crime

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Latin crimen from cernere

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crime (countable and uncountable; plural crimes)

  1. (countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law.
  2. (uncountable) The practice or habit of committing crimes.
    Crime doesn’t pay.

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  • Adjectives often applied to "crime": organized, brutal, terrible, horrible, heinous, horrenous, hideous, financial, sexual, international.

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[edit] French

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crime m. (plural crimes)

  1. crime
    Le crime ne paie pas.
  2. murder, homicide

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[edit] Portuguese

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crime m. (plural crimes)

  1. crime
    O ladrão cometeu um crime horrível.
    The thief committed a terrible crime.
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