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11crime — mid 13c., sinfulness, from O.Fr. crimne (12c., Mod.Fr. crime), from L. crimen (gen. criminis) charge, indictment, accusation; crime, fault, offense, perhaps from cernere to decide, to sift (see CRISIS (Cf. crisis)). But Klein (citing Brugmann)… …
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13crime — s. m. 1. Qualquer violação muito grave de ordem moral, religiosa ou civil, punida pelas leis. 2. Todo o delito previsto e punido pela lei penal. 3. [Por extensão] Delito, fato repreensível, infração de um dever. • adj. 2 g. 4. Criminal.… …
14crime — [krīm] n. [OFr < L crimen, verdict, object of reproach, offense, prob. < IE * (s)krei (> SCREAM), extension of base * ker : see RAVEN1] 1. an act committed in violation of a law prohibiting it, or omitted in violation of a law ordering… …
15crime — escrime pousse au crime …
16Crime — 〈[kraım] m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 1. Verbrechen, Gewalttat 2. 〈unz.; Sammelbez. für〉 Kriminalität; →a. s. Sex and Crime [Etym.: engl.] …
17Crime — (franz.), Verbrechen im Sinne der französisch deutschen Dreiteilung der strafbaren Handlungen; s. Dreiteilung etc …
18crime — *offense, vice, sin, scandal Analogous words: *fault, failing, frailty, foible, vice Contrasted words: virtue, *excellence, merit, perfection …
19crime — [n] offense against the law abomination, antisocial behavior, atrocity, breach, break, caper, case, corruption, criminality, delict, delictum, delinquency, depravity, dereliction, enormity, evil, evil behavior, fast one*, fault, felony, hit,… …
20crime — ► NOUN 1) an offence against an individual or the state which is punishable by law. 2) such actions collectively. 3) informal something shameful or deplorable. ORIGIN Latin crimen judgement, offence …
