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abomination

an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence

evil, immorality, iniquity, wickedness

morally objectionable behavior

villainy

a criminal or vicious act

depravity, turpitude

a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice

vice

a specific form of evildoing

sin, sinning, trespass

an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will

terrorisation, terrorization

an act of terrorism

crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

crime

an evil act not necessarily punishable by law

inside job

some transgression committed with the assistance of someone trusted by the victim

gambling, gaming, play

the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)

devilry, deviltry

wicked and cruel behavior

foul play

unfair or dishonest behavior (especially involving violence)

irreverence, violation

a disrespectful act

sexual immorality

the evil ascribed to sexual acts that violate social conventions

intemperance, intemperateness

consumption of alcoholic drinks

fall

a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity

actual sin

a sin committed of your own free will (as contrasted with original sin)

original sin

a sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam

deadly sin, mortal sin

an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace

venial sin

a pardonable sin regarded as entailing only a partial loss of grace

barratry

the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels

capital offense

a crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate

cybercrime

crime committed using a computer and the internet to steal a person's identity or sell contraband or stalk victims or disrupt operations with malevolent programs

felony

a serious crime (such as murder or arson)

forgery

criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud

fraud

intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

Had crime

(Islam) serious crimes committed by Muslims and punishable by punishments established in the Koran

highjack, hijack

seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination

mayhem

the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person

infraction, infringement, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, violation

a crime less serious than a felony

commission, committal, perpetration

the act of committing a crime

attack, attempt

the act of attacking

Tazir crime

(Islam) minor crimes committed by Muslims; crimes that are not mentioned in the Koran so judges are free to punish the offender in any appropriate way

regulatory offence, regulatory offense, statutory offence, statutory offense

crimes created by statutes and not by common law

thuggery

violent or brutal acts as of thugs

high treason, lese majesty, treason

a crime that undermines the offender's government

vice crime

a vice that is illegal

victimless crime

an act that is legally a crime but that seem to have no victims

war crime

a crime committed in wartime; violation of rules of war

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actus reus, misconduct, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct

activity that transgresses moral or civil law