crime
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(noun) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act |
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Synonyms: law-breaking |
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Related Words: assault, assault and battery, battery, capital offense, commission, evildoing, felony, forgery, fraud, high treason, highjack, hijack, infraction, infringement, lese majesty, mayhem, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, offence, offense, perpetration, rape, ravishment, regulatory offence, regulatory offense, sexual assault, statutory offence, statutory offense, thuggery, transgression, treason, vice crime, victimless crime, violation, war crime |
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(noun) an evil act not necessarily punishable by law; "crimes of the heart" |
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Related Words: evildoing, transgression |
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