crime

Examples

• All

• This is an elegant crime done by an elegant person.

  The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)

• Is it a crime now to have a little fun with your new friend here?

  Hit Man (2024)

• You, however, claim to be guilty only of the crime of loving a woman that does not in turn love you back.

  The Book of Clarence (2024)

• I have something that's planned and I need a partner in crime.

  Fall (2022)

• Western peoples were now condemned as nothing less than a crime against humanity.

  Academic text (1992)

• We didn't commit a crime, we were protesting.

  Walkout (2006)

• Since when is it a crime to wear fancy clothes and an expensive diamond pinky ring and drive a Cadillac?

  Find Me Guilty (2006)

• Taking someone's belongings without permission is considered a crime in most societies.

• She felt that lying to protect someone could still be a crime against honesty.

• Many believe that environmental destruction should be treated as a serious crime against future generations.

Synonyms

O

offense

vscrime

• US

301 3.3

An act that breaks a law or rule

includes moral evil beyond mere rule breaking as well

W

wrongdoing

vscrime

96 3.7

Bad actions that break the law or moral rules

focuses on moral wrongness even when no law is broken

M

misdeed

vscrime

23 6.2

A wrong action that hurts someone or breaks a rule

covers morally wrong acts that may not be punished by law

I

iniquity

vscrime

• Literature

21 9.5

Very bad or unfair actions that harm people

refers to moral wrongness generally rather than extreme evil

V

villainy

vscrime

15 8.1

Very bad actions that hurt other people

covers morally wrong acts whether or not they are punishable by law

S

sinning

vscrime

4 5.7

An act of doing things a religion says are wrong

frames moral wrongness in secular or broad ethical terms instead

Antonyms

V

virtue

215 3.8

A good personal quality like honesty or kindness

G

goodness

130 1.0

Kind, honest, and fair behaviour in a person

Idioms

F

to fit the crime

8 5.8

To match a punishment to how serious the crime is

H

he who said the rhyme did the crime

• Informal

9.9

Saying a rhyme to blame someone shows you are the guilty person

Compounds

W

war crime

• NSFW

93 4.6

A serious crime in war, like killing civilians or prisoners

O

organized crime

• NSFW

91 3.4

Illegal acts by groups that plan and work together to make money

C

crime rate

• Specialized

52 2.7

The number of crimes in an area per 1,000 people each year

S

sex crime

• NSFW

36 6.6

An illegal sexual act done without the other person's agreement, often using force or threats

C

crime against humanity

• NSFW

32 7.7

Very serious crimes that harm many people, for example murder, slavery or torture

P

partner in crime

• Informal

24 3.7

A close friend who you do fun or naughty things with

C

crime wave

15 3.4

A sudden rise in crime in an area in a short time

C

crime syndicate

10 4.5

An organized group of criminals who work together to do illegal things

V

victimless crime

• Specialized

9 6.3

An illegal act that does not directly harm other people, for example private drug use

H

high crime rate

6 3.3

An area where many crimes happen

K

knife crime

• NSFW

1 4.6

A crime where someone uses a knife to hurt or kill another person

V

vice crime

• NSFW

1 8.1

A crime involving sex or gambling that many people see as wrong

T

Tazir crime

• Formal

1 9.9

A minor offence not fixed in the Koran that a judge may punish in different ways

H

Had crime

• NSFW

1 9.9

A very serious crime in Islamic law with fixed punishments in the Qur'an such as theft or adultery

U

United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention

5.4

An agency of the UN that worked to reduce drug use and crime worldwide

How Wrong

atrocity

137 8.1

evil

960 3.0

crime

85 2.0

sin

880 2.5

wrongdoing

96 3.7

Surface Forms

Etymology