquent behaviour
meutrier
meutrière
violation du droit
mauvaise action
mauvaise conduite
comportement déviant
assasinat
caractère criminel
violation de la loi
Verbrechen
crime
crimen
crimine
misdaad
suç
έγκλημα
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