crime
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[edit] English
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crime (countable and uncountable; plural crimes)
- (countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law.
- (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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Terms derived from "crime"
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act violating the law
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practice or habit of committing crimes
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[edit] See also
[edit] French
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crime m. (plural crimes)
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[edit] Portuguese
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crime m. (plural crimes)
- crime
- O ladrão cometeu um crime horrível.
- The thief committed a terrible crime.