Crime — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

an evil act not necessarily punishable by law

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈaɪm/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈaɪm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈaɪm/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈaɪm/.

Examples

a long record of crimes
crimes of the heart

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

law-breaking offence offense criminal offence criminal offense

Parts of Speech

noun	(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act “a long record of crimes”
noun	an evil act not necessarily punishable by law “crimes of the heart”

Word Forms

criminal	adjective	involving or being or having the nature of a crime
criminate	verb	bring an accusation against; level a charge against
incriminate	verb	suggest that someone is guilty
criminalise	verb	declare illegal; outlaw
offend	verb	act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verbrechen

(Strafrecht) eine gesetzlich strafbare Handlung; wird normalerweise als böse Tat angesehen

🇪🇸Spanish

delito

(derecho penal) un acto punible por la ley; generalmente considerado un acto malvado

🇮🇹Italian

crimine

(diritto penale) atto punibile dalla legge; generalmente considerato un atto malvagio

🇳🇱Dutch

misdaad

(strafrecht) een handeling die bij wet strafbaar is; doorgaans als een slechte daad beschouwd

🇷🇺Russian

преступление

(уголовно-правовое) деяние, наказуемое законом; обычно считается злым поступком

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपराध

(आपराधिक कानून) कानून द्वारा दंडनीय कार्य; आमतौर पर इसे एक बुरा कार्य माना जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

অপরাধ

(ফৌজদারী আইন) আইন দ্বারা শাস্তিযোগ্য একটি কাজ; সাধারণত একটি খারাপ কাজ বলে মনে করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

குற்றம்

(குற்றவியல் சட்டம்) சட்டத்தால் தண்டிக்கப்படும் ஒரு செயல்; பொதுவாக ஒரு தீய செயலாக கருதப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

నేరం

(క్రిమినల్ చట్టం) చట్టం ద్వారా శిక్షించదగిన చర్య; సాధారణంగా చెడు చర్యగా పరిగణించబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

गुन्हा

(गुन्हेगारी कायदा) कायद्याने दंडनीय कृती; सहसा वाईट कृत्य मानले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગુનો

(ગુનાહિત કાયદો) કાયદા દ્વારા સજાપાત્ર કૃત્ય; સામાન્ય રીતે દુષ્ટ કૃત્ય માનવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪರಾಧ

(ಕ್ರಿಮಿನಲ್ ಕಾನೂನು) ಕಾನೂನಿನಿಂದ ಶಿಕ್ಷಾರ್ಹವಾದ ಕಾರ್ಯ; ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ದುಷ್ಟ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಎಂದು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുറ്റകൃത്യം

(ക്രിമിനൽ നിയമം) നിയമം ശിക്ഷാർഹമായ ഒരു പ്രവൃത്തി; സാധാരണയായി ഒരു ദുഷ്പ്രവൃത്തിയായി കണക്കാക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਪਰਾਧ

(ਅਪਰਾਧਿਕ ਕਾਨੂੰਨ) ਕਾਨੂੰਨ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸਜ਼ਾ ਯੋਗ ਐਕਟ; ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਬੁਰਾ ਕੰਮ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جرم

(مجرمانہ قانون) قانون کے ذریعہ قابل سزا فعل؛ عام طور پر ایک برا عمل سمجھا جاتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

犯罪

（刑法）应受法律惩罚的行为；通常被认为是邪恶的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

犯罪

（刑法）法律によって罰せられる行為。通常は邪悪な行為とみなされます

🇰🇷Korean

범죄

(형법) 법률에 의해 처벌되는 행위; 일반적으로 나쁜 행위로 간주됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tội phạm

(luật hình sự) một hành vi bị pháp luật trừng phạt; thường được coi là một hành động xấu xa

🇹🇭Thai

อาชญากรรม

(กฎหมายอาญา) การกระทำที่มีโทษตามกฎหมาย มักถือเป็นการกระทำที่ชั่วร้าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

kejahatan

(hukum pidana) suatu perbuatan yang diancam dengan pidana; biasanya dianggap sebagai tindakan jahat

🇵🇭Filipino

krimen

(batas ng kriminal) isang kilos na pinarurusahan ng batas; karaniwang itinuturing na isang masamang gawa

🇲🇾Malay

jenayah

(undang-undang jenayah) perbuatan yang boleh dihukum oleh undang-undang; biasanya dianggap sebagai perbuatan jahat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جريمة

(القانون الجنائي) فعل يعاقب عليه القانون؛ عادة ما يعتبر عملا شريرا

🇮🇷Persian

جنایت

(حقوق جزایی) عملی که طبق قانون مجازات می شود. معمولاً یک عمل شیطانی در نظر گرفته می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

suç

(ceza hukuku) kanunen cezalandırılabilen bir eylem; genellikle kötü bir eylem olarak kabul edilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

פֶּשַׁע

(דין פלילי) מעשה שדין עונשו; בדרך כלל נחשב מעשה מרושע

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