crime

crime
01. The [crime] rate in this country has more or less stayed constant for the last ten years or so.
02. Police believe the man suspected of robbing the bank today is responsible for a number of similar [crimes] which have been committed over the last year.
03. Police have begun a [criminal] investigation into allegations the governor accepted bribes from a local construction firm bidding on a large government contract.
04. The driver of the bus that ran off the road, killing 2 of his passengers, has been [criminally] charged with driving without due care and attention.
05. Members of the government that murdered thousands of its citizens will be tried in court for [crimes] against humanity.
06. Her 17-year-old son already has a [criminal] record for theft and assault.
07. My cousin is studying [criminology] at college, and hopes to become a police officer.
08. Aristotle observed that poverty is the parent of revolution and [crime].
09. Balzac once remarked that behind every great fortune there is a [crime].
10. Maurice Chevalier once said that the [crime] of loving is forgetting.
11. Murdering a travelling musician was not considered a serious [crime] during the Middle Ages.
12. Too many cities have [criminalized] street-level activities such as panhandling, street art, community gardening, and food vendors.
13. A Chinese proverb notes that to break the law is the same [crime] in the Emperor as in the subject.
14. A Russian proverb suggests that it's a [crime] if you get caught.
15. The murder was described by the judge as the most horrible [crime] he had ever dealt with.
16. I can say what I want. It's not a [crime] to disagree, you know.
17. Property [crimes] in this country are on the rise, but violent [crimes] seem to be decreasing.
18. He began a life of [crime] at a very early age. He was already regularly stealing candy from stores when he was only six years old.
19. A recent study shows that serious violent [crime] levels in the United States have declined since 1993.
20. The Department of Justice is continually working to better prevent computer [crimes], such as hacking.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • crime — [ krim ] n. m. • 1160; lat. crimen « accusation » 1 ♦ Sens large Manquement très grave à la morale, à la loi. ⇒ attentat, 1. délit, faute, 1. forfait , infraction, 3. mal, péché. Crime contre nature. « L intérêt que l on accuse de tous nos crimes …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • crime — / krīm/ n [Middle French, from Latin crimen fault, accusation, crime] 1: conduct that is prohibited and has a specific punishment (as incarceration or fine) prescribed by public law compare delict, tort 2: an offense against public law …   Law dictionary

  • crime — W2S2 [kraım] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Latin; Origin: crimen judgment, accusation, crime ] 1.) [U] illegal activities in general ▪ We moved here ten years ago because there was very little crime. ▪ Women commit far less crime than men. ▪ Police… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • crime — CRIME. s. m. Action meschante & punissable par les loix. Crime capital. grand crime. crime atroce, detestable. crime enorme. crime inoüi, noir, irremissible. commettre, faire un crime. faire un crime à quelqu un de quelque chose, pour dire,… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • crime — CRIME. s. m. Mauvaise action que les lois punissent. Crime capital. Grand crime. Crime atroce, détestable. Crime énorme. Crime inouï, noir, irrémissible. Commettre, faire un crime. Punir un crime. Pardonner un crime. Abolir un crime. L abolition… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • crime — [ kraım ] noun *** 1. ) count an illegal activity or action: commit a crime (=do something illegal): She was unaware that she had committed a crime. the scene of a crime (=where it happened): There were no apparent clues at the scene of the crime …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • crime — [kraɪm] noun LAW 1. [countable] a dishonest or immoral action that can be punished by law: • Insider trading is a crime here and in the U.S. 2. [uncountable] illegal activities in general: • We moved here ten years ago because there was very… …   Financial and business terms

  • Crime — (kr[imac]m), n. [F. crime, fr. L. crimen judicial decision, that which is subjected to such a decision, charge, fault, crime, fr. the root of cernere to decide judicially. See {Certain}.] 1. Any violation of law, either divine or human; an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crime — 〈[kraım] m. 6 oder n. 15〉 I 〈zählb.〉 Verbrechen, Gewalttat II 〈unz.; Sammelbez. für〉 Kriminalität; →a. Sex and Crime [engl.] * * * Crime [kra̮im ], das; s [engl. crime < afrz. crime < lat. crimen = Verbrechen]: engl. Bez. für: Verbrechen,… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • crime — Crime, et cas qu on a commis, Crimen. Un crime pour lequel y a peine de mort, ou d infamie, Capitale facinus, vel crimen. Crime de lese majesté, Perduellio. Pour certain crime ou cas, Certo nomine maleficij. Commettre un crime, ou faire une faute …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • crime — mid 13c., sinfulness, from O.Fr. crimne (12c., Mod.Fr. crime), from L. crimen (gen. criminis) charge, indictment, accusation; crime, fault, offense, perhaps from cernere to decide, to sift (see CRISIS (Cf. crisis)). But Klein (citing Brugmann)… …   Etymology dictionary

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