English noun: criminal offence |
| 1. | criminal offence (act) (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act |
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| Samples | A long record of crimes.
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| Synonyms | crime, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense |
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| Broader (hypernym) | evildoing, transgression |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | attack, attempt, barratry, capital offense, commission, committal, cybercrime, felony, forgery, fraud, Had crime, high treason, highjack, hijack, infraction, infringement, lese majesty, mayhem, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, perpetration, regulatory offence, regulatory offense, statutory offence, statutory offense, Tazir crime, thuggery, treason, vice crime, victimless crime, violation, war crime |
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| Domain category | criminal law |
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| Domain category members | abduct, black market, black marketeer, blackmail, bootleg, bribe, buy, buy off, carjack, commandeer, corrupt, crib, extort, fob off, foist off, grease one's palms, highjack, hijack, hold up, impress, kick back, kidnap, lift, lift, loot, mug, nobble, palm off, pay off, pirate, pirate, plagiarise, plagiarize, plunder, push, pyramid, rake off, ransom, redeem, run, rustle, scalp, shanghai, shoplift, skyjack, smuggle, snatch, stick up, traffic |
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