Another word for crime
crime
n.
An outrageous act
offense, transgression, misdemeanor, felony, violation, outrage, wickedness, immorality, misdeed, infringement, wrongdoing, depravity, antisocial behavior, abomination, misconduct, corruption, vice, villainy, iniquity, delinquency, negligence, wrong, trespass, malefaction, malfeasance, tort, dereliction, lawlessness, criminality, crime in the streets, white-collar crime, capital crime, scandal, infraction, atrocity, enormity, crime of passion, cold-blooded crime, war crime, crime against humanity, mortal sin, deed without a name*; see also sense 2, evil 1, 2, sin.
A serious infraction of the law
Crimes include: treason, homicide, murder, voluntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter, simple assault, aggravated assault, rape, battery, mayhem, larceny, theft, robbery, burglary, holdup, mugging, kidnapping, swindling, arson, defrauding, embezzlement, smuggling, extortion, bribery, malicious mischief, breach of the peace, libel, breaking prison, perjury, act injurious to the public welfare, aggravated misdemeanor, conspiracy, counterfeiting, treason, inciting to revolt, sedition;
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Another word for crime
A serious breaking of the public law:
illegality, misdeed, offense. (Law) felony. See crimesA wicked act or wicked behavior:
deviltry, diablerie, evil, evildoing, immorality, iniquity, misdeed, offense, peccancy, sin, wickedness, wrong, wrongdoing. See rightSomething that offends one's sense of propriety, fairness, or justice:
offense, outrage, sin. See rightA great disappointment or regrettable fact:
pity, shame. (Slang) bummer. Idiom: a crying shame. See good
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"crime." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 14 July 2019. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/Crime>.
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crime. (n.d.). Retrieved July 14th, 2019, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/Crime
