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non·crime | \ ˌnän-ˈkrīm 
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\Definition of noncrime
: something that is not a crime : an activity or type of behavior that is not criminal
There is, of course, crime in Oakland, but there's also lots of noncrime, lots of citizens taking walks and smiling at each other in grocery stores and, oh yes, paying taxes.— Jon Carroll —often used before another nounThe city has an ordinance that imposes fines on property owners after three noncrime alarms during a 12-month period.— Cornelius Frolik
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The first known use of noncrime was in 1909
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