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UK
/kɹˈaɪm/
]
[ US /ˈkɹaɪm/ ]
[ US /ˈkɹaɪm/ ]
NOUN
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(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
a long record of crimes -
an evil act not necessarily punishable by law
crimes of the heart
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.
- When Connor sees that Michael's teenage son has witnessed the crime, it spells tragedy for the O'Sullivan family.
- 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
- 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.