perfect crime
perfect crime · perfect crimes
A crime that is undetected, unattributed to a perpetrator, or otherwise unsolvedA crime that is undetected, unattributed to a perpetrator, or otherwise unsolved.
» I've committed the perfect crime, I think.
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2 senses(colloquial)A crime that is undetected, unattributed to a perpetrator, or otherwise unsolved.
(colloquial)A crime that is unsolved and seemingly unsolvable.
Examples
5 sentencesI've committed the perfect crime, I think.
There is no such thing as a perfect crime.
There is no such a thing as a perfect crime.
There's no perfect crime.
ruИдеальных преступлений не бывает. — marafon
deEs gibt kein perfektes Verbrechen. — Adelpa
Let's commit the perfect crime: I'll steal your heart, and you'll steal mine.
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plural: perfect crimes| Singular | perfect crime |
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