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(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 1

crime more info
criminal offence more info
criminal offense more info
law-breaking more info

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"a long record of crimes"
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derivationally related form
criminal criminate incriminate incriminate criminalise
semantic pointers
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barratry capital offense cybercrime felony forgery fraud Had crime hijack, highjack mayhem violation, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, infraction, infringement perpetration, commission, committal attempt, attack Tazir crime statutory offense, statutory offence, regulatory offense, regulatory offence thuggery treason, high treason, lese majesty vice crime victimless crime war crime
hypernym
offense, offence
domain of synset (topic)
criminal law
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kidnap, nobble, abduct, snatch shanghai, impress hijack, commandeer, highjack, pirate skyjack carjack extort blackmail scalp bootleg run, black market palm off, foist off, fob off push black marketeer pyramid ransom, redeem traffic rustle, lift shoplift hold up, stick up mug pirate plagiarize, plagiarise, lift crib buy, bribe, corrupt, grease one's palms rake off buy off, pay off loot, plunder smuggle kick back