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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
crime
/kɹaɪm/
noun1 of 2
A specific act committed in violation of the law.
- “A lack of food and money pushes people to crime.”Tatoeba
- “There is no such a thing as a perfect crime.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To subject to disciplinary punishment.
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break the lawTo do something that is illegal.
offendernounA person who has committed a crime.
jurisdictionnounThe area or range of matters in which an official body can make legal decisions.
hackernounA person who breaks into computer systems without permission.
patrolverbTo walk or drive around an area regularly to keep it safe.
impartialadjectiveTreating all sides equally without favouring any of them.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)