words associated with crimes
Synonyms of crime
criminality: : the quality or state of being criminal
lawbreaking: : a person who violates the law
lawlessness: : not regulated by or based on law
Words Related to crime
outlawry: : a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law
gangsterism: : a member of a gang of criminals : racketeer
hooliganism: : rowdy, violent, or destructive behavior
racketeering: : one who obtains money by an illegal enterprise usually involving intimidation
malfeasance: : wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official The investigation has uncovered evidence of corporate malfeasance .
misconduct: : mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities
wrongdoing: : evil or improper behavior or action cleared of any wrongdoing
evil: : morally reprehensible : sinful , wicked an evil impulse
immorality: : the quality or state of being immoral
sin: : an offense against religious or moral law
wickedness: : the quality or state of being wicked
corruption: : dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people (such as government officials or police officers) : depravity
depravity: : a corrupt act or practice the depravities of war
malefaction: : an evil deed : crime
misdeed: : a wrong deed : offense
misdoing: : the act or an instance of misbehaving : misconduct
offense: : an act of stumbling
offence: : an act of stumbling
transgression: : an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as
trespass: : to commit a trespass
Synonyms of crime
disgrace: : to humiliate by a superior showing thy whiteness … shall disgrace the swan — Robert Browning
pity: : sympathetic sorrow for one suffering, distressed, or unhappy
shame: : a painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or impropriety
sin: : an offense against religious or moral law
Words Related to crime
outrage: : an act of violence or brutality arranged outrages and assassinations — Anthony West
scandal: : discredit brought upon religion by unseemly conduct in a religious person
Synonyms of crime
breach: : infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard a breach of trust sued them for breach of contract
debt: : sin , trespass Forgive us our debts .
error: : an act or condition of ignorant or imprudent deviation from a code of behavior
lawbreaking: : a person who violates the law
malefaction: : an evil deed : crime
misdeed: : a wrong deed : offense
misdoing: : the act or an instance of misbehaving : misconduct
offense: : an act of stumbling
offence: : an act of stumbling
sin: : an offense against religious or moral law
transgression: : an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as
trespass: : to commit a trespass
violation: : the act of violating : the state of being violated: such as
wrongdoing: : evil or improper behavior or action cleared of any wrongdoing
Words Related to crime
bias crime: : hate crime
hate crime: : any of various crimes (such as assault or defacement of property) when motivated by hostility to the victim as a member of a group (such as one based on color, creed, gender, or sexual orientation)
felony: : an act on the part of a feudal vassal (see vassal sense 1 ) involving the forfeiture of his fee
misconduct: : mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities
misdemeanor: : a crime less serious than a felony (see felony sense 2 ) defacing school property is a misdemeanor — Jessica Portner
misfeasance: : trespass
fault: : lack
foible: : the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point
peccadillo: : a slight offense The movie star’s peccadilloes made tabloid headlines.
break: : to separate into parts with suddenness or violence broke a plate Break the chocolate bar in half.
infringement: : the act of infringing : violation
immorality: : the quality or state of being immoral
iniquitousness: : characterized by iniquity
iniquity: : gross injustice : wickedness
sinfulness: : tainted with, marked by, or full of sin : wicked
vice: : moral depravity or corruption : wickedness
wickedness: : the quality or state of being wicked
corruption: : dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people (such as government officials or police officers) : depravity
debauchery: : extreme indulgence in bodily pleasures and especially sexual pleasures : behavior involving sex, drugs, alcohol, etc. that is often considered immoral … he was glad when others joined them, men and women; and they had more drink and spent the night in wild rioting and debauchery . — Upton Sinclair … Matthew had continued his debaucheries , having chartered a private plane for himself and a bunch of fringe celebrities to go to Corfu for a week of hard-core partying. — Evgenia Peretz
depravity: : a corrupt act or practice the depravities of war
licentiousness: : lacking legal or moral restraints
abuse: : a corrupt practice or custom the buying of votes and other election abuses
criminality: : the quality or state of being criminal
illegality: : not according to or authorized by law : unlawful , illicit
lawlessness: : not regulated by or based on law
unlawfulness: : not lawful : illegal
descent: : derivation from an ancestor : birth , lineage of French descent patrilineal descent
downfall: : a sudden fall (as from power)
fall: : to descend freely by the force of gravity An apple fell from the tree.
Near Antonyms of crime
blamelessness: : to find fault with : censure the right to praise or blame a literary work
faultlessness: : having no fault : irreproachable faultless workmanship
guiltlessness: : innocent
impeccability: : not capable of sinning or liable to sin
innocence: : freedom from guilt or sin through being unacquainted with evil : blamelessness
irreproachability: : not reproachable : blameless , impeccable irreproachable conduct
goodness: : the quality or state of being good
morality: : a moral discourse, statement, or lesson ended his lecture with a trite morality
righteousness: : acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin
virtue: : conformity to a standard of right : morality
virtuousness: : having or exhibiting virtue
Antonyms of crime
noncrime: : something that is not a crime : an activity or type of behavior that is not criminal There is, of course, crime in Oakland, but there’s also lots of noncrime , lots of citizens taking walks and smiling at each other in grocery stores and, oh yes, paying taxes. — Jon Carroll — often used before another noun The city has an ordinance that imposes fines on property owners after three noncrime alarms during a 12-month period. — Cornelius Frolik
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