Phrase guide

petty crime

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A minor, less serious crime.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The gang progressed from petty crime to bank robbery.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: misdemeanor

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 輕罪 /轻罪 (qīngzuì) — minor criminal act
  • Chinese Mandarin: 違規行為 /违规行为 (wéiguī xíngwéi) — minor criminal act
  • Finnish: pikkurikos — minor criminal act
  • French: délit — minor criminal act
  • German: Bagatelldelikt — minor criminal act
  • Hebrew: חֵטְא (ẖet) — minor criminal act
  • Persian: خلاف (xalâf) — minor criminal act
  • Persian: قانونشکنی (qânun-šekani) — minor criminal act
  • Polish: drobne przestępstwo — minor criminal act
  • Portuguese: contravenção — minor criminal act
  • Spanish: delito — minor criminal act
  • Swedish: småbrott — minor criminal act
  • Welsh: mân-drosedd — minor criminal act
  • Chinese Mandarin: 輕微犯罪 /轻微犯罪 (qīngwēi fànzuì) — minor crime collectively
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小型犯罪 (xiǎoxíng fànzuì) — minor crime collectively
  • Finnish: pikkurikollisuus — minor crime collectively
  • German: Kleinkriminalität — minor crime collectively
  • German: Bagatellkriminalität — minor crime collectively
  • Hungarian: kisstílű bűnözés — minor crime collectively
  • Spanish: delito menor — minor crime collectively
  • Swedish: småbrott — minor crime collectively
  • Swedish: småbrottslighet — minor crime collectively