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crime

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  1. offense               
 
crime \'kri-m\ n [ME, fr. L crimen accusation, fault, crime] 1: an act or 
   the commission of an act that is forbidden or the omission of  a duty that 
   is commanded by a public law and that makes the offender liable to 
   punishment by that law; esp : a gross violation of law 2: a grave offense 
   esp. against morality  3: criminal activity