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activities that are in violation of the laws of the state<a promise by the president to step up the war against crime>Synonymscriminality, lawbreaking, lawlessnessRelated Wordsmalfeasance, misconduct; wrongdoing; evil, immorality, sin, wickedness; corruption, depravity; malefaction, misdeed, misdoing, offense (or offence), transgression, trespass
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a regrettable or blameworthy act<itʼs a crime to waste food, so give the rest of the pizza to me>Synonymsdisgrace, pity, shame, sinRelated Wordsoutrage, scandal
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a breaking of a moral or legal code<anyone who commits a crime can expect to go to jail>— see offense 1
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a cause of shame<her only crime was saying the wrong thing at the wrong time>— see disgrace 2
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