Word a Day
crime
What does crime mean?
crime (noun): an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce crime?
/kɹaɪm/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does crime come from?
From Middle English cryme, crime, from Old French crime, crimne, from Latin crīmen.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “crime” mean?
an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
Right! That's what “crime” means.
the day immediately before today; one day ago
Not quite: that's what yesterday means.
a fully developed person from maturity onward
Not quite: that's what adult means.
the state of being free from danger or injury
Not quite: that's what security means.
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