crime

🇺🇸 /kraɪm/ 🇬🇧 /kraɪm/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B1
noun
A2

actions that break the law

He started doing crime after losing his job.

A2

an illegal act that can be punished

The attack was a terrible crime against innocent people.

R

something very wrong or a big mistake

It is a crime to let good food go to waste.

translation

n. actions that break the law; an illegal act that can be punished; something very wrong or a big mistake

Word Forms

Plural crimes