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How to pronounce crime in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking
Type of offence, offense
Has types capital offense, cybercrime, barratry, felony, forgery, fraud, had crime, high treason, highjack, hijack, infraction, infringement, lese majesty, mayhem, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, perpetration, regulatory offence, regulatory offense, statutory offence, statutory offense, tazir crime, thuggery, attempt, treason, vice crime, victimless crime, violation, war crime, commission, attack, committal
Derivation criminal, criminalise, criminate, incriminate


a long record of crimes.
Type Words
Type of transgression, evildoing
Derivation criminal, incriminate


crimes of the heart.

Examples of crime

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Some local police departments'websites even show when there is crime in an area.
From the tennessean.com
Her father initially made his reputation as a prosecutor who was tough on crime.
From the abcnews.go.com
From the start, the crime scene presented investigators with serious challenges.
From the newsday.com
In the US what happened between Asange and these two women would not be a crime.
From the washingtontimes.com
Ponzo and 14 others were indicted by a grand jury investigating organized crime.
From the thenewstribune.com
Advocates called the changes a more effective and humane approach to drug crime.
From the heraldtribune.com
Bayer's only real crime this season, then, has been of being far too successful.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
The country needs a president who does not mock the citizens'concern over crime.
From the forbes.com
True crime was, not 20 years ago, one of the booming trends in American letters.
From the newsweek.com
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  • (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"
  • Crime is the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority (via mechanisms such as legal systems) can ultimately prescribe a conviction. Individual human societies may each define crime and crimes differently. ...
  • Crime was an early American punk band from San Francisco. The band formed in 1976 by Johnny Strike (vocals, guitar), Frankie Fix (vocals, guitar), Ron "The Ripper" Greco (bass; ex-Flamin' Groovies), and Ricky Tractor (Ricky Williams) (drums). ...
  • Crime fiction is the genre of fiction that deals with crimes, their detection, criminals and their motives. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as science fiction or historical fiction, but boundaries can be, and indeed are, blurred. ...
  • Crime is a 2008 novel by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh. It is the sequel to his earlier novel, Filth.
  • Crime & Investigation Network (also known as CI) is an Australian digital cable and satellite television channel which focuses on crime, investigation and mystery programming. It is run by Foxtel Management Pty Ltd and programming and name are licensed to them by A&E Television Networks.
  • A specific act committed in violation of the law; The practice or habit of committing crimes
  • (Crimes) Acts or omissions that are in violation of law.
  • (crimes) violations against the state.