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| noncommitted |
combined form of committed. |
| old school |
those committed to traditional or established custom. [1/2 definitions] |
| original sin |
in Christianity, the sin of disobedience committed by Adam and Eve, for which they and all humans were made to suffer pain and mortality. |
| parricide |
one who has committed such an act. [1/2 definitions] |
| patricide |
a person who has committed such an act. [1/2 definitions] |
| regret |
to feel sorrow or remorse for (something committed). [1/7 definitions] |
| sacrilegious |
having committed a sacrilege. [1/2 definitions] |
| single-minded |
committed to a single goal or purpose. [1/2 definitions] |
| statutory rape |
the crime of sexual intercourse committed with a female who is younger than the legal age of consent. |
| tort-feasor |
in law, one who has committed a tort. |
| Trappist |
a Roman Catholic monk belonging to an austere branch of the Cistercian order that is committed to the vow of absolute silence. |
| turn in |
to report (a person) to the police for having committed a crime. [1/3 definitions] |
| unattached |
not joined or committed to a person, group, or organization, esp. by engagement, marriage, or membership. [1/2 definitions] |
| white-collar |
of a crime, causing harm but not involving physical violence or damage to physical property, and, nowadays, usually committed using computer technology. [1/2 definitions] |
| white-collar crime |
a crime such as embezzlement or fraud that is committed by a business executive, government official, or other white-collar worker. |
| whodunit |
(informal) a fictional crime story, in which the object is usu. to discover who has done or committed the crime. |
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