Look up: Crime

1. Crime
   Crime is British military slang for a misdemeanour offence against regulations..
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2. Crime
   Crime is British military slang for a misdemeanour offence against regulations..
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3. Crime
   Any action that contravenes the laws established by a political authority. Although we may tend to think of ‘criminals` as a distinct subsection of the population, there are few people who have not broken the law in one way or another during the course of their lives. While laws are formulated...
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4. crime
   [n] - an evil act not necessarily punishable by law 2. [n] - an act punishable by law
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5. Crime
   the violation of norms a society formally enacts into criminal law
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6. Crime
   A specified breach of the criminal law (eg see section 33 of HASAWA for breaches) which requires proof by the prosecution of both mens rea and actus reus. Unless strict liability applies.
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7. Crime
   when someone breaks the criminal law
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8. crime
   Behaviour or action that is punishable by criminal law. A crime is a public, as opposed to a moral, wrong; it is an offence committed against (and hence punishable by) the state or the community at...
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9. crime
   Assassinations, pickpocketing and burglaries were common during the Empire. Criminals were divided into 2 categories: honestiores and humiliores (usually the poorer and given the worst punishments). Criminals were tried by a jury and, in serious cases, the jury consisted of up to 75 citizens and a lawyer was appointed to represent the accused perso…
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10. Crime
    Crime (krīm) noun [ French crime , from Latin crimen judicial decision, that which is subjected to such a decision, charge, fault, crime, from the root of cernere to decide judicially. See Certain .] 1. Any vio...
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11. crime
    A violation of the criminal law, i.e., a breach of the conduct code specifically sanctioned by the state, which through its administrative agencies prosecutes offenders and imposes and administers punishments. The concept includes unacceptable actions whether prosecuted or going unpunished. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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12. crime
    law-breaking noun (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; `a long record of crimes`
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13. Crime
    • (n.) Gross violation of human law, in distinction from a misdemeanor or trespass, or other slight offense. Hence, also, any aggravated offense against morality or the public welfare; any outrage or great wrong. • (n.) That which occasion crime. • (n.) Any great wickedness or sin; in...
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14. crime
    the intentional commission of an act usually deemed socially harmful or dangerous and specifically defined, prohibited, and punishable under criminal ... [54 related articles]
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15. crime
    crime Etymology: Crime is one of a wide range of English words which come ultimately from or are related to the Greek verb krinein, 'to decide'. This was a relative of Latin cernere, 'to decide', from whose root evolved the noun crimen, 'judgment, accusation, illegal act'. This passed via Old Frenc...
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16. crime
    crime: see criminal law; criminology; gang; juvenile delinquency; organized crime.
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17. Crime
    A crime is a wrongdoing classified by the state or Congress as a felony or misdemeanor.
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18. Crime
    A crime is a wrongdoing classified by the state or Congress as a felony or misdemeanor.
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19. Crime
    An illegal act involving violation of law and and causing harm to public in genearl or any particular member of the public.Once the person is convicted of commiting a crime he can be punished either by imposing a fine/ putting him in prison or both.There are different categories of crimes like- crim...
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20. crime
    Behaviour or action that is punishable by criminal law. A crime is a public, as opposed to a moral, wrong; it is an offence committed against (and hence punishable by) the state or the community at large. Many crimes are immoral, but not all actions considered immoral are illegal. What constitutes a crime The laws of each country say which acti...
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21. Crime
    The felonies and misdemeanours recorded in France are evidentiary facts brought for the first time to the knowledge of police and gendarmerie services. Their qualification may be modified by the judicial authority. Excluded from crime statistics are all offences and misdemeanours relative to road ci...
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22. Crime
    `Crime` is the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority (via mechanisms such as legal systems) can ultimately prescribe a conviction. Individual human societies may each define crime and crimes differently, in different localities (state, local, international), at different time st...
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23. Crime
    (disambiguation) A `crime` is an "act that violates the law". `Crime` may also refer to: A `criminal` is a person who commits or has committed a crime. `Criminal` may also refer to: See also:
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24. Crime
    (band) <ref name="ugly">Ugly Things Magazine, (1999) http://www.dementlieu.com/users/obik/arc/crime/int_ut14.html Issue #14--> Greco and Black both returned for Crime`s last release, the single "Maserati/Gangster Funk" in 1981, while D`Kaye moved to synthesizers ...
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25. Crime
    (novel) `Crime` is a 2008 novel by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh. It is the sequel to his earlier novel, Filth. Plot summary: Detective Inspector Ray Lennox is recovering from a mental breakdown induced by stress and taking drugs, and a child murder case back home in Edinburgh. On vacat...
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