crime´less

crime´less
crime «krym», noun.
1. an act that is against the law. Any felony or misdemeanor is a crime. Murder, kidnaping, and treason are high crimes often punishable by death. »

Murder is a vile and loathsome crime.

2. the activity of criminals; violation of law: »

Crime is increasing in the cities.

3. a) an evil or wrong act; sin: »

It is a crime to let people live without food and clothing. War is a crime against humanity.

b) Figurative: »

It's a crime to neglect such a lovely garden.

[< Old French crime < Latin crīmen, -inis accusation, offense; of uncertain origin]
crime´less, adjective.
Synonym Study 1 Crime, offense mean an act that breaks a law. Crime applies particularly to an act that breaks a law that has been made for the public good, and is punishable by public law: »

Arson and swindling are crimes.

But what constitutes a crime varies to some extent with place and period. It is no longer a crime in Great Britain for a man to marry his deceased wife's sister. Certain conduct on the Sabbath may be a crime in one country and be entirely overlooked by the law in another country. Offense is more general, and applies to any act, not always serious, that breaks any moral, public, or social law: »

Lying and cruelty are offenses.


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