Masculine

crime

Meaning

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.

Concepts

crime
offence
felony
offense
wrong
violation

law-breaking

infraction
corruption

criminal act

danger
❗
delinquencies
delinquency
error
failing
fault
foul-up
fraud
fuckup
gaucherie
godlessness
goof
howler
impiety
malefaction
malfeasance
malpractice
misdeed
misdoing
misfeasance
mistake
mistook
mix-up
murder
peccancy
racket
sin
sinning
slip
transgression
ungodliness
wickedness
criminal offence

evil deed

evildoing

criminal offense

abuse
vandalism
violence

delinquent behaviour

Synonyms

délit
B2
péché
B2
meurtre
A2
faute
A1
offense
C2
félonie
forfait
C2
gaffe
B2
homicide
B2
homicide involontaire
impiété
infraction
C2
injure
34k
méfait
38k

meutrier

meutrière

transgression
42k
vandalisme
C2

violation du droit

violence
B1

mauvaise action

mauvaise conduite

méchanceté
C2
méfaits
21k
scélératesse

comportement déviant

assasinat

caractère criminel

trompons
assassinat
C1

violation de la loi

corruption
C1
criminel
B1
danger
A2
❗
erreur
A2
Translations

Verbrechen
crime
crimen
delito
crimine
misdaad
suç

έγκλημα

delitto
crim
misdrijf
reato
Straftat
Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kʁim/
Etymology

Inherited from Old French
crimne
Borrowed from Latin
crīmen
In summary

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

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