Crime
41crime — n. & v. n. 1 a an offence punishable by law. b illegal acts as a whole (resorted to crime). 2 an evil act (a crime against humanity). 3 colloq. a shameful act (a crime to tease them). 4 a soldier s offence against military regulations. v.tr. Mil …
42Crime — 1Crime [krim] der; s, s <aus fr. crime »Verbrechen«, dies aus lat. crimen, vgl. ↑Crimen> schwere, vor dem Schwurgericht verhandelte Straftat. Crime 2 2Crime [kraim] das; s, s <aus engl. crime »Verbrechen«, dies aus (alt)fr. crime, vgl.… …
43crime — [[t]kraɪm[/t]] n. 1) law an action that is deemed injurious to the public welfare and is legally prohibited 2) criminal activity and those engaged in it: to fight crime[/ex] 3) any serious wrongdoing 4) a foolish act or practice: It s a crime to… …
44crime — be·crime; crime; crime·ful; crime·less; …
45crime — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin crimen accusation, reproach, crime; probably akin to Latin cernere to sift, determine Date: 14th century 1. an act or the commission of an act that is forbidden or the omission of a… …
46crime — n.m. Avoir du crime, ne pas manquer de crime, avoir du toupet. □ n.pr. La Crime, la brigade de police criminelle …
47crime — noun 1) kidnapping is a very serious crime Syn: offense, unlawful act, illegal act, felony, misdemeanor, misdeed, wrong; informal no no 2) the increase in crime Syn: lawbreaking, delinquency, wrongdoing, crim …
48crime — [14] Crime is one of a wide range of English words (including certain, crisis, critic, decree, discern, discrete, discriminate, excrement, riddle ‘sieve’, secret, and secretary) which come ultimately from or are related to the Greek verb krínein… …
49crime — noun 1) kidnapping is a serious crime Syn: offence, unlawful act, illegal act, felony, violation, misdemeanour 2) the increase in crime Syn: lawbreaking, delinquency, wrongdoing, criminality …
50crime — /kraɪm / (say kruym) noun 1. an act committed or an omission of duty, injurious to the public welfare, for which punishment is prescribed by law, imposed in a judicial proceeding usually brought in the name of the state. 2. serious violation of… …
