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crime
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- pronunciation:
- kraIm
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an act that violates the law of a state, nation, or other entity, and that endangers the public welfare in some way.
Armed robbery is a serious crime.He committed his first crime when he was fourteen.Poor people were the victims of this awful crime.- synonyms:
- felony, offense
- similar words:
- malefaction, malfeasance, misdemeanor, transgression, violation
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| definition 2: |
an act against moral or natural law; sin.
It's a crime that these children are allowed to go hungry and homeless.Cutting down all those trees is a crime in my opinion.- synonyms:
- iniquity, offense, sin, transgression, trespass, vice
- similar words:
- depravity, villainy
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| definition 3: |
illegal activity in general.
The mayor promised to put a stop to crime.Her novels are always about crime.- synonyms:
- unlawfulness
- similar words:
- corruption, injustice, misbehavior, misconduct, wrongdoing
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| related words: |
caper, cheat, enormity, iniquity, outrage, vice, wrong |
adjective + (n.)crime
accountable,
alleged,
brutal,
gruesome,
guilty,
heinous,
horrendous,
horrible,
horrific,
innocent,
juvenile,
lesser,
nonviolent,
organized,
petty,
reported,
rising,
sensational,
serious,
terrible,
tough,
uniform,
unsolved,
unspeakable,
vicious,
victimless,
violent,
white-collar
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verb + (n.)crime
accuse,
allege,
arrest,
carry out,
charge,
combat,
commit,
confess,
convict,
deter,
execute,
fight,
indict,
investigate,
jail,
link,
organize,
perpetrate,
plead,
prevent,
prosecute,
punish,
reduce,
solve
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(n.)crime
+ verb
decrease, increase, plague, victimize
noun + (n.)crime
arrest,
collar,
crackdown,
decline,
decrease,
defendant,
deterrent,
drop,
drug,
fear,
felony,
gang,
genocide,
hate,
incidence,
increase,
jurisdiction,
offender,
penalty,
perpetrator,
poverty,
prosecution,
reduction,
rise,
sentence,
seriousness,
sex,
subcommitte,
subcommittee,
suspect,
victim,
war
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some actions associated with crime |
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assault, charge, embezzle, kidnap, kill, maim, rob, steal |
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some broader categories that include crimes |
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justice, law |
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some examples of crime |
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arson, assault, manslaughter, murder, perjury, robbery, shoplifting, theft, vandalism |
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some people associated with crime |
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bystander, convict, criminal, gangster, lawyer, police, suspect, thug, victim, witness |
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some places conventionally associated with crimes |
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penitentiary, prison, scene |
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some reactions to crimes |
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accuse, arrest, atone, confess, convict, fine, incriminate, indict, interrogate, interview, investigate, jail, pardon, police, prosecute, punish |
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some things conventionally associated with a crimes |
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alibi, bail, bond, case, getaway, parole |
The word crime
contains the following part:
crim, crimin
Latin
root
that means crime; accuse
  Example words:
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