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crime

pronunciation:: kraIm
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part of speech:	noun
definition 1:	A crime is an action that breaks the law. Stealing is a crime.
definition 2:	When we talk about bad things happening that are against the law, we are talking about crime. We live in a safe town with very little crime.There are many TV shows about crime.

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	some actions associated with crime
	kill, rob, steal
	some broader categories that include crimes
	law
	some people associated with crime
	lawyer, police
	some places conventionally associated with crimes
	prison
	some reactions to crimes
	punish

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The word crime contains the following part:

crim, crimin Latin root that means crime; accuse

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