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criminal offense

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a long record of crimes

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: crime, offense, criminal offence, offence, law-breaking

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: transgression, evildoing

Narrower terms: barratry, capital offense, cybercrime, felony, forgery, fraud, Had crime, hijack, highjack, mayhem, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, infraction, violation, infringement, perpetration, commission, committal, attack, attempt, Tazir crime, statutory offense, statutory offence, regulatory offense, regulatory offence, thuggery, treason, high treason, lese majesty, vice crime, victimless crime, war crime

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 刑事犯罪 — the judicial concept of a specific crime
  • Finnish: rikosnimike — the judicial concept of a specific crime
  • German: Straftatbestand — the judicial concept of a specific crime
  • Hungarian: bűncselekmény — the judicial concept of a specific crime
  • Hungarian: bűntett — the judicial concept of a specific crime
  • Polish: przestępstwo karne — the judicial concept of a specific crime
  • Chinese Mandarin: 刑事犯罪 — one concrete such crime committed
  • Finnish: rikos — one concrete such crime committed
  • German: Straftat — one concrete such crime committed
  • Polish: przestępstwo karne — one concrete such crime committed