crime
♦♦ crime /kr'aɪm/ (crimes)
1 [N-VAR]
A crime is an illegal action or activity for which a person can be punished by law.
He and Lieutenant Cassidy were checking the scene of the crime...
Mr Steele has committed no crime and poses no danger to the public...
We need a positive programme of crime prevention.
2 [N-COUNT] usu sing, oft it v-link N to-inf
If you say that doing something is a crime, you think it is very wrong or a serious mistake.
It would be a crime to travel all the way to Australia and not stop in Sydney.
= sincrime scene (crime scenes)
[N-COUNT]
A crime scene is a place that is being investigated by the police because a crime has taken place there.
Photographs of the crime scene began to arrive within twenty minutes.crime wave
also crimewave
[N-SING]
When more crimes than usual are committed in a particular place, you can refer to this as a crime wave.
The country is in the grip of a teenage crime wave.hate crime (hate crimes)
[N-COUNT]
A hate crime is a crime, especially against people such as homosexuals and members of ethnic minorities, that is motivated by feelings of hatred.or|ga|nized crime
in BRIT, also use organised crime
[N-UNCOUNT]
Organized crime refers to criminal activities which involve large numbers of people and are organized and controlled by a small group.street crime
[N-UNCOUNT]
Street crime refers to crime such as vandalism, car theft and mugging that are usually committed outdoors.
1 [N-VAR]
A crime is an illegal action or activity for which a person can be punished by law.
He and Lieutenant Cassidy were checking the scene of the crime...
Mr Steele has committed no crime and poses no danger to the public...
We need a positive programme of crime prevention.
2 [N-COUNT] usu sing, oft it v-link N to-inf
If you say that doing something is a crime, you think it is very wrong or a serious mistake.
It would be a crime to travel all the way to Australia and not stop in Sydney.
= sincrime scene (crime scenes)
[N-COUNT]
A crime scene is a place that is being investigated by the police because a crime has taken place there.
Photographs of the crime scene began to arrive within twenty minutes.crime wave
also crimewave
[N-SING]
When more crimes than usual are committed in a particular place, you can refer to this as a crime wave.
The country is in the grip of a teenage crime wave.hate crime (hate crimes)
[N-COUNT]
A hate crime is a crime, especially against people such as homosexuals and members of ethnic minorities, that is motivated by feelings of hatred.or|ga|nized crime
in BRIT, also use organised crime
[N-UNCOUNT]
Organized crime refers to criminal activities which involve large numbers of people and are organized and controlled by a small group.street crime
[N-UNCOUNT]
Street crime refers to crime such as vandalism, car theft and mugging that are usually committed outdoors.