crime
复数形式
crimes
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犯罪, 罪行
an unlawful act that is punishable by the legal system
- The police are investigating the crime that occurred last night.
警方正在调查昨晚发生的犯罪。
- She was arrested for her involvement in a violent crime.
她因参与一起暴力犯罪而被捕。
- Crime rates have been steadily declining in the city over the past decade.
过去十年中，该市的犯罪率一直在稳步下降。
- He was convicted of a white-collar crime and sentenced to prison.
他因白领犯罪被定罪并被判入狱。
- The increase in violent crime has made residents feel unsafe.
暴力犯罪的增加让居民感到不安全。
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an act considered morally wrong or evil, regardless of legal consequences
- Destroying ancient artifacts is seen as a cultural crime.
- Many regarded the pollution of the river as a crime against nature.
- It was a crime to waste so much food while others were hungry.
- The betrayal felt like a personal crime to him.
- Some acts, though legal, are considered crimes against humanity.
3
a genre of fiction focusing on criminal acts, motives, and their detection, often from the perspective of law enforcement or criminals
- She enjoys reading crime novels set in Victorian London.
- The film is a classic of crime fiction, involving a complex heist.
- Crime stories often explore the psychology of the criminal.
- Detective series belong to the crime genre.
- He wrote a crime thriller that kept readers guessing until the end.