crime

crime  (krm)

n.

1. An act committed or omitted in violation of a law forbidding or commanding it and for which punishment is imposed upon conviction.

2. Unlawful activity: statistics relating to violent crime.

3. A serious offense, especially one in violation of morality.

4. An unjust, senseless, or disgraceful act or condition: It's a crime to squander our country's natural resources.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin crmen; see krei- in Indo-European roots.]

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crime

Noun

1. an act prohibited and punished by law

2. unlawful acts collectively

3. Informal a disgraceful act: to be a woman writing music is neither a crime against nature nor a freakish rarity [Latin crimen]

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Crime

See also law; punishment; theft.

abetment, abettal

the act of abetting or inciting another to commit a crime. — abettor, abetter, n.

bigamy

the condition of having two spouses simultaneously. — bigamist, n. — bigamous, adj.

contrabandism

the practice of smuggling. — contrabandist, n.

corruptionist

a person who practices or advocates corruption, especially in politics or public life.

criminology

the scientific study of crime and criminals. — criminologist, n. — criminologic, criminological, adj.

defalcation

1. unauthorized appropriation of money; embezzlement.
2. the sum embezzled.

depeculation

Obsolete, the act of stealing or embezzling.

disseizin, disseisin

the process of wrongfully or unlawfully dispossessing a person of his rightful real property.

embracery

the crime of attempting to influence or suborn a judge or jury by bribery, threats, etc.

extortionist

a person who practices the crime of extortion or the obtaining of money by threat of violence. Also extortioner.

fugitation

fleeing from justice, as by a criminal.

gangdom

the world of gangs or organized crime.

knavery

petty dishonesty or fraud. — knave, n. — knavish, adj.

malfeasance

wrongdoing or improper or dishonest conduct, especially by a person who holds public office or a position of trust. Cf. misfeasance. — malfeasant, adj.

malversation

fraudulent behavior, extortion, or corruption by a person who holds public office or a position of trust.

mayhem

Law. an intentional crippling, disfigurement, or mutilation of another.

miscreancy

criminal action or behavior; wrong- or evil-doing. — miscreant, n., adj.

misfeasance

a form of wrongdoing, especially the doing of something lawful in an unlawful way so that the rights of others are infringed. Cf. malfeasance. — misfeasor, n.

misprision

improper conduct or neglectful behavior, especially by a person who holds public office.

mouchardism

the practice of being a police spy. — mouchard, n.

peculation

embezzlement.

penitence, penitency

the state or condition of regretting crimes or offenses and being willing to atone for them. — penitent, n., adj.

penology

1. the science of the punishment of crime.
2. the science of the management of prisons. — penologist, n.

polygamy

the condition of having more than two spouses simultaneously. — polygamist, n. — polygamous, adj.

recidivism

a repeated relapsing into criminal or delinquent behavior. — recidivist, n. — recidivistic, recidivous, adj.

ropery

Archaic. roguish or criminal behavior or action; conduct deserving of hanging.

signalment

a detailed description of a person for purposes of identification by police.

skulduggery

underhanded, dishonest, or deceptive behavior or actions.

trigamy

the condition of having three spouses simultaneously. — trigamous, adj.

Whitefootism

the actions of an Irish secret society (circa 1832) whose members committed murders and other crimes. — Whitefoot, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	crime - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence evildoing, transgression - the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father" barratry - the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels capital offense - a crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate cybercrime - crime committed using a computer and the internet to steal a person's identity or sell contraband or stalk victims or disrupt operations with malevolent programs felony - a serious crime (such as murder or arson) forgery - criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud fraud - intentional deception resulting in injury to another person Had crime - (Islam) serious crimes committed by Muslims and punishable by punishments established in the Koran; "Had crimes include apostasy from Islam and murder and theft and adultery" highjack, hijack - seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination mayhem - the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person infraction, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, violation, infringement - a crime less serious than a felony perpetration, committal, commission - the act of committing a crime attempt, attack - the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life" Tazir crime - (Islam) minor crimes committed by Muslims; crimes that are not mentioned in the Koran so judges are free to punish the offender in any appropriate way; "in some Islamic nations Tazir crimes are set by legislation" regulatory offence, regulatory offense, statutory offence, statutory offense - crimes created by statutes and not by common law thuggery - violent or brutal acts as of thugs high treason, lese majesty, treason - a crime that undermines the offender's government vice crime - a vice that is illegal victimless crime - an act that is legally a crime but that seem to have no victims; "he considers prostitution to be a victimless crime" war crime - a crime committed in wartime; violation of rules of war criminal law - the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment abduct, kidnap, nobble, snatch - take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped" shanghai, impress - take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship; "The men were shanghaied after being drugged" commandeer, highjack, hijack, pirate - take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami" skyjack - subject an aircraft to air piracy; "the plane was skyjacked to Uzbekistan" carjack - take someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it; "My car was carjacked last night!" extort - obtain through intimidation blackmail - obtain through threats scalp - sell illegally, as on the black market bootleg - sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol; "They were bootlegging whiskey" black market, run - deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor fob off, foist off, palm off - sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive push - sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs); "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs" black marketeer - deal on the black market pyramid - use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal ransom, redeem - exchange or buy back for money; under threat traffic - deal illegally; "traffic drugs" rustle, lift - take illegally; "rustle cattle" shoplift - steal in a store stick up, hold up - rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat mug - rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence; "I was mugged in the streets of New York last night"
	2.	crime - an evil act not necessarily punishable by law; "crimes of the heart" evildoing, transgression - the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father"

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crime

noun 1. offence, job (informal) wrong, fault, outrage, atrocity, violation, trespass, felony, misdemeanour, misdeed, transgression, unlawful act

noun 2. lawbreaking, corruption, delinquency, illegality, wrong, vice, sin, guilt, misconduct, wrongdoing, wickedness, iniquity, villainy, unrighteousness, malefaction

Translations

crime [kraɪm] n → crimen m;

(less serious) → delito

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crime [kraɪm] n → crime m;

minor crime → délit mineur, infraction mineure

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crime [kraɪm] n (no pl) (illegal activities) → Verbrechen pl;

(illegal action), (fig); Verbrechen nt;

minor crime → kleinere Vergehen pl

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crime [kraɪm] n (in general) → criminalità (= instance); crimine m; delitto