亚洲网紅露点

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crime

[ krahym ]

noun

  1. an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. criminal activity and those engaged in it:

    to fight crime.

  3. the habitual or frequent commission of crimes:

    a life of crime.

  4. any offense, serious wrongdoing, or sin.
  5. a foolish, senseless, or shameful act:

    It's a crime to let that beautiful garden go to ruin.



crime

/ 办谤补瑟尘 /

noun

  1. an act or omission prohibited and punished by law
    1. unlawful acts in general

      a wave of crime

    2. ( as modifier )

      crime wave

  2. an evil act
  3. informal.
    something to be regretted

    it is a crime that he died young

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 肠谤颈尘别顎僱别蝉蝉 adjective
  • 肠谤颈尘别顎僱别蝉蝉路ness noun
  • 补苍顎卼颈路肠谤颈尘别顎 adjective
  • 蝉耻顎卲别谤路肠谤颈尘别顎 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of crime1

First recorded in 1200鈥50; Middle English, from Anglo-French, Old French, from Latin 肠谤墨尘颈苍-, stem of 肠谤墨尘别苍 鈥渁ccusation, blame, charge,鈥 akin to cernere 鈥渢o decide, distinguish, separate,鈥 literally, 鈥渢o sift鈥 ( discern ( def ) )
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of crime1

C14: from Old French, from Latin 肠谤墨尘别苍 verdict, accusation, crime
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Synonym Study

Crime, offense, sin agree in meaning a breaking of law. Crime usually means any serious violation of human laws: the crime of treason or robbery. Offense is used of an infraction of either human or divine law, and does not necessarily mean a serious one: an offense leading to a jail sentence; an offense against morals. Sin means a breaking of moral or divine law: the sins of greed and lust.
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Example Sentences

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He has not been convicted of any crime and in March was cleared in one of nine cases against him.

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Among the condemned prisoners who have been transferred are people convicted of some of the most monstrous crimes in California history.

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Roughly 130 positions 鈥 including crime scene photographers and analysts who process fingerprints and ballistic evidence 鈥 are not easily replaced, McDonnell warned.

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The incident that has crippled M&S is a ransomware attack using the DragonForce cyber crime service.

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"The risk of being dragged into war crimes and suffering a fatal blow to the Israel Defense Forces and our social ethos," he wrote, "make it impossible to stand idly by".

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About This 亚洲网紅露点

What is a crime?

A crime is an act or instance that is considered to be against the morals or laws of society, as in Burglary and grand theft auto are crimes.

A person could also be said to have committed a crime against nature or a crime against humanity if they performed especially offensive or taboo acts.

A crime can also mean illegal activity in general or a frequent committing of such activity, as in The superhero was dedicated to fighting crime.

Crime can also mean a repeated or frequent performing of illegal acts, as in The mobsters lived a life of crime.聽

And crime can be used more generally to refer to any offense or sin, as in The man swore his neighbor would pay for his crime of letting his dogs waltz through his yard.聽

Informally, crime can be used to mean a regrettable thing, as in It is a crime that the musician died so young.聽

The word criminal can be used to mean both a person who commits crime as well as an adjective for things related to crime.

Example: Publishing someone鈥檚 words as your own is a crime.

Where does crime come from?

The first records of crime come from around 1200. It ultimately comes from the Latin 肠谤墨尘颈苍-, a stem of 肠谤墨尘别苍, which means 鈥渃harge鈥 or 鈥渃rime.鈥 Crime was as much a problem for the ancient Romans as it is for us today.

Crime exists in every society and probably goes back to primitive humans. It is almost always the job of a justice system to prevent crime or punish those responsible for it. Today, in many societies people who commit crimes are fined, imprisoned, or given even harsher punishments.

There is a lot of debate about the best way to handle crime. In popular culture, it鈥檚 common to depict societies that have no crime, such as through the use of technology or harsh methods.

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What are some other forms related to crime?

  • crimeless (adjective)
  • crimelessness (noun)
  • anticrime (adjective)
  • supercrime (noun)

What are some synonyms for crime?

What are some words that share a root or word element with crime?听

What are some words that often get used in discussing crime?

How is crime used in real life?

While the vast majority of people are against crime, people often disagree on what should or shouldn鈥檛 be considered a crime.

Try using crime!

Which of the following is a synonym of crime?

A. justice
B. accident
C. felony
D. carelessness

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