Meaning

5 senses
  1. (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

  2. (countable)Any great sin or wickedness; iniquity.

    Those methods of saving money should be a crime.

  3. (uncountable)Criminal acts collectively.

    an effort by the police to tackle crime in the city

    Kriminalität

    кримина́лkriminál

  4. (uncountable)The habit or practice of committing crimes.

    Crime doesn’t pay.

    Verbrechen

    преступле́ниеprestuplénije, престу́пностьprestúpnostʹ, кримина́лkriminál

  5. (countable, obsolete)That which occasions crime.

Examples

1172 sentences
  1. I went to the scene of the crime.

    Я відправився на місце злочину. — deniko

    ruЯ пошёл на место преступления. — Hellerick

    deIch begab mich zum Tatort. — samueldora

  2. There is a lot of crime in big cities.

    У великих містах високий рівень злочинності. — deniko

  3. I have every reason to believe that he is innocent of the crime.

    Маю всі підстави вважати, що він не винен у злочині. — brambury

    ruУ меня есть все причины верить, что он невиновен в преступлении. — RU

    deIch habe gute Gründe zu glauben, dass er an dem Verbrechen unschuldig ist. — Haehnchenpaella

  4. She committed a crime.

    Вона скоїла злочин. — deniko

    ruОна совершила преступление. — FeuDRenais

    deSie beging ein Verbrechen. — Espi

  5. Love isn't a crime.

    Кохання — не злочин. — deniko

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
specific act committed in violation of the law:
Русский
By meaning 3
specific act committed in violation of the law:
collective criminal acts:
practice or habit of committing crimes:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
specific act committed in violation of the law:
collective criminal acts:
practice or habit of committing crimes:

Origin

From Middle English cryme, crime, from Old French crime, crimne, from Latin crīmen. Displa

From Middle English cryme, crime, from Old French crime, crimne, from Latin crīmen. Displaced native Old English firen.

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