Crime
Crime is a violation of criminal law for which some governmental authority applies formal penalties.
Definition Two:
Crime means any action that violates criminal laws established by political authority.
Webster Dictionary Meaning
1. Crime
- Any violation of law, either divine or human; an omission of
a duty commanded, or the commission of an act forbidden by law.- Gross violation of human law, in distinction from a misdemeanor or trespass, or other slight offense. Hence, also, any aggravated offense against morality or the public welfare; any outrage or great wrong.
- Any great wickedness or sin; iniquity.
- That which occasion crime.
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