crime en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kɹaɪm/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
From Middle English cryme, crime, from Old French crime, crimne, from Latin crīmen. Displaced native Old English firen.
Meanings
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(countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law.
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.
2024 October 23, Tricia Escobedo, “AI-generated crimes, a treasure mystery, quick thinking by bus passengers: Catch up on the day’s stories”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Dec 2024:Trump’s crimes are considered white collar, which are usually nonviolent and often include fraud and corruption, according to the FBI. White collar crime “isn’t thought of as threatening in the same way as street crime, and high-status white offenders are not as burdened by criminal stigma,” Western said.
2024 December 15, Kaan Ozcan and Sabrina Clay, “These convicted felons say if Trump can be elected president they shouldn’t face a stigma when applying for jobs”, in CNN, archived from the original on 17 Dec 2024:the commission of a crime
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(countable) Any great sin or wickedness; iniquity.
No crime was thine, if 'tis no crime to love.
1687 (date written), Alexander Pope, “Ode for Musick on St. Cecilia’s Day”, in The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, volume I, London: […] W[illiam] Bowyer, for Bernard Lintot, […], →OCLC, canto VI, page 376:Those methods of saving money should be a crime.
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(countable, obsolete) That which occasions crime.
the tree of life, the crime of our first father's fall
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto IX”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 46:
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(uncountable) Criminal acts collectively.
Trump’s crimes are considered white collar, which are usually nonviolent and often include fraud and corruption, according to the FBI. White collar crime “isn’t thought of as threatening in the same way as street crime, and high-status white offenders are not as burdened by criminal stigma,” Western said.
2024 December 15, Kaan Ozcan and Sabrina Clay, “These convicted felons say if Trump can be elected president they shouldn’t face a stigma when applying for jobs”, in CNN, archived from the original on 17 Dec 2024:The State Department has given Ecuador $81 million since 2018 to help the country with its fight against organized crime and narcotics.
2025 March 19, Hira Humayun and Michael Rios, “Ecuador’s president invites foreign armies to fight gangs in the country”, in CNN, archived from the original on 09 Apr 2025:an effort by the police to tackle crime in the city
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(uncountable) The habit or practice of committing crimes.
Crime doesn’t pay.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| crimes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
crimie · crimelike · recriminalisation · crime car · crimethink · recriminalization · perfect crime · crime scene · crime sheet · crimeful · no-crime · crimewave · crimeproof · crimebuster · criminal · criminal law · petty crime · crime-buster · political crime · true crime · crime mapping · crime lord · criminological · crime science · crimefree · crime minister · stranger crime · crimefighting · crime-fighter · crimeware · crimeless · crime rate · crimo · decriminalize · crime-ridden · crime fighter · noncrime · pre-crime · biocrime · uncrime · criminally · crimestopper · decriminalisation · knifecrime · impediment of crime · consensual crime · crimefighter · hate-crime · occupational crime · crime doesn't pay · street crime · white-collar crime · thoughtcrime · anticrime · knife crime · he who said the rhyme did the crime · crime-free · noncriminal · crime index · criminal record · aftercrime · precrime · recriminalise · youth crime · organizational crime · decrime · enviro-crime · crimeridden · partner in crime · facecrime · crime buster · crimance · recriminalize · e-crime · cybercrime · crimebusting · no crime · autocrime · envirocrime · victimless crime · criminologist · criminologically · tough on crime · crime passionel · capital crime · decriminalization · decriminalise · crimogenic · crime scientist · criminology · crime wave
Holonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
organised crime · criminal act · regulatory offence · theft · white collar crime · misdemeanor · international crime · hate crime · misdemeanour · postcrime · petty crime · crime tourism · kidnap · burglary · sex crime · assault · rape · fraud · murder · war crime · crime against humanity · crime against nature · smuggling · sexual offence · crime of passion · killing · organized crime · felony · summary crime · infraction · time crime · high crime
Synonyms
