crime, n.
(crimes)
freq. cnt. 20
(crimes)
freq. cnt. 20
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 1
crime criminal offence criminal offense law-breaking
sample sentences
"a long record of crimes"
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semantic pointers
hyponym
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
domain of synset (topic)
member of this domain (topic)
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
an evil act not necessarily punishable by law
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
crime
sample sentences
"crimes of the heart"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
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hypernym