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Crimes

/kɹaɪmz/

A specific act committed in violation of the law.

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noun

1
A specific act committed in violation of the law.
2
Any great sin or wickedness; iniquity.
3
That which occasions crime.
4
Criminal acts collectively.

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Word	Definition
law-breakingnoun	(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
abusesnoun	Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.
actionsnoun	The effort of performing or doing something.
actsnoun	(biblical) Clipping of Acts of the Apostles. [(biblical) The fifth book in the New Testament of the Bible.]
actusnoun	(historical units of measure) A former Roman unit of length, equal to 120 Roman feet (about 35.5 m)
assizesnoun	(historical, law) The regional courts of England and Wales, which were replaced by the Crown Courts in 1971.
atrocitiesnoun	(countable) An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice.
breachesnoun	(law) A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment.
brottnoun	A surname.
casesnoun	An actual event, situation, or fact.
chargesnoun	The amount of money levied for a service.
committedverb	Obligated or locked in (often, but not necessarily, by a pledge) to some course of action.
contraventionsnoun	The act of contravening (a rule, regulation, law, or order) or of not fulfilling (an obligation, promise, or agreement).
countsnoun	(statistics, of a statistic) To be enumerated rather than represented as a proportion or percentage.
criminalnoun	A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.
criminalitynoun	(uncountable) Criminal activity.
criminalsnoun	a 1975 Indian Malayalam film, directed by S. Babu and produced by Salam Karassery.
deedsnoun	performance of moral or religious acts
delictsnoun	(civil law, Scots law) A wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common law.
delinquencynoun	Misconduct.