crime

noun

The crime rate in this city has been steadily decreasing over the past decade.

意味（1）

(countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law.

意味（2）

(countable) Any great sin or wickedness; iniquity.

No crime was thine, if 'tis no crime to love.

意味（3）

(countable, obsolete) That which occasions crime.

the tree of life, the crime of our first father's fall

意味（4）

(uncountable) Criminal acts collectively.

意味（5）

(uncountable) The habit or practice of committing crimes.

Crime doesn’t pay.