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commit a crime

idiom

: to do something illegal
weapons used to commit crimes

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If a person witnesses a drone operating over their private property or being used to commit a crime, the FAA recommends that people immediately report it to local law enforcement. Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 21 Nov. 2025 State officials said Holt was charged in July with two counts of false pretenses between $20,000 and $50,000, one count of false pretenses between $1,000 and $20,000, two counts of using a computer to commit a crime and one count of making and/or permitting a false tax return. Nick Lentz, CBS News, 15 Nov. 2025 Rapp is charged with unlawful posting of a message, using a computer to commit a crime, cyberbullying and malicious use of telecommunications services. Christina Hall, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025 Following an unrelated traffic stop Tuesday in Half Moon Bay, officers arrested the duo on suspicion of second-degree burglary and conspiracy to commit a crime, according to police. Jason Green, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for commit a crime

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“Commit a crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commit%20a%20crime. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

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