Crime
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kɹaɪm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Crime is a noun meaning (countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law.
Meaning
(countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law.
More Meanings
- (countable) Any great sin or wickedness; iniquity.
- (countable, obsolete) That which occasions crime.
- (uncountable) Criminal acts collectively.
- (uncountable) The habit or practice of committing crimes.
- (UK, military, transitive) To subject to disciplinary punishment.
- (nonce word) To commit crime.
Example Sentences
Crime doesn’t pay.
the commission of a crime
No crime was thine, if 'tis no crime to love.
Those methods of saving money should be a crime.
Word Forms
- crimes
- criming
- crimed
Synonyms for crime
Depending on context, synonyms include criminality, malefaction, perpetration, unlaw, unlawfulness, wrongdoing.
Antonyms for crime
Common opposites include noncrime.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include criminality, perpetrator, felon, criminal, infringement, contravention.
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Sources & Attribution
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