[ UK /kɹˈa‍ɪm/ ]
[ US /ˈkɹaɪm/ ]
NOUN
  1. (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
    a long record of crimes
  2. an evil act not necessarily punishable by law
    crimes of the heart
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How To Use crime In A Sentence

  • It is recognised as a crime against humanity under international law.
  • Much of the crime in this area is related to drug abuse.
  • In 2007, a jury let the Fairford Two off after they had broken into an RAF airbase to ground B-52 planes and prevent, they hoped, potential war crimes against Iraqi civilians.
  • The friend had also overheard the man say he had disposed of the handgun used in the crime, according to the in - formant. Just A 'Random' Crime
  • When Connor sees that Michael's teenage son has witnessed the crime, it spells tragedy for the O'Sullivan family.
  • History will tell whether those responsible will be held accountable for their crimes.
  • Young people from welfare-dependent single-parent families just aren't artful dodgers ready to graduate into serious crime and a moral vacuum.
  • What could be more straightforward than telling a person he is suspected of a crime?
  • There is a moral crime of the highest order being committed, and somebody is morally responsible.
  • A 35-year-old Briton languishing in a Bangkok jail under sentence of death for a crime he says he did not commit is planning to protest his innocence by refusing to plead for a royal pardon.
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