Crime | Mean of crime in English Dictionary

/ˈkraɪm/

• Noun
• an illegal act for which someone can be punished by the government
1. Have you ever been convicted of a crime? = Were you ever found guilty of a crime?
2. a very serious crime
3. She paid dearly for her crimes.
4. The punishment didn't fit the crime. [=the punishment was too mild/severe]
5. evidence that helped them solve the crime
6. a federal crime
7. weapons used to commit crimes [=to do something illegal]
8. I've committed no crime. = I haven't committed any crime.
9. He was punished for a crime that he didn't commit.
10. laws against hate crimes [=crimes that people commit because they hate the victim's race, religion, etc.]
11. He thought he had committed a/the perfect crime. [=a crime that leaves no evidence]
• activity that is against the law
1. poverty and crime
2. Hiring more police officers would help prevent/deter/reduce (the amount of) crime in our city.
3. leaders who are tough on crime = leaders who work hard to fight crime
4. He turned to a life of crime [=he became a criminal] as a teenager.
5. He has links to organized crime. [=a group of professional criminals who work together as part of a powerful and secret organization]
6. the recent increase in violent crime
7. high crime rates
8. crime novels/stories
9. We found your wallet at the crime scene. [=the place where a crime happened]
10. a crime wave [=a sudden increase in the amount of crime in an area]
11. He was her partner in crime for most of the robberies.
• an act that is foolish or wrong
1. It's a crime [=sin] to let food go to waste.
2. Being single is not a crime.
3. There's no greater crime than forgetting your anniversary.

• a very cruel or terrible illegal act that is directed against a group of people
1. The country's former leader was tried for crimes against humanity.