crime

Definitions of crime
  1. noun
    a serious crime (such as murder or arson)
    synonyms: acte illégitime
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    capture
    the act of taking of a person by force
    corruption
    the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
    détournement, vol
    the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
    chantage, extorsion
    the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
    cambriolage
    entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property
    enlèvement, kidnappage
    (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
    détournement de fonds, malversation
    the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
    larcin
    the act of stealing small amounts or small articles
    vol à l'étalage
    the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store
    braquage, vol
    larceny by threat of violence
    larcin
    larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
    chantage
    extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
    protection, rançon
    payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
    chantage, rançon
    extortion of money (as by blackmail)
    attaque à main armée, cambriolage, violation
    trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent
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    criminalité, péché
    (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
  2. noun
    a crime less serious than a felony
    synonyms: délit, froissement, infraction, transgression, violation
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    perturbation
    any act of molesting, interrupting, hindering, agitating, or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled
    parjure
    criminal offense of making false statements under oath
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    criminalité, péché
    (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
  3. noun
    (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
    synonyms: criminalité, péché
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    acte illégitime
    a serious crime (such as murder or arson)
    falsification, faux
    criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud
    escroquerie, trompeuse
    intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
    délit, froissement, infraction, transgression, violation
    a crime less serious than a felony
    perpétration
    the act of committing a crime
    aggression
    the act of attacking
    haute trahison
    a crime that undermines the offender's government
    crime de vice
    a vice that is illegal
    prostitution
    offering sexual intercourse for pay
    assaut, attention, violence
    a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
    perturbation
    any act of molesting, interrupting, hindering, agitating, or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled
    parjure
    criminal offense of making false statements under oath
    agression, viol
    a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat
    capture
    the act of taking of a person by force
    corruption
    the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
    duperie, filouterie
    the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
    détournement, vol
    the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
    chantage, extorsion
    the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
    cambriolage
    entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property
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    transgression
    the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
  4. noun
    activity that transgresses moral or civil law
    synonyms: mauvaise conduite, méfait
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    effraction, violation de propriété
    entry to another's property without right or permission
    préjudice
    (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
    inconduite, méfait
    improper or wicked or immoral behavior
    négligence, reniement
    willful negligence
    perversion
    the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use)
    blessure, préjudice
    an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage
    injustice
    an unjust act
    transgression
    the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
    improbité, malhonnêteté
    lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
    contrefaçon, falsification, imitation, plagiat
    a willful perversion of facts
    violation de propriété
    a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages
    diablerie, espièglerie
    reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
    inconvenance, indécence
    an act of undue intimacy
    anomalie, irrégularité
    behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality
    impudeur, inconvenance, incorrection, indécence
    an indecent or improper act
    désastre, mal, méchanceté
    morally objectionable behavior
    décadence, dépravation, immoralité
    a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
    vice
    a specific form of evildoing
    trahison
    an act of deliberate betrayal
    combine, vilain tour
    an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent
    alteration, déformation
    the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
    invention, mensonge
    the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
    tromperie
    the act of deceiving
    péché
    an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
    criminalité, péché
    (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
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    activité, occupation
    any specific behavior
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