Definition: 1. Activities that involve breaking the law. 2. An act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act. 3. An evil act not necessarily punishable by law.
Use 'crime' in a sentence:
1. Fornication is a crime in some countries.
2. This crime must be treated with the full rigour of the law.
3. They were less than truthful about their part in the crime.
4. He bragged to his friends about the crime.
5. I have never committed any crime.
6. The crime lay heavy on her conscience.
7. Crime doesn't pay.
8. One of the by-products of unemployment is an increase in crime.
9. He has a history of violent crime.
10. The massacre was a crime against humanity.
11. He became an unwitting accomplice in the crime.
12. Crime has gone down 70 percent.
13. The punishment must always fit the crime.
14. The punishment ought to fit the crime.
15. We should fit the punishment to the crime.
16. Crime figures are rising rapidly.
17. She was found innocent of any crime.
18. The police are determined to free the town of violent crime.
19. The crime was very cleverly executed.
20. And the moral is that crime doesn't pay.
21. His new novel is a must for all lovers of crime fiction.
22. The government is not becoming soft on crime.
23. He denied all knowledge of the crime.
24. The contrary view is that prison provides an excellent education ─ in crime.
25. He was seen to enter the building about the time the crime was committed.
26. An increase in crime could kill the golden goose of tourism.
27. Murder is a crime against nature.
28. Violent crime is not limited to big cities.
29. The city's crime rate is a serious turn-off to potential investors.
30. The crime had revenge stamped all over it.
31. We all have a part to play in the fight against crime.
32. The charity exists to support victims of crime.
33. She was seen running away from the scene of the crime.
34. Lack of money inclines many young people towards crime.
35. This area of the city has become a breeding ground for violent crime.
36. An important statistic is that 94 per cent of crime relates to property.
37. The increase in crime is a sad reflection on our society today.
38. The latest crime figures are a complete sham.
39. The government has launched a new offensive against crime.
40. It's a crime to waste so much money.
41. Much of the crime in this area is related to drug abuse.
42. The police presented a reactive rather than preventive strategy against crime.
43. Unemployment may be an underlying cause of the rising crime rate.
44. The crime rate is rising.
45. Unemployment is the single most important factor in the growing crime rates.
46. The number of reported crimes is increasing at an alarming rate.
47. People who commit such crimes aren't normal.
48. He turned to crime to support his drug habit.
49. More police officers out on the beat may help to cut crime.
50. He committed the crime under the influence of drugs.
51. The area was a hotbed of crime.
52. Stores spend more and more on crime prevention every year.
