crime

  • 21crime — crimeless, adj. crimelessness, n. /kruym/, n. 1. an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited. 2. criminal activity and those… …

    Universalium

  • 22Crime — Criminal redirects here. For other uses, see Crime (disambiguation). Justice and Divine Vengeance in pursuit of Crime  1808 oil on canvas …

    Wikipedia

  • 23CRIME — s. m. Mauvaise action que les lois punissent ou doivent punir. Crime capital. Grand crime. Crime atroce, affreux, détestable, monstrueux, énorme. Crime inouï, noir, irrémissible. Crime de lèse majesté. Crime d État. Crime de haute trahison. Crime …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 24crime — (kri m ) s. m. 1°   Très grave infraction à la morale ou à la loi, ou punie par les lois, ou réprouvée par la conscience. Le crime de meurtre, de faux. Un crime politique. Crime de trahison, de lèse majesté. •   Il y a quatre sortes de crimes :… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 25CRIME — INTRODUCTION Jews in the Diaspora have generally been less involved in crime than the populations among which they lived. Their closely knit communities, cohesive family life, high educational standards, moderation in the consumption of alcohol,… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 26crime — noun 1 illegal act ADJECTIVE ▪ appalling (esp. BrE), awful, bloody, brutal, despicable, dreadful (esp. BrE), grave, great, heinous, horr …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 27CRIME — n. m. Infraction très grave à la morale ou à la loi. Il y a des crimes que la loi ne peut atteindre, mais ils n’échappent pas à la conscience. Crime contre nature. Sa fin malheureuse fut la juste punition de ses crimes. Au point de vue juridique …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 28crime — /kraIm/ noun 1 CRIME IN GENERAL (U) illegal activities in general: We moved here ten years ago because there was very little crime. | crime prevention (=work done to stop crime from happening): Neighborhood watch groups have been a very effective …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29crime — A positive or negative act in violation of penal law; an offense against the State or United States. Crime and misdemeanor , properly speaking, are synonymous terms; though in common usage crime is made to denote such offenses as are of a more… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 30crime — A positive or negative act in violation of penal law; an offense against the State or United States. Crime and misdemeanor , properly speaking, are synonymous terms; though in common usage crime is made to denote such offenses as are of a more… …

    Black's law dictionary