crime
gb/kɹˈaɪm/ us/kɹˈaɪm/
A2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 1200
bűncselekmény, bűn, vétek
నామవాచకం
A2
1
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone] commits [a crime]
The police are investigating a serious crime in the area.
A rendőrség egy súlyos bűncselekményt vizsgál a környéken.
Stealing from a store is a crime.
Boltból lopni bűncselekmény.
He was arrested for committing a violent crime.
Organized crime has been growing in the city.
The detective worked hard to solve the crime.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
Stealing is a crime.
Lopni bűncselekmény.
He went to jail for his crime.
Börtönbe került a bűncselekménye miatt.
The police want to stop crime.
She is not guilty of any crime.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'crime' with 'sin'; 'sin' is used in a religious context, while 'crime' refers to breaking the law.
అర్థం
An act against the law
పదకలయికలు
commit a crime
|serious crime
|violent crime
|organized crime
|solve a crime
పర్యాయపదాలు
offense (More formal legal term for a violation of the law.)
|
felony (Specifically refers to a serious crime, especially in U.S. law.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
lawfulness (The quality of following the law; opposite of committing a crime.)
|
innocence (State of not being guilty of a crime.)
విషయాలు
law
|justice
|society
|politics
|core_vocabulary
నిర్వచనం
An action that is not allowed by law and can be punished.
An act that is prohibited by law and punishable by a government authority.
నామవాచకం
B1
2
Destroying the rainforest is a crime against nature.
Az esőerdők pusztítása bűn a természet ellen.
It's a crime to waste so much food when people are hungry.
Bűn ennyi ételt pazarolni, amikor emberek éheznek.
Many believe that denying education to children is a crime against humanity.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
It is a crime to hurt animals.
Bűn bántani az állatokat.
Some think it is a crime to waste water.
Egyesek szerint bűn pazarolni a vizet.
Hurting people for fun is a crime.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may overuse this sense in legal contexts; remember that in this meaning it can be figurative and not about actual law-breaking.
అర్థం
A morally bad action
పదకలయికలు
a crime against humanity
|a crime against nature
|it's a crime to [verb]
పర్యాయపదాలు
wrongdoing (General term for morally or ethically bad actions.)
|
injustice (Focuses on unfairness or violation of rights rather than legal status.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
virtue (High moral standard; opposite of moral wrongdoing.)
విషయాలు
ethics
|society
|emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
నిర్వచనం
Something very bad or unfair, even if it is not illegal.
An action or situation that is considered seriously wrong or harmful, even if it is not against the law.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
crime
IPA
GB/kɹˈaɪm/
US/kɹˈaɪm/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
crime (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (crime)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: crime
- Plural: crime, crimes
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
crimes
noun
Core family
criminal
adjective A2
Related words
criminally
adverb
criminalize
verb
Negative and opposite forms
decriminalize
verb
Advanced or less common
criminality
noun
criminalization
noun
criminology
noun
criminologist
noun
పదప్రయోగాలు
commit a crime
1/kəmˈɪt ə kɹˈaɪm/
fixed phrase
Do something illegal
To do something that is against the law.
ఉదాహరణలు
- He committed a crime by stealing the car.
- Anyone who commits a crime must face justice.
crime rate
1/kɹˈaɪm ɹˈeɪt/
fixed phrase
Number of crimes in an area
The number of crimes that happen in a place during a certain time.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The city's crime rate has dropped this year.
- High unemployment often leads to a higher crime rate.
organized crime
1/ˈɔɹɡənˌaɪzd kɹˈaɪm/
fixed phrase
Criminal activity by groups
Illegal activities done by powerful and planned groups.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The police are cracking down on organized crime.
- He was linked to an organized crime network.
crime of passion
1/kɹˈaɪm əv pˈæʃən/
fixed phrase
Crime caused by strong emotion
A violent act done suddenly because of strong feelings like anger or jealousy.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The murder was ruled a crime of passion.
- The murder was ruled a crime of passion after evidence showed it happened in a jealous rage.
- Crimes of passion often happen without planning.
- He was acquitted because the killing was considered a crime of passion.
white-collar crime
1/wˈaɪt kˈɑlɚ kɹˈaɪm/
fixed phrase
non-violent business or financial crime
Crime like fraud or stealing money that is done in business or professional work, usually without violence.
ఉదాహరణలు
- He was arrested for white-collar crime involving fraud.
- The documentary explores major cases of white-collar crime.
- White-collar crimes can cause huge financial losses.
- He was jailed for white-collar crimes including fraud and embezzlement.
- White-collar crime can cost companies millions of dollars.