péché

Definitions of péché
  1. noun
    (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
    synonyms: crime, criminalité
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    acte illégitime, crime
    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
    crime, 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
  2. noun
    an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace
    synonyms: péché mortel
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    avidité
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
    mollesse, paresse
    apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
    colère, courroux
    belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
    arrogance, hauteur, orgueil
    overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
  3. noun
    estrangement from god
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    fourberie
    failure to adhere to moral principles
  4. noun
    an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
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    dévergondage, perte d'innocence
    a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
    péché originel
    a sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam
    péché mortel
    an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace
    avidité
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
    mollesse, paresse
    apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
    colère, courroux
    belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
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    transgression
    the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
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