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CRIME | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary Meaning of crime in English crime noun us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / kraɪm / uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / kraɪm / crime noun ( ACTIVITY ) Add to word list Add to word list B1 [ U ] illegal activities : She promised to fight crime and reform government . violent crime The rate of violent crime fell last month . serious crime The city plans to put more officers on the streets to tackle serious crime. The priority of community policing is to prevent crime. crime prevention Nearly $2 million of the city budget was set aside for crime prevention . He believes that religion saved him from a life of crime. See also crime scene crime rate crime wave cybercrime gun crime knife crime organized crime petty crime white-collar crime B1 [ C ] an illegal act : commit a crime He has admitted committing several crimes , including fraud . be accused of a crime The defendant is accused of a range of crimes , from theft to murder . be charged with a crime He has not been charged with any crime and has denied wrongdoing . alleged crime He should not be allowed to question the victims of his alleged crimes . the scene of the crime A knife was found at the scene of the crime. See also crime against humanity crime of passion hate crime war crime [ S ] an unacceptable or very unreasonable act or situation : To have hundreds of homeless people sleeping in the streets of a rich city like London is a crime. it is a crime It would be a crime (= very wrong ) to spend such a beautiful day indoors . Something must be done to reduce the level of crime in the area . In Britain , half of all violent crime is perpetrated by people who have been drinking alcohol . Someone of your description was seen in the area on the night of the crime. The jury has to decide whether a person is guilty or innocent of a crime. There are few crimes more truly shocking than the murder or abuse of children . Crime - general words accuse someone of a crime aggravated anti-crime anti-fraud anti-narcotics delinquency delinquently drink driving driving under the influence DUI misdeed misdemeanor netherworld non-crime on all counts victimology war crime white-collar crime wrongdoing zero tolerance See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences crime noun ( BOOKS, ETC. ) [ U ] books , movies , and TV shows about crimes being committed and investigated (= examined to find the truth about them) : I read all kinds of books , but crime is my favorite genre . crime novel She publishes her crime novels under a pseudonym . crime writer Today we meet one of America's best-selling crime writers . crime novelist I think he's the best crime novelist on the planet . See also crime fiction true crime He made films in such varied genres as war dramas , crime, Westerns , and comedy . Books: kinds of books abridgment annual anthology audiobook backlist cozy digest dime novel e-reader easy read miscellany multi-author multi-authored multi-volume must-read swashbuckler tome trilogy vade mecum work of fiction See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Cinema ratings & types of movie Idiom crime doesn't pay (Definition of crime from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) crime | Intermediate English crime noun [ C/U ] us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / krɑɪm / Add to word list Add to word list an action or activity that is against the law , or illegal activity generally : [ U ] Violent crime has been reduced . [ C ] It’s a crime to yell " fire " in a crowded theater if there isn’t one. [ C ] If you commit a crime, you will be punished . People say something is a crime if it is wrong : [ C usually sing ] It’s a crime that people go to bed hungry in this country . (Definition of crime from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) crime | Business English crime noun LAW uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / kraɪm / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio Add to word list Add to word list [ U ] illegal activities : The area was plagued with failing schools , rising crime and poor healthcare . Unemployment is associated with a rising crime rate . crime prevention petty / serious crime The judicial system has been too soft on corruption and white-collar crime . The number of cases of computer crime has continued to increase . The new database will help in the fight against identity fraud and organized crime . combat/tackle crime Most local stores were involved in the initiative to tackle retail crime. [ C ] an illegal act : commit a crime The former chief executive had committed a crime and was brought to justice . be accused of/charged with/convicted of a crime The defendant is accused of a range of crimes, from fraud to embezzlement of company funds . (Definition of crime from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of crime crime The court said the defendant's gambling was limited to his group of friends and was not linked to organized crime , according to local media reports. From ESPN We have many more than just officers involved in the crime fighting initiative. From Chicago Tribune Those are the serious crimes we report to the state. From Chicago Tribune Many times, the crimes go unreported because victims don't want others to know they fell for a scam. From Minneapolis Star Tribune Oddly enough, the only other crime that doesn't have a statute of limitations is the embezzlement of public funds. From OCRegister And, yes, then the novel does plunge into a sort of crime story territory with its court room scenes and things. From NPR But generally the pattern is that domestic violence is not taken as seriously as other crimes. From NPR About half of victims who knew the perpetrator reported the crime , while 41% of those who didn't know the offender did so. From TIME Sunday and that no one had been charged with any crime so far. From Washington Post His crime is that he loves them simultaneously. From NPR These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations with crime crime These are words often used in combination with crime . Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. alleged crime The former consist only of the names of prosecutors and defendants in criminal cases, along with the alleged crime and the verdict of the grand jury. From the Cambridge English Corpus brutal crime There is no doubt that we are faced with a particularly hideous and brutal crime . From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 crime drama The story is a crime drama . From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with crime What is the pronunciation of crime ? Translations of crime in Chinese (Traditional) 違法行爲，犯罪活動, 罪，罪行, 不能接受的行為… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 违法行为，犯罪活动, 罪，罪行, 不能接受的行为… See more in Spanish delincuencia, crimen, delito… See more in Portuguese delinquência, criminalidade, crimes… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian बेकायदेशीर कारवाया, एक अवैध कृत्य… See more 犯罪, （法律的な）罪, 犯罪（はんざい）… See more suç, cürüm, kabahat… See more criminalité [feminine], crime [masculine], délit [masculine]… See more delinqüència, crim, delicte… See more misdaad, schande… See more சட்டவிரோத நடவடிக்கைகள், ஒரு சட்டவிரோத செயல்… See more अपराध, गैर-कानूनी गतिविधियाँ, जुर्म… See more ગૂનો, અપરાધ… See more forbrydelse, ugerning, synd… See more brott, oförsvarlighet, synd och skam… See more jenayah, salahnya… See more das Verbrechen… See more kriminalitet [masculine], forbrytelse [masculine], forbrytelse… See more جرم… See more злочин, неподобство… See more నేరం… See more অপরাধ, অবৈধ কাজকর্ম… See more zločin, hřích… See more kejahatan, salah… See more อาชญากรรม, การกระทำที่ผิดศีลธรรม… See more tội phạm, tội ác… See more przestępczość, przestępstwo, zbrodnia… See more 범행, 범죄… See more crimine, delitto, reato… See more Need a translator? 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