Definitions
An illegal act that can be punished by law.
Word origin
From Middle English cryme, crime, from Old French crime, crimne, from Latin crīmen. Displaced native Old English firen.
Used in a sentence
“the commission of a crime”
“The generative AI chatbot, ChatGPT, can be duped into providing detailed advice on how to commit crimes — ranging from money laundering to the export of weapons to sanctioned countries — a tech startup found.”
“Those methods of saving money should be a crime.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Illegal act”5 letters
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