crime (kr m)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. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin cr men; see krei- in Indo-European roots.] |
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]
Crime
the act of abetting or inciting another to commit a crime. — abettor, abetter, n.
the condition of having two spouses simultaneously. — bigamist, n. — bigamous, adj.
the practice of smuggling. — contrabandist, n.
a person who practices or advocates corruption, especially in politics or public life.
the scientific study of crime and criminals. — criminologist, n. — criminologic, criminological, adj.
1. unauthorized appropriation of money; embezzlement.
2. the sum embezzled.
2. the sum embezzled.
Obsolete, the act of stealing or embezzling.
the process of wrongfully or unlawfully dispossessing a person of his rightful real property.
the crime of attempting to influence or suborn a judge or jury by bribery, threats, etc.
a person who practices the crime of extortion or the obtaining of money by threat of violence. Also extortioner.
fleeing from justice, as by a criminal.
the world of gangs or organized crime.
petty dishonesty or fraud. — knave, n. — knavish, adj.
wrongdoing or improper or dishonest conduct, especially by a person who holds public office or a position of trust. Cf. misfeasance. — malfeasant, adj.
fraudulent behavior, extortion, or corruption by a person who holds public office or a position of trust.
Law. an intentional crippling, disfigurement, or mutilation of another.
criminal action or behavior; wrong- or evil-doing. — miscreant, n., adj.
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.
improper conduct or neglectful behavior, especially by a person who holds public office.
the practice of being a police spy. — mouchard, n.
embezzlement.
the state or condition of regretting crimes or offenses and being willing to atone for them. — penitent, n., adj.
1. the science of the punishment of crime.
2. the science of the management of prisons. — penologist, n.
2. the science of the management of prisons. — penologist, n.
the condition of having more than two spouses simultaneously. — polygamist, n. — polygamous, adj.
a repeated relapsing into criminal or delinquent behavior. — recidivist, n. — recidivistic, recidivous, adj.
Archaic. roguish or criminal behavior or action; conduct deserving of hanging.
a detailed description of a person for purposes of identification by police.
underhanded, dishonest, or deceptive behavior or actions.
the condition of having three spouses simultaneously. — trigamous, adj.
the actions of an Irish secret society (circa 1832) whose members committed murders and other crimes. — Whitefoot, n.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  crime - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"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 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 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 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 traffic - deal illegally; "traffic drugs" shoplift - steal in a store 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" |
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 (no pl) (illegal activities) → Verbrechen pl;
(illegal action), (fig); Verbrechen nt;
n crime [kraim]
1 act(s) punishable by law Murder is a crime; Crime is on the increase. misdaad جَريمَـه престъпление zločin forbrydelse; ugerning das Verbrechen έγκλημα crimen, delito kuritegu, kuritegevus جرم؛ جنایت rikos, rikollisuus crime, criminalité פֶּשָע अपराध zločin bűncselekmény; bűnözés kejahatan glæpur crimine; criminalità 犯罪 범죄 nusikaltimas, nusikalstamumas noziegums jenayah misdaad forbrytelse; kriminalitet zbrodnia crime delict; criminalitate преступление zločin zločin; kazniva dejanja zločin brott อาชญากรรม suç 罪行 злочин جرم، گناہ tội phạm 罪行
