Crime
/kraɪm/
EN
An act that violates the law of a country or community and is punishable by the government.
The police are investigating a serious crime that happened last night.
Etymology
Comes from the Old French 'crim' meaning 'crime, guilt, sin', which originated from the Latin 'crimen' meaning 'accusation, charge, offense'.
Translations
简体中文
犯罪,罪行
繁體中文
犯罪,罪行
日本語
犯罪
한국어
범죄
Deutsch
Verbrechen
Español
crimen
Português
crime
Français
crime
Català
crim
Tiếng Việt
tội phạm
Collocations
commit a crimeorganized crimeviolent crimecrime ratesolve a crime
Synonyms
offensemisdeedfelonywrongdoinglawbreaking
Antonyms
lawfulnessgood deedlegalityvirtue
Related Words
criminalprisonpolicecourtlaw