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crime

  1. Any violation of law, either divine or human; an omission of a duty commanded, or the commission of an act forbidden by law. (n.)
  2. 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.)
  3. Any great wickedness or sin; iniquity. (n.)
  4. That which occasion crime. (n.)