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Added 9 October 2026

crime

/kɹaɪm/ noun

In Latin: scelus, facinus, maleficium Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about crime at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law.
the commission of a crime
Any great sin or wickedness; iniquity.
Those methods of saving money should be a crime.
That which occasions crime.

verb

To subject to disciplinary punishment.
To commit crime.

Origin

From Middle English cryme, crime, from Old French crime, crimne, from Latin crīmen. Displaced native Old English firen.

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