crime in English: Something a person does that is against the law. (noun)

Translation

Something a person does that is against the law.

Word origin

From Latin crimen, meaning a charge brought against someone.

Gender

Pluralcrimes

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One bad act against the law is "a crime".

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The police work on crimes.

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Here "crime" is uncountable and means crime in general.

police

The official group of people whose job is to stop crime and keep people safe.

law

A rule made by a country that everyone must follow.

court

The place where a judge decides if someone has broken the law.

judge

A person who decides what is right and wrong in a court of law.

steal

To take something that belongs to another person, without asking and without paying.

accuse

To say that someone has done something wrong or against the law.

assault

A sudden violent attack on a person or a place.

bust

To break something, or, in informal English, for the police to catch someone.

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