crime

• Eine Handlung oder Unterlassung, die gegen das Gesetz verstößt und von staatlicher Seite verfolgt und bestraft wird. Im weiteren Sinne auch ein schweres Unrecht oder eine unmoralische Tat.

A noun referring to an action or omission that constitutes an offense that may be prosecuted by the state and is punishable by law.

1. Illegal activityA2formallegal

   An action or omission that constitutes an offense that may be prosecuted by the state and is punishable by law.

   Straftat

   • The police are working to reduce crime in the city.
   • He was convicted of a serious crime.
   • Theft is a common crime in many urban areas.

   Synonymeinfractionmisdeedoffensetransgressionviolationwrongdoing

2. Specific offenseA2formallegal

   A particular act or instance of breaking the law.

   Straftat

   • Murder is considered a violent crime.
   • She committed a crime by stealing from the store.
   • The crime rate has increased in this neighborhood.

   Synonymebreachinfractionmisdeedoffensetransgressionviolationwrongdoing

3. Shameful or wrong actB1informal

   An action that is morally wrong or considered unacceptable, even if not illegal.

   Schändliche oder falsche Tat

   • It's a crime to waste so much food.
   • Leaving a child alone in a car is a crime.
   • He thinks it's a crime to charge so much for a simple service.

   Synonymeiniquitymisdeedoffensesintransgressionvicewrongwrongdoing

   Antonymegoodvirtue