crime

crime, délit

Acte contraire à la loi qui peut entraîner une sanction.

En anglais simple : An action that breaks the law and can lead to punishment.

• Stealing is a crime.
• The police are investigating a serious crime.
• He served five years in prison for his crimes.

Comment l'utiliser : commit a crime (He was accused of committing a crime.); a crime against someone/something (The attack was a crime against innocent people.)

Synonymes : offence, criminal act

Expressions courantes : commit a crime, serious crime, crime against someone

criminalité, délinquance

Ensemble des actes illégaux considérés comme un problème de société.

En anglais simple : Illegal actions considered together as a problem in society.

• Crime has fallen this year.
• The city is trying to reduce violent crime.
• Better street lighting may help prevent crime.

Synonymes : criminal activity, lawbreaking

Expressions courantes : organized crime, violent crime, fight crime

délinquance, criminalité

Activité qui consiste à enfreindre la loi, souvent à plusieurs reprises.

En anglais simple : The activity of breaking the law, often repeatedly.

• She left behind a life of crime.
• The gang made its money through crime.
• Can better education keep young people away from crime?

Comment l'utiliser : turn to crime (He turned to crime after losing his job.)

Synonymes : criminal activity

Expressions courantes : turn to crime, life of crime, organized crime

crime, honte

Acte jugé très mauvais, injuste ou dommage, même s’il est légal.

En anglais simple : An action you think is very wrong, unfair, or wasteful, even if it is legal.

• Wasting that cake is a crime.
• It would be a crime to destroy this beautiful garden.
• She thought charging so much for water was a crime.

Comment l'utiliser : it is a crime to do something (It is a crime to waste such good food.)

Synonymes : disgrace, shame

Expressions courantes : a real crime, crime to waste