misdeed · tort · delict · delinquency · criminality · unlaw · delinquency · unlawfulness · delinquency · sin · perpetration · wrongdoing · transgression · crime · misdoing · offense · crime · criminal offence · wrong · criminality · tortfeasance · peccadillo · unlawfulness · malefaction · villainy · malfeasance · criminal offence · delinquency · wrongdoing · veniality · error · misdemeanor
Translations (251)
crh cinayet (specific act committed in violation of the law) · zza cınayet (specific act committed in violation of the law) · id kriminalitas (collective criminal acts) · lt nusižengimas (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ur جِنایَت (specific act committed in violation of the law) · kmr sûc (specific act committed in violation of the law) · de Straftat (specific act committed in violation of the law) · es criminalidad (collective criminal acts) · id pelanggaran hukum (specific act committed in violation of the law) · kw hager ober (specific act committed in violation of the law) · sh zlòčin (specific act committed in violation of the law) · gd eucoireachd (practice or habit of committing crimes) · it delitto (specific act committed in violation of the law) · es delincuencia (collective criminal acts) · mba sala (specific act committed in violation of the law) · sv brottslighet (practice or habit of committing crimes) · ig ihe ojoo (specific act committed in violation of the law) · lb Verbriechen (specific act committed in violation of the law) · gl delito (specific act committed in violation of the law) · sh зло̀чин (practice or habit of committing crimes) · pt delinquir (specific act committed in violation of the law) · br torfed (specific act committed in violation of the law) · es delincuencia (practice or habit of committing crimes) · lt nusikaltimas (specific act committed in violation of the law) · az cinayət (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ru злодея́ние (specific act committed in violation of the law) · hy հանցանք (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ar جَرِيمَة (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ca delinquir (specific act committed in violation of the law) · zu iseleleso (specific act committed in violation of the law) · kw galweyth (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ca crim (specific act committed in violation of the law) · fy misdied (specific act committed in violation of the law) · tg ҷурм (specific act committed in violation of the law) · yi פֿאַרברעכן (specific act committed in violation of the law) · bn অপরাধ (specific act committed in violation of the law) · kum законну бузув (specific act committed in violation of the law) · de Verbrechen (practice or habit of committing crimes) · hi अपराध (specific act committed in violation of the law) · hi जुर्म (specific act committed in violation of the law) · pt crime (practice or habit of committing crimes) · pt criminalidade (practice or habit of committing crimes) · pa ਜੁਰਮ (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ml കുറ്റകൃത്യം (specific act committed in violation of the law) · lld reat (specific act committed in violation of the law) · sh кримѝна̄л (collective criminal acts) · cy trosedd (specific act committed in violation of the law) · mr बदकर्म (specific act committed in violation of the law) · yi פֿאַרברעך (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ro delicvență (collective criminal acts) · gu અપરાધ (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ca delicte (specific act committed in violation of the law) · mt kriminalità (practice or habit of committing crimes) · ug جىنايەت (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ka დანაშაული (specific act committed in violation of the law) · tl krimen (specific act committed in violation of the law) · is glæpur (specific act committed in violation of the law) · mn гэмт хэрэг (specific act committed in violation of the law) · haw kalaima (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ota جنایت (specific act committed in violation of the law) · or ଅପରାଧ (specific act committed in violation of the law) · tg ҷиноят (specific act committed in violation of the law) · et kuritegevus (practice or habit of committing crimes) · de Kriminalität (collective criminal acts) · sh krimìnāl (collective criminal acts) · sh zlòčin (practice or habit of committing crimes) · fi rikos (practice or habit of committing crimes) · kum яманлыкъ (specific act committed in violation of the law) · jv angkara (specific act committed in violation of the law) · cs zločinnost (practice or habit of committing crimes) · sv brott (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ca crim (practice or habit of committing crimes) · sk zločin (specific act committed in violation of the law) · mk злосторство (practice or habit of committing crimes) · tr suç (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ko 범죄 (practice or habit of committing crimes) · ja 犯罪 (practice or habit of committing crimes) · it reato (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ro criminalitate (practice or habit of committing crimes) · cmn 罪行 (practice or habit of committing crimes) · tr cinayet (specific act committed in violation of the law) · da forbrydelse (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ga cion (specific act committed in violation of the law) · hy հանցավորություն (practice or habit of committing crimes) · ti ገበን (specific act committed in violation of the law) · tg гуноҳ (specific act committed in violation of the law) · oc delicte (specific act committed in violation of the law) · mt reat (specific act committed in violation of the law) · lo ກຳມະໂທດ (specific act committed in violation of the law) · am ወንጀል (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ko 범행 (specific act committed in violation of the law) · wal danuwa (specific act committed in violation of the law) · lo ອາດຊະຍາກຳ (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ota صوچ (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ta குற்றம் (specific act committed in violation of the law) · sco wrang-daein (specific act committed in violation of the law) · fo brotsgerð (specific act committed in violation of the law) · es crimen (specific act committed in violation of the law) · hu bűncselekmény (specific act committed in violation of the law) · af misdryf (specific act committed in violation of the law) · prs جِنَایَت (specific act committed in violation of the law) · kw drogober (specific act committed in violation of the law) · yo ọ̀ràn (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ko 범죄 (specific act committed in violation of the law) · io krimino (specific act committed in violation of the law) · sw uhalifu (specific act committed in violation of the law) · cs zločin (specific act committed in violation of the law) · he פֶּשַׁע (specific act committed in violation of the law) · rm crim (specific act committed in violation of the law) · kn ತಕ್ಸೀರು (specific act committed in violation of the law) · cmn 刑事犯罪 (specific act committed in violation of the law) · sv kriminalitet (collective criminal acts) · mi hara (specific act committed in violation of the law) · kmr cînayet (specific act committed in violation of the law) · oc crim (specific act committed in violation of the law) · lv noziegums (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ja 罪 (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ro infracțiune (specific act committed in violation of the law) · nl misdaad (practice or habit of committing crimes) · ang firen (specific act committed in violation of the law) · th อาชญากรรม (specific act committed in violation of the law) · cs trestný čin (specific act committed in violation of the law) · pa ਅਪਰਾਧ (specific act committed in violation of the law) · om yakka (specific act committed in violation of the law) · sa एनस् (specific act committed in violation of the law) · nrf crînme (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ast delitu (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ru преступле́ние (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ia crimine (specific act committed in violation of the law) · es delinquir (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ro crimă (specific act committed in violation of the law) · kk қылмыс (specific act committed in violation of the law) · el έγκλημα (specific act committed in violation of the law) · alt каршулу керек (specific act committed in violation of the law) · nl misdaad (specific act committed in violation of the law) · as অপৰাধ (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ja 犯罪 (specific act committed in violation of the law) · es delito (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ru престу́пность (practice or habit of committing crimes) · id kejahatan (specific act committed in violation of the law) · nb forbrytelse (specific act committed in violation of the law) · sq krim (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ms jenayah (specific act committed in violation of the law) · eo krimado (practice or habit of committing crimes) · nrf crînme (practice or habit of committing crimes) · ml കുറ്റം (specific act committed in violation of the law) · be злачы́нства (specific act committed in violation of the law) · sco crime (specific act committed in violation of the law) · bg престъпле́ние (specific act committed in violation of the law) · gv loght (specific act committed in violation of the law) · la scelus (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ko 죄 (specific act committed in violation of the law) · el αδίκημα (specific act committed in violation of the law) · prs گُنَاه (specific act committed in violation of the law) · pdt Vebräakjen (specific act committed in violation of the law) · sw jinai (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ar جَرِيمَة (practice or habit of committing crimes) · vi tội phạm (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ar جِنَايَة (specific act committed in violation of the law) · yo ìwà ọ̀daràn (practice or habit of committing crimes) · mww txhaum (specific act committed in violation of the law) · el εγκληματικότητα (collective criminal acts) · fur criminâl (specific act committed in violation of the law) · sh зло̀чин (specific act committed in violation of the law) · km បទឧក្រិដ្ឋ (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ps جنايت (specific act committed in