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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCrime
/kraɪm/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An act committed in violation of a law prohibiting it.
"The detective investigated the crime scene for clues." - 2
A serious offense punishable by law.
"Murder is considered one of the most heinous crimes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'crime' originates from the Latin 'crimen', meaning 'accusation' or 'offense', which evolved through Old French 'crimene' before entering Middle English. Its meaning has shifted over time from a general sense of wrongdoing to specifically refer to acts that violate laws.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Crime" is said worldwide
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crime
Transliteration: krim
"Le détective a enquêté sur la scène de crime."
Verbrechen
Transliteration: fɛrˈbʁɛçən
"Der Detektiv untersuchte den Tatort nach Hinweisen."
crimine
Transliteration: ˈkrimine
"Il detective ha indagato sulla scena del crimine."
crimen
Transliteration: ˈkɾimen
"El detective investigó la escena del crimen."
crime
Transliteration: ˈkɾĩmi
"O detetive investigou a cena do crime."
अपराध
Transliteration: aprādh
"जासूस ने अपराध स्थल की जांच की।"
犯罪
Transliteration: fànzuì
"侦探调查了犯罪现场。"
범죄
Transliteration: beomjoe
"형사는 범죄 현장을 조사했습니다."
犯罪
Transliteration: hanzai
"探偵は犯罪現場を調査しました。"
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