petty crime

English

Noun

petty crime (countable and uncountable, plural petty crimes)

1. A minor, less serious crime.

   Synonym: misdemeanor

   The gang progressed from petty crime to bank robbery.

Derived terms

• petty criminal

Translations

minor criminal act

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 輕罪 / 轻罪 (zh) (qīngzuì), 違規行為 / 违规行为 (wéiguī xíngwéi)

• Finnish: pikkurikos
• French: délit (fr) m
• German: Bagatelldelikt n
• Hebrew: חֵטְא (he) m (ẖet)
• Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Persian: خلاف (fa) (xalâf), قانون‌شکنی (qânun-šekani)
• Polish: drobne przestępstwo n
• Portuguese: contravenção (pt)
• Spanish: delito (es)
• Swedish: småbrott n
• Welsh: mân-drosedd f

minor crime collectively

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 輕微犯罪 / 轻微犯罪 (qīngwēi fànzuì), 小型犯罪 (xiǎoxíng fànzuì)

• Finnish: pikkurikollisuus (fi)
• German: Kleinkriminalität (de) f, Bagatellkriminalität f
• Hungarian: kisstílű bűnözés
• Spanish: delito menor m
• Swedish: småbrott n pl, småbrottslighet c