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Meanings of crime (crimes) in English
Unlawful act forbidden and punishable by criminal law.
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Examples for "offence"
Examples for "offence"
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Police have said potential offenders may be committing a public order offence.
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Police said an investigation into the second offence was now under way.
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It is the second large fine imposed for this type of offence.
4
We in Ireland were innocent of such a heinous offence against nature.
5
Eleven of his students reported him to the authorities for this 'offence'.
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The Giants' offense didn't exactly help itself either in the second half.
2
We're no good at riddles, Jimmy said; at which Danny took offense.
3
Sara saw that he noted her unspoken words and hadn't taken offense.
4
Prescott said he believes the offense found its stride in recent weeks.
5
After a scoreless first period the second period had plenty of offense.
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He has repeatedly backed police crackdowns on criminality, drugs and gangland violence.
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Earlier the IRA said attempts to link it to criminality would fail.
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A new virus is also reinforcing the link between Bitcoin and criminality.
4
This includes disorderly behaviour that has not reached the level of criminality.
5
They have learnt that these policies increase sex tourism, people-trafficking and criminality.
1
Korshak had numerous associations that gave him purchase with Chicago's hoodlum crowd.
2
He had been a hoodlum there, and had helped to hang Chinese.
3
He's a young hoodlum who makes it big and then he's erased.
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Whereupon seven hoodlum students waited a decent moment, then shrieked with laughter.
5
Billy was a mucker, a hoodlum, a gangster, a thug, a tough.
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Also preventing an officer from doing their job is a criminal offence.
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They're not describing a literal criminal offence which the police should investigate.
3
The former minister's wife was also charged with the same criminal offence.
4
It is now a criminal offence to discourage Shugden worship, they say.
5
They further wished to see gambling in futures made a criminal offence.
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Aggravation evidence refers to problems that worsened because of a criminal offense.
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Submitting false documents is a criminal offense under the Companies Act 2006.
3
Recording video violates the court's rules but is not a criminal offense.
4
Illegal traffic of GMOs must be treated as a criminal offense.
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Before the bombings, the younger Tsarnaev had no record of serious criminal offense.
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I suggest that we are very selective in our attitudes to law-breaking.
2
Many persons contend that certain kinds of criminals inherit their law-breaking propensities.
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Will ye trust yourselves into hands stained with law-breaking of our blood?
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Might I remind the public that we do not condone law-breaking or vandalism.
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Think of it as EV version of Rendezvous, but without the flagrant law-breaking.
Usage of crimes in English
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However, despite the strides forward, these crimes continue to blight South Africa.
2
For particularly serious crimes, including alleged terrorism, the process can be fast-tracked.
3
But perhaps market forces can stop crimes that law enforcement officials cannot.
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Japan abstained at the voting of the UNHRC possible war crimes debate.
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Offenders in the medium risk bracket carried out another 50 serious crimes.
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Thousands of serious crimes have gone unpunished by Mexico's weak justice system.
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That inquiry found evidence Israeli forces committed war crimes, which it denies.
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Amnesty said such practices amounted to war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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He has also extended the commission's term to probe possible war crimes.
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Remember that greater matters, and greater crimes, must be our primary concern.
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But, Nozette said he accepted responsibility for his crimes and expressed regret.
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Earlier this year, Lindner was jailed for 11 years for his crimes.
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The International Criminal Court said it believed crimes against humanity were committed.
14
Bagosora faced 11 charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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Customs said the man was convicted of similar crimes some years ago.
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Eleven police officers in Fiji were charged over serious crimes last month.
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