crime
A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal lawA specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law.
» I went to the scene of the crime.
Ich begab mich zum Tatort.
Я пошёл на место преступления.
Я отправился на место преступления.
Я відправився на місце злочину.
Meaning
5 senses(countable)A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law.
the commission of a crime
Straftat
преступле́ниеprestuplénije, злодея́ниеzlodejánije, злоде́йствоzlodéjstvo
зло́чинzlóčyn
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
(countable)Any great sin or wickedness; iniquity.
Those methods of saving money should be a crime.
(uncountable)Criminal acts collectively.
an effort by the police to tackle crime in the city
Kriminalität
кримина́лkriminál
(uncountable)The habit or practice of committing crimes.
Crime doesn’t pay.
Verbrechen
преступле́ниеprestuplénije, престу́пностьprestúpnostʹ, кримина́лkriminál
(countable, obsolete)That which occasions crime.
Examples
1172 sentencesI went to the scene of the crime.
Я відправився на місце злочину.
ruЯ пошёл на место преступления.
deIch begab mich zum Tatort.
There is a lot of crime in big cities.
У великих містах високий рівень злочинності.
I have every reason to believe that he is innocent of the crime.
Маю всі підстави вважати, що він не винен у злочині.
ruУ меня есть все причины верить, что он невиновен в преступлении.
deIch habe gute Gründe zu glauben, dass er an dem Verbrechen unschuldig ist.
She committed a crime.
Вона скоїла злочин.
ruОна совершила преступление.
deSie beging ein Verbrechen.
Love isn't a crime.
Кохання — не злочин.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English cryme, crime, from Old French crime, crimne, from Latin crīmen. DisplaFrom Middle English cryme, crime, from Old French crime, crimne, from Latin crīmen. Displaced native Old English firen.
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Forms
plural: crimesSynonyms
26 synonyms- (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act:criminal offensecriminal offencelaw-breaking
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
73 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- crimes crimes
- commit the crime
- for a crime
- of the crime
- crime rate
- is a crime
- the crimes crimes
- his crimes crimes
- the crime rate
- committed a crime
- for his crimes
- any crime