crime

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Singular
crime

Plural
crimes

  1. (countable & uncountable) A crime is an act that is against the law and for which you can go to jail.
    Murder is a crime.
    New York has a lot of crime.
  2. (countable) A crime is an extremely bad action.
    Letting that puppy die is a crime.

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