crim
English
Etymology
Shortening.
Pronunciation
Noun
crim (plural crims)
- (UK, Australia, informal) A criminal.
- 2012, Ian McTavish, A Prisoner's Wisdom: Transcending the Ego (page 128)
- We were the happiest, cheeriest bunch of crims in the whole prison.
- 2018, "Bitter Pill", Wentworth
- Are the crims running Wentworth? Woman found murdered in Wentworth Correctional Centre.
- 2012, Ian McTavish, A Prisoner's Wisdom: Transcending the Ego (page 128)
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin crīmen (probably borrowed), from Proto-Italic *kreimen, from Proto-Indo-European *kréymn̥, from *krey- (“sieve”) + *-mn̥.
Pronunciation
Noun
crim m (plural crims)
- violent crime
Synonyms
- delicte (non-violent crime)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “crim” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
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