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Meanings of criminal offence in English

Portuguese
crime
Catalan
infracció
Spanish
crimen
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(Criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act.

        crime
        Usage of criminal offence in English
        1
        Also preventing an officer from doing their job is a criminal offence.
        The South African
        2
        They're not describing a literal criminal offence which the police should investigate.
        The Guardian
        3
        The former minister's wife was also charged with the same criminal offence.
        Radio NZ
        4
        It is now a criminal offence to discourage Shugden worship, they say.
        Reuters
        5
        They further wished to see gambling in futures made a criminal offence.
        Deep Furrows
        6
        Making inaccurate or incomplete disclosures to the agency is a criminal offence.
        The Irish Times
        7
        Fake news about COVID-19 is now a criminal offence in South Africa.
        The South African
        8
        It is a criminal offence, and propagandists are liable to swift arrest.
        Europe—Whither Bound? / Being Letters of Travel from the Capital...
        9
        In June last year, forced marriage was made a criminal offence.
        BBC
        10
        Furthermore it is not your first criminal offence, nor your first for violence.
        The Guardian
        11
        It will not, however, make simple possession of legal highs a criminal offence.
        The Guardian
        12
        He was detected in the very act of committing a grave criminal offence.
        The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 / A Mag...
        13
        These actions are specifically prohibited by law and would be a criminal offence.
        News.com.au
        14
        Everyone charged with a criminal offence is constitutionally entitled to a fair trial.
        The Irish Times
        15
        India's supreme court has ruled that adultery is no longer a criminal offence.
        The Irish Times
        16
        Individual possession of legal highs is not a criminal offence under the legislation.
        The Guardian
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        crime
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