crime

crime
crime
W2S2 [kraım] n
[Date: 1200-1300; : Latin; Origin: crimen 'judgment, accusation, crime']
1.) [U]
illegal activities in general
▪ We moved here ten years ago because there was very little crime.
▪ Women commit far less crime than men.
▪ Police officers are being given new powers to help combat crime .
▪ the reasons why people turn to crime
▪ The town has a relatively low crime rate .
▪ The latest crime figures show a drop in the number of robberies.
▪ We need to focus more on crime prevention .
▪ Violent crime is on the increase in the city.
▪ There has been a rise in serious crime in the area.
▪ He became involved in petty crime as a teenager.
▪ a police crackdown on car crime
▪ Street crime was rising rapidly in the Russian capital.
▪ a new support group for victims of crime
▪ Politicians are trying to appear tough on crime .
▪ the latest novel by crime writer Ed McBain
2.)
an illegal action, which can be punished by law
▪ He insisted that he had not committed any crime .
▪ Rape is a very serious crime .
▪ men who have been found guilty of violent crimes
crime against
▪ Crimes against the elderly are becoming more common.
▪ The City Council made it a crime to drink alcohol in the street.
▪ Police are still busy hunting for clues at the scene of the crime (=where the crime happened) .
3.) a life of crime
when someone spends their life stealing and committing other crimes, in order to get money to live
4.) the perfect crime
a crime that no one knows has been committed, so no one can be punished for it
5.) crime of passion
a crime, especially murder, caused by sexual jealousy
6.) crime against humanity
a crime of cruelty against large numbers of people, especially in a war
7.) crime doesn't pay
used to say that crime does not give you any advantage, because you will be caught and punished - used when warning people not to get involved in crime
8.) [singular]
something that someone is blamed or criticized for doing - use this when you think someone is treated very unfairly
→↑sin
▪ My only crime is that I fell in love with another girl.
▪ Johnson's biggest crime was that he told the truth.
9.) it's a crime
spoken said when you think something is very wrong, and someone should not do it
▪ It would be a crime to waste all that good food.
→partners in crime at ↑partner1 (5), ↑white-collar
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
commit crime
combat/fight crime
turn to crime (=start committing crimes)
crime rate (=the amount of crime that happens somewhere)
crime figures/statistics
crime prevention
violent crime
serious crime
petty crime (=crime that is not very serious)
car crime British English
street crime
victim of crime
juvenile/youth crime (=by children and teenagers)
tough on crime (=always punishing crime severely)
HINT sense 1
Do not say 'make/do (a) crime'. Use commit : Young men are more likely to commit crime. She has committed a terrible crime.
WORD FOCUS: crime
crimes that involve stealing things: robbery, burglary, theft, shoplifting, fraud, carjacking
crimes that involve attacking people : assault, mugging, murder, rape
someone who commits crimes: criminal, thief, crook, burglar, mugger, robber, pickpocket, rapist, offender, lawbreaker
See also: criminal, offence, felony, misdemeanour, organized crime, war crime
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Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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Synonyms:
, , (especially against human law), / , , , , , , (of a violent or high-handed nature)


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