crime doesn't pay

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• US: /kɹaɪm ˈdʌzˌənt peɪ/
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14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 罪有應得 /罪有应得 (zuìyǒuyīngdé) — if you a commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it
• Czech: zločin se nevyplácí — if you a commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it
• Danish: forbrydelse betaler sig ikke — if you a commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it
• Dutch: misdaad loont niet — if you a commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it
• Esperanto: de krimo, oni ne profitas — if you a commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it
• Finnish: rikos ei kannata — if you a commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it
• French: le crime ne paie pas — if you a commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it
• German: Verbrechen lohnt sich nicht — if you a commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it
• Italian: il crimine non paga — if you a commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it
• Latin: culpam poena premit comes — if you a commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it
• Polish: zbrodnia nie popłaca — if you a commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it
• Polish: winie depcze po piętach kara (Latin: culpam poena premit comes) — if you a commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it
• Portuguese: o crime não compensa — if you a commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it
• Swedish: brott lönar sig inte — if you a commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it