CRIME

Crime

The term crime does not, in modern times, have any simple and universally accepted definition, but one definition is that a crime, also called an offence or a criminal offence, is an act harmful not only to some individual, but also to the community or the state . Such acts are forbidden and punishable by law.

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crime

Noun

  1. A specific act committed in violation of the law.
  2. The practice or habit of committing crimes.
    Crime doesn’t pay.


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