crime

«crime» in Mova's school dictionary: against the law and can be punished, such as stealing or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a crime, crimes; crime — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) An action that is against the law and can be punished, such as stealing or hurting someone. tree →

2) Such actions in general, in a place. tree →

3) (informal) Something that is very wrong or a shame. tree →

sense in the lessons

In citizenship lessons, crime is linked to laws, police, courts and punishment; children learn that taking things, hurting people, or damaging property can be crimes. In stories, detectives solve crimes and find who did them. In safety, if you see a crime, tell a trusted adult or call the emergency number. Phrases: «commit a crime», «solve a crime», «crime scene», «the scene of the crime», «crime rate».

examples

• Stealing is a crime. tree →
• The detective solved the crime by finding a footprint. tree →
• The police are trying to stop crime in our town. tree →
• Breaking a shop window on purpose is a crime. tree →
• Sherlock Holmes looked carefully at the scene of the crime. tree →
• Crime went down after they put in more street lights. tree →
• It's a crime to waste all this food! tree →
• If you see a crime, tell an adult and stay safe. tree →
• "Who committed the crime!" said Ivan. tree →

note

Countable for one act (a crime, crimes); uncountable for crime in general («there is little crime here»). A person who commits a crime is a «criminal». Breaking a school rule is not a crime; breaking a law is. A «sin» is a religious idea, not the same as a crime.

In the corpora

• Crime is on the news a lot, but most people live their whole lives without serious crime touching them.
• Being arrested means the police think someone may have committed a crime and will question them; it is not yet proof.
• In November 2019 Prince Andrew stepped back from public duties after a BBC interview about his friendship with a man convicted of serious crimes.
• "Charged" with a crime is not the same as "guilty"; the court decides, so wait for it.
• "The big sleep" means death; it is a humorous, tough-sounding phrase from crime stories.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «crime» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.