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- [krahym]
- /kraɪm/
- /kraɪm/
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- [krahym]
- /kraɪm/
Definitions of crime word
- variable noun crime A crime is an illegal action or activity for which a person can be punished by law. 3
- countable noun crime If you say that doing something is a crime, you think it is very wrong or a serious mistake. 3
- noun crime an act or omission prohibited and punished by law 3
- noun crime unlawful acts in general 3
- noun crime (as modifier) 3
- noun crime an evil act 3
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Origin of crime
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin crīmin- (stem of crīmen) charge, crime
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Parts of speech for Crime
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crime popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
crime usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for crime
noun crime
- case — A particular case is a particular situation or incident, especially one that you are using as an individual example or instance of something.
- lawlessness — contrary to or without regard for the law: lawless violence.
- violation — the act of violating.
- felony — an offense, as murder or burglary, of graver character than those called misdemeanors, especially those commonly punished in the U.S. by imprisonment for more than a year.
- misdemeanor — Law. a criminal offense defined as less serious than a felony.
Antonyms for crime
noun crime
- obedience — the state or quality of being obedient.
- goodness — the state or quality of being good.
- behavior — People's or animals' behavior is the way that they behave. You can refer to a typical and repeated way of behaving as a behavior.
- delight — Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
- joy — a female given name.
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