Crime

/kɹaɪm/ · noun

Meaning

(countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law..

Definitions by Sense

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.
6. (UK, military, transitive) To subject to disciplinary punishment.
7. (nonce word) To commit crime.

Example Sentences

the commission of a crime

The generative AI chatbot, ChatGPT, can be duped into providing detailed advice on how to commit crimes — ranging from money laundering to the export of weapons to sanctioned countries — a tech startup found.

Those methods of saving money should be a crime.

No crime was thine, if 'tis no crime to love.

the tree of life, the crime of our first father's fall

an effort by the police to tackle crime in the city

The State Department has given Ecuador $81 million since 2018 to help the country with its fight against organized crime and narcotics.

Crime doesn’t pay.

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Word Forms

• crimes
• criming
• crimed

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