Definition of crime

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Crime (n.) That which occasion crime.

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Abetment :: Abetment (n.) The act of abetting; as, an abetment of treason, crime, etc..
Glaring :: Glaring (a.) Clear; notorious; open and bold; barefaced; as, a glaring crime..
Expiate :: Expiate (v. t.) To extinguish the guilt of by sufferance of penalty or some equivalent; to make complete satisfaction for; to atone for; to make amends for; to make expiation for; as, to expiate a crime, a guilt, or sin..
Criminal :: Criminal (a.) Relating to crime; -- opposed to civil; as, the criminal code..
Perpetrator :: Perpetrator (n.) One who perpetrates; esp., one who commits an offense or crime..
Instigate :: Instigate (v. t.) To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite; -- used chiefly with reference to evil actions; as to instigate one to a crime.
Scrimer :: Scrimer (n.) A fencing master.
Incriminate :: Incriminate (v. t.) To accuse; to charge with a crime or fault; to criminate.
Iniquity :: Iniquity (n.) An iniquitous act or thing; a deed of injustice o/ unrighteousness; a sin; a crime.
Parricide :: Parricide (n.) The act or crime of murdering one's own father or any ancestor.
Peccadillo :: Peccadillo (n.) A slight trespass or offense; a petty crime or fault.
Malefaction :: Malefaction (n.) A crime; an offense; an evil deed.
Cradle :: Cradle (n.) A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots; hence, the place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence; as, a cradle of crime; the cradle of liberty..
Wrath :: Wrath (a.) The effects of anger or indignation; the just punishment of an offense or a crime.
Purgation :: Purgation (n.) The clearing of one's self from a crime of which one was publicly suspected and accused. It was either canonical, which was prescribed by the canon law, the form whereof used in the spiritual court was, that the person suspected take his oath that he was clear of the matter objected against him, and bring his honest neighbors with him to make oath that they believes he swore truly; or vulgar, which was by fire or water ordeal, or by combat. See Ordeal..
Leze Majesty :: Leze majesty () Any crime committed against the sovereign power.
Accusation :: Accusation (n.) The act of accusing or charging with a crime or with a lighter offense.
Innocence :: Innocence (n.) The state or quality of being not chargeable for, or guilty of, a particular crime or offense; as, the innocence of the prisoner was clearly shown..
Felony :: Felony (n.) A heinous crime; especially, a crime punishable by death or imprisonment..
Calumniate :: Calumniate (v. i.) To propagate evil reports with a design to injure the reputation of another; to make purposely false charges of some offense or crime.
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