2 something wrong though not illegal What a crime to cut down those trees! skande, groot jammerte جَريمَه، خَطأ عَظيم нарушение hřích forbrydelse; synd das Verbrechen κρίμα, άδικο delito, crimen patuasi کار زشت و اشتباه synti crime פְּשִיעָה अवैध नहीं, फिर भी गलत šteta vétek salah ódæði; skömm crimine けしからぬこと 못된［몰상식한］ 짓 nusikaltimas, piktadarystė noziegums salahnya schande skjendig handling zbrodnia crime ticăloşie безобразие hriech zločin šteta oförsvarlighet, synd och skam การกระทำที่ผิดศีลธรรม yazık, günah 憾事，蠢事 неподобство غلط مگر غير قانونى نهيں tội ác 蠢事
adj criminal [ˈkriminl]
1 concerned with crime criminal law. strafregkenner جِنائي наказателен trestní kriminal- Straf-... ποινικός criminal kriminaal-, kuritegelik جنایی rikos-, kriminaali- criminel פּוֹשֵע आपराधिक zločinački, kriminalni büntetőjogi, bűnvádi pidana saknæmur, saka- criminale 犯罪の 범죄에 관한 baudžiamasis krimināltiesības jenayah misdadig, straf- forbrytersk kryminalny criminal penal преступный trestný kazenski krivični kriminal-, brottmåls-, brott- เกี่ยวกับอาชญากรรม suç, suça ait 刑事上的 карний; кримінальний جرم سے متعلق، مجرم thuộc về tội phạm 刑事上的
2 against the law Theft is a criminal offence. oortreding, strafbare oortreding, misdryf جِنائي، غَير قانوني престъпен trestný kriminel kriminell παράνομος criminal, delictivo seadusevastane غیر قانونی lainvastainen, rikollinen criminel פְּלִילִי अपराध protuzakonit törvényellenes tindak pidana glæpsamlegur criminale 違法の 범죄의 kriminalinis krimināls; pretlikumīgs melanggar undang-undang strafbaar ulovlig, straffbar, kriminell kryminalny criminal penal уголовный trestný protizakonit protivzakonit brottslig, kriminell ที่ผิดกฎหมาย kanuna aykırı 犯罪的 кримінальний; злочинний خلاف قانون phạm pháp 犯罪的
3 very wrong; wicked a criminal waste of food. sondige إجرامي криминален trestuhodný kriminel strafbar εγκληματικός ser un crimen, tener delito kuritahtlik تاسف برانگیز häpeällinen c'est un crime de פְּלִילִי बेहद गलत kriv, zao vétkes salah glæpsamlegur criminoso けしからぬ 못된, 몰상식한 nusikalstamas noziedzīgs jahat schandalig kriminelt, uhørt, syndig zbrodniczy criminoso criminal, strigător la cer недоступный trestuhodný nezaslišan kriminalan kriminell, oförsvarlig ซึ่งทำผิด yazık, günah 可恥的 злочинний بهت غلط، مجرمانہ tội 可耻的
n
a person who has been found guilty of a crime. misdadiger مُجْرم، جانِ престъпник zločinec kriminel; forbryder der/die Verbrecher(in) εγκληματίας criminal, delincuente kurjategija جنایتکار؛ مجرم rikollinen criminel(le) פּוֹשֵע अपराधी kriminalac, zločinac bűnös, bűnöző penjahat glæpamaður criminale 罪人 범인 nusikaltėlis noziedznieks pesalah misdadiger forbryter przestępca criminoso infractor преступник zločinec zločinec kriminalac brottsling, förbrytare ผู้ที่ทำผิดกฎหมาย suç/cinayet işleyen kimse 罪犯 злочинець مجرم người phạm tội 罪犯
adv criminally
misdadig جِنائيّا престъпно trestně, kriminálně kriminelt; forbryderiskt kriminell, strafbar εγκληματικά criminalmente kuritegelikult جنایت کارانه؛ از لحاظ جنایی rikollisesti criminellement בְּצוּרָה פּוֹשַעַת अपराधिक ढंग से zločinački, kriminalno bűnös úton secara kriminal glæpsamlega criminalmente, criminosamente 法を犯して 유죄로, 형법[]상 pagal baudžiamąją teisę, nusikalstamai krimināli; noziedzīgi kesalahan misdadig forbrytersk, kriminelt przestępczo criminosamente (în mod) criminal преступно zločinný zločinsko kriminalno kriminellt อย่างผิดกฎหมาย canicesine 有罪地 злочинно; з точки зору карного права مجرمانہ gây tội 有罪地
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