crime

crime
noun
1) Verbrechen, das
2) collect., no pl.

a wave of crime — eine Welle von Straftaten

crime doesn't pay — Verbrechen lohnen sich nicht

3) (fig. coll.): (shameful action) Sünde, die
* * *
1. noun
1) (act(s) punishable by law: Murder is a crime; Crime is on the increase.) das Verbrechen
2) (something wrong though not illegal: What a crime to cut down those trees!) das Verbrechen
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2. noun
(a person who has been found guilty of a crime.) der/die Verbrecher(in)
- criminally
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crime
[kraɪm]
n
1. (illegal act) Verbrechen nt
a \crime against humanity ein Verbrechen nt gegen die Menschlichkeit
the scene of the \crime der Tatort
heinous/petty \crime abscheuliches/geringfügiges Verbrechen
to be accused of/charged with a \crime eines Verbrechens angeklagt/beschuldigt werden
to commit a \crime ein Verbrechen nt begehen
2. no pl, no art (criminal acts collectively) Kriminalität f
to lead a life of \crime das Leben eines/einer Kriminellen führen
petty \crime Kleinkriminalität f
3. (shameful act) Schande f, Sünde f fig
it would be a \crime es wäre eine Schande
4.
\crime doesn't pay Verbrechen zahlen sich nicht aus
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[kraɪm]
n
1) Straftat f; (= murder, robbery with violence etc also, fig) Verbrechen nt

it's not a crime! — das ist nicht verboten

it's a crime to throw away all that good food — es ist eine Sünde or eine Schande, all das gute Essen wegzuwerfen

2) no pl Verbrechen pl

crime and punishment — Verbrechen und Verbrechensverfolgung

to lead a life of crime — kriminell leben

crime is on the increase — die Zahl der Verbrechen nimmt zu

crime doesn't pay — Verbrechen lohnen sich nicht

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crime [kraım] s
1. JUR
a) Verbrechen n, Straftat f:
crime against humanity Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit;
crime prevention Verbrechensverhütung f;
crime rate Zahl f der Verbrechen;
crime sheet MIL Vorstrafenregister n;
crime syndicate Verbrechersyndikat n;
crime thriller Krimi m (Film, Roman);
crime wave Welle f von Verbrechen
b) koll Verbrechen pl:
crime doesn’t pay Verbrechen zahlen sich nicht aus
2. criminality 1
3. Frevel m:
a) Übel-, Untat f
b) schwere Sünde
4. umg
a) Verbrechen n:
it would be a crime to waste such an opportunity
b) Jammer m, Zumutung f:
it is a crime to have to listen to that
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noun
1) Verbrechen, das
2) collect., no pl.

a wave of crime — eine Welle von Straftaten

crime doesn't pay — Verbrechen lohnen sich nicht

3) (fig. coll.): (shameful action) Sünde, die
* * *
n.
Delikt -e n.
Untat -en f.
Verbrechen n.

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