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Crime

British pronunciation/kɹˈa‍ɪm/
American pronunciation/ˈkɹaɪm/
Crime
[NOUN]
1

an illegal act that is punishable by law

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2

an evil act not necessarily punishable by law

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3

a genre of fiction that involves a focus on criminal activities, motives, and their detection, often from the perspective of law enforcement or criminals themselves

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Examples
1Crime doesn't pay.
2The crime of obtaining title to another's property by false pretenses.
3In these traditional stories, no crime goes unpunished.
4The crime was committed in broad daylight.
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