crime

1. 1

   A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law.countable

   • the commission of a crime
2. 2

   Any great sin or wickedness; iniquity.countable

   • Those methods of saving money should be a crime.
3. 3

   That which occasions crime.countableobsolete

   • the tree of life, the crime of our first father's fall
4. 4

   Criminal acts collectively.uncountable

   • an effort by the police to tackle crime in the city
5. 5

   The habit or practice of committing crimes.uncountable

   • Crime doesn’t pay.

syn. crime · criminal offence · criminality · delinquency · malefaction · perpetration · unlaw · unlawfulness

ant. noncrime

1. 1

   To subject to disciplinary punishment.UKtransitive

   • Nevertheless, in the course of a few days he is again intoxicated, creates disturbance in his quarters, is confined by his sergeant, crimed, and brought before the commanding officer […]
2. 2

   To commit crime.nonce-word

   • If, during the 1920s, the master criminal was a gamester, criming for self expression, during the 1930s he performed in other ways for other purposes.