el

masculine

/ˈkɾimen/

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Translation

crime, murder

Word origin

From Latin crimen ('charge, accusation, fault, crime'). The same root gives English 'crime' and 'criminal'.

Origin: Latin
Root: crimen
English cognates: crime, criminal, recriminate

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralcrimenesirregular

Examples

The crime was committed between eleven at night and midnight.

Fighting crime is a priority for the government.

It is a crime to let such a great talent go to waste.

The novel deals with an unsolved crime in a small village.

Throwing food away like that seems like a crime to me.

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This word is part of lesson 14.