violation of the law) · la facinus (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ur اَپْرادھ (specific act committed in violation of the law) · fi rikollisuus (collective criminal acts) · te నేరము (specific act committed in violation of the law) · cmn 罪行 (specific act committed in violation of the law) · zza cırm (specific act committed in violation of the law) · kn ಅಪರಾಧ (specific act committed in violation of the law) · rsk криминал (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ja 罪 (practice or habit of committing crimes) · id pelanggaran (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ne अपराध (specific act committed in violation of the law) · mk злодело (specific act committed in violation of the law) · fr délit m crime (specific act committed in violation of the law) · eo krimo (specific act committed in violation of the law) · kmr tawan (specific act committed in violation of the law) · cmn 罪 (specific act committed in violation of the law) · yi פֿאַרברעכערײַ (collective criminal acts) · rsk злодїйство (specific act committed in violation of the law) · mk недело (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ba енәйәт (specific act committed in violation of the law) · hu bűnözés (practice or habit of committing crimes) · mi taihara (specific act committed in violation of the law) · sa अकृत्य (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ckb جەریمە (practice or habit of committing crimes) · ti ወንጀል (specific act committed in violation of the law) · la maleficium (specific act committed in violation of the law) · it criminalità (practice or habit of committing crimes) · pl zbrodnia (specific act committed in violation of the law) · mn ᠭᠡᠮᠲᠦ ᠬᠡᠷᠡᠭ (specific act committed in violation of the law) · fa-ira بِزِه (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ga coir (specific act committed in violation of the law) · tr suç (collective criminal acts) · hu bűntett (specific act committed in violation of the law) · el έγκλημα (practice or habit of committing crimes) · tr suç (practice or habit of committing crimes) · he עֲבֵרָה (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ky кылмыш (specific act committed in violation of the law) · sl zločin (practice or habit of committing crimes) · km ទោស (specific act committed in violation of the law) · chr ᎠᏍᎦᏅᏨ (specific act committed in violation of the law) · bo ཉེས་པ (specific act committed in violation of the law) · sv brottslighet (collective criminal acts) · mi māhie (specific act committed in violation of the law) · wa crime (specific act committed in violation of the law) · cmn 犯罪 (specific act committed in violation of the law) · vi tội ác (specific act committed in violation of the law) · fr délinquer (specific act committed in violation of the law) · fa-ira جِنایَت (specific act committed in violation of the law) · uz jinoyat (specific act committed in violation of the law) · gd eucoir (specific act committed in violation of the law) · fi rikos (specific act committed in violation of the law) · my ပြစ်မှု (specific act committed in violation of the law) · prs جُرْم (specific act committed in violation of the law) · eu delitua (specific act committed in violation of the law) · hu bűntény (specific act committed in violation of the law) · sl zločin (specific act committed in violation of the law) · si අපරාධය (specific act committed in violation of the law) · lv noziegšanās (specific act committed in violation of the law) · it delinquere (specific act committed in violation of the law) · hy հանցագործություն (specific act committed in violation of the law) · fa-ira جُرْم (specific act committed in violation of the law) · uk зло́чин (specific act committed in violation of the law) · it crimine (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ro fapt penal (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ru злоде́йство (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ja 犯行 (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ru кримина́л (practice or habit of committing crimes) · et kuritegu (specific act committed in violation of the law) · af misdaad (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ur جُرْم (specific act committed in violation of the law) · tk jenaýat (specific act committed in violation of the law) · tyv кем-херек (specific act committed in violation of the law) · pt crime (specific act committed in violation of the law) · vo klim (specific act committed in violation of the law) · be злачы́н (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ru кримина́л (collective criminal acts) · gl malfeito (specific act committed in violation of the law) · mk злосторство (specific act committed in violation of the law) · ru преступле́ние (practice or habit of committing crimes) · fi rikollisuus (practice or habit of committing crimes) · pl przestępstwo (specific act committed in violation of the law) · nb kriminalitet (practice or habit of committing crimes) · da kriminalitet (practice or habit of committing crimes) · he פֶּשַׁע (practice or habit of committing crimes) · tt җинаять (specific act committed in violation of the law)