crime
gb/kɹˈaɪm/ us/kɹˈaɪm/
A2
انگریزی
~ 1200
bűncselekmény, bűn, vétek
اسم
A2
1
استعمال کا انداز:
[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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
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.
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'crime' with 'sin'; 'sin' is used in a religious context, while 'crime' refers to breaking the law.
معنی
An act against the law
لفظی تراکیب
commit a crime
|serious crime
|violent crime
|organized crime
|solve a crime
ہم معنی الفاظ
offense (More formal legal term for a violation of the law.)
|
felony (Specifically refers to a serious crime, especially in U.S. law.)
متضاد الفاظ
lawfulness (The quality of following the law; opposite of committing a crime.)
|
innocence (State of not being guilty of a crime.)
موضوعات
law
|justice
|society
|politics
|core_vocabulary
تعریف
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.
اسم
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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
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.
عام غلطی:
Learners may overuse this sense in legal contexts; remember that in this meaning it can be figurative and not about actual law-breaking.
معنی
A morally bad action
لفظی تراکیب
a crime against humanity
|a crime against nature
|it's a crime to [verb]
ہم معنی الفاظ
wrongdoing (General term for morally or ethically bad actions.)
|
injustice (Focuses on unfairness or violation of rights rather than legal status.)
متضاد الفاظ
virtue (High moral standard; opposite of moral wrongdoing.)
موضوعات
ethics
|society
|emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
تعریف
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.
گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
crime
IPA
GB/kɹˈaɪm/
US/kɹˈaɪm/
ہجا بندی اور زور
crime (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (crime)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
- Base: crime
- Plural: crime, crimes
متعلقہ الفاظ
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
عبارات
commit a crime
1/kəmˈɪt ə kɹˈaɪm/
fixed phrase
Do something illegal
To do something that is against the law.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.