CRIME: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CRIME?

Need another word that means the same as “crime”? Find 34 synonyms and 30 related words for “crime” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Crime” are: criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, breach of the law, infraction of the law, violation of the law, misdemeanour, misdeed, wrong, felony, violation, transgression, fault, injury, delinquency, wrongdoing, misconduct, criminality, illegality, villainy, corruption, sin, evil, evil action, atrocity, abomination, enormity, disgrace, outrage, monstrosity, abuse, injustice, affront

Crime as a Noun

Definitions of "Crime" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “crime” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Illegal activities.
• An evil act not necessarily punishable by law.
• An action or activity considered to be evil, shameful, or wrong.
• (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act.
• An act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act.
• An action or omission which constitutes an offence and is punishable by law.

Synonyms of "Crime" as a noun (34 Words)

abomination	An action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence. His treatment of the children is an abomination.
abuse	A rude expression intended to offend or hurt. Young people who have suffered sexual abuse.
affront	A deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect. He took his son s desertion as a personal affront.
atrocity	The quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane. A textbook which detailed war atrocities.
breach of the law	An opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification.
corruption	The process of decay; putrefaction. A record of a word s corruption.
criminal offence	Someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime.
criminal offense	Someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime.
criminality	The state of being a criminal. A regime that sanctions organized criminality.
delinquency	A tendency to be negligent and uncaring. Social causes of crime and delinquency.
disgrace	A state of dishonor. He left the army in disgrace.
enormity	The quality of extreme wickedness. Universities recognized the enormity of their task.
evil	A manifestation of profound immorality and wickedness, especially in people’s actions. The various social evils of our modern world.
evil action	That which causes harm or destruction or misfortune- Shakespeare.
fault	A misguided action or habit. It was his fault she had died.
felony	A serious crime (such as murder or arson. An accusation of felony.
illegality	An illegal act or practice. Proceedings will be required to establish the illegality of the act.
infraction of the law	A crime less serious than a felony.
injury	A casualty to military personnel resulting from combat. All escaped without serious injury.
injustice	The practice of being unjust or unfair. She was taken aback by the injustice of Nora s remark.
law-breaking	An act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act.
misconduct	Unacceptable or improper behaviour, especially by an employee or professional person. The general was pardoned for misconduct of the war.
misdeed	Improper or wicked or immoral behavior. His past misdeeds were forgiven.
misdemeanour	A crime less serious than a felony. The player can expect a suspension for his latest misdemeanour.
monstrosity	A person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed. They regarded the atom bomb as a monstrosity.
offence	The action of attacking someone or something. I didn t intend to give offence.
outrage	An action or event causing outrage. The massacre was one of the worst outrages in the whole of our history.
sin	An act regarded as a serious or regrettable fault, offence, or omission. The human capacity for sin.
transgression	The act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle. I ll be keeping an eye out for further transgressions.
villainy	The quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior. The villainy of professional racketeers.
violation	The crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will. The aircraft were in violation of UN resolutions.
violation of the law	Entry to another’s property without right or permission.
wrong	Any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right. I was trying to teach my children right from wrong.
wrongdoing	Departure from what is ethically acceptable. Police have denied any wrongdoing.

Usage Examples of "Crime" as a noun

• Crimes of the heart.
• They condemned apartheid as a crime against humanity.
• It's a crime to keep a creature like Willy in a tank.
• Shoplifting was a serious crime.
• A long record of crimes.
• The victims of crime.

Associations of "Crime" (30 Words)

arrest	Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of. They placed her under arrest.
brigand	A member of a gang that ambushes and robs people in forests and mountains.
burgle	Commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling. Our house in London has been burgled.
criminal	(of an action or situation) deplorable and shocking. A criminal waste of talent.
culpable	Deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious. Culpable negligence.
despoil	Steal or violently remove valuable possessions from; plunder. The church was despoiled of its marble wall covering.
guilty	Conscious of, affected by, or revealing a feeling of guilt. A guilty secret.
homicide	The unlawful killing of one person by another. He was charged with homicide.
illegal	Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law. Illegal drugs.
infringement	An act that disregards an agreement or a right. The infringement of the right to privacy.
larceny	Theft of personal property In English law larceny was replaced as a statutory crime by theft in 1968.
pillage	Rob a (place) using violence, especially in wartime. Rebellious peasants intent on pillage.
piracy	A practice similar to piracy but in other contexts especially hijacking. Air piracy.
plagiarism	A piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work. It claims there are similar plagiarisms in the software produced at the university.
rob	Overcharge (someone) for something. Poor health has robbed her of a normal social life.
robbery	Larceny by threat of violence. An armed robbery.
shoplift	Steal in a store. He was spotted shoplifting at the supermarket near his home.
shoplifting	The act of stealing goods that are on display in a store. She had convictions for shoplifting.
spoliation	The intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence. The spoliation of the Church.
steal	An act of stealing something. At 59 95 it s an absolute steal.
terrorism	The calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear. International terrorism.
theft	The action or crime of stealing. The latest theft happened at a garage.
thief	A person who steals another person’s property, especially by stealth and without using force or threat of violence. The thief stole the drugs from a doctor s surgery.
thieve	Take by theft. They began thieving again.
thievery	The act of taking something from someone unlawfully. Petty thievery.
transgression	The action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit. The boy was punished for the transgressions of his father.
vagrancy	The state of wandering from place to place; having no permanent home or means of livelihood. A descent into vagrancy and drug abuse.
violate	Violate the sacred character of a place or language. They denied that human rights were being violated.
violation	The crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will. The aircraft were in violation of UN resolutions.