cryme

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Middle English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old French crime, from Latin crīmen.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cryme (plural crymes)

  1. A criminal action or decision; that which is against the law.
  2. An immoral deed; that which is proscribed or considered sinful.
  3. Iniquity, immorality, wrongness.
  4. (rare) A charge or allegation.

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Descendants[edit]

  • English: crime
  • Scots: crime

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