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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

decrime en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /diˈkɹaɪm/ (US)

Etymology

From de- + crime.

Meanings

  1. To remove the criminal status of a reported crime, typically due to insufficient evidence or to artificially reduce crime statistics

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
decriming Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
decrimes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
decrimed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
decrimed Tense=Past lexicographic