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CRIME, n. [L., Gr. , to separate, to judge, to decree, to condemn.] 1. An act which violates a law, divine or human; an act which violates a rule of moral duty; an offense against the laws of right, prescribed by God or man, or against any rule of duty plainly implied in those laws. A crime may consist in omission or neglect, as well as in commission, or positive transgression. The commander of a fortress who suffers the enemy to take possession by neglect, is as really criminal, as one who voluntarily opens the gates without resistance.But in a more common and restricted sense, a crime denotes an offense, or violation of public law, of a deeper and more atrocious nature; a public wrong; or a violation of the commands of God, and the offenses against the laws made to preserve the public rights; as treason, murder, robbery, theft, arson, &c. The minor wrongs committed against individuals or private rights, are denominated trespasses, and the minor wrongs against public rights are called misdemeanors. Crimes and misdemeanors are punishable by indictment, information or public prosecution; trespasses or private injuries, at the suit of the individuals injured. But in many cases an act is considered both as a public offense and a trespass, and is punishable both by the public and the individual injured.2. Any great wickedness; iniquity; wrong.No crime was thing, if tis no crime to love.Capital crime, a crime punishable with death.
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CRIME, n. [L., Gr. , to separate, to judge, to decree, to condemn.] 1. An act which violates a law, divine or human; an act which violates a rule of moral duty; an offense against the laws of right, prescribed by God or man, or against any rule of duty plainly implied in those laws. A crime may consist in omission or neglect, as well as in commission, or positive transgression. The commander of a fortress who suffers the enemy to take possession by neglect, is as really criminal, as one who voluntarily opens the gates without resistance.But in a more common and restricted sense, a crime denotes an offense, or violation of public law, of a deeper and more atrocious nature; a public wrong; or a violation of the commands of God, and the offenses against the laws made to preserve the public rights; as treason, murder, robbery, theft, arson, &c. The minor wrongs committed against individuals or private rights, are denominated trespasses, and the minor wrongs against public rights are called misdemeanors. Crimes and misdemeanors are punishable by indictment, information or public prosecution; trespasses or private injuries, at the suit of the individuals injured. But in many cases an act is considered both as a public offense and a trespass, and is punishable both by the public and the individual injured.2. Any great wickedness; iniquity; wrong.No crime was thing, if tis no crime to love.Capital crime, a crime punishable with death. |
CRIME, n. [L. crimen; Gr. κριμα; It. crime; Port. id.; Sp. crimen; Fr. crime; Arm. crim; Norm. crisme. This word is from the root of Gr. κρινω, L. cerno, to separate, to judge, to decree, to condemn. But this verb seems to be composed of two distinct roots, for in Latin, the pret. is crevi, which can not be formed from cerno; and in Greek, the derivatives, κριθω, κρισις, κριτης, can not be regularly formed from κρινω. The Gr. κριμα is undoubtedly a contraction, for in Norman the word is crisme. The root then of these derivatives is the same as of the Ir. criathar, a sieve, W. rhidyll, Eng. riddle; W. rhidiaw, to secrete, to separate. We have screen, a riddle, from the root of κρινω, and riddle, from the Celtic root of κρισις, κριτης. To judge is to decide, to separate, or cut off, hence to condemn; a crime is that which is condemned.]- An act which violates a law, divine or human; an act which violates a rule of moral duty; an offense against the laws of right, prescribed by God or man, against any rule of duty plainly implied in those laws. A crime may consist in omission or neglect, as well as in commission, or positive transgression. The commander of a fortress who suffers the enemy to take possession by neglect, is as really criminal, as one who voluntary opens the gates without resistance.
But in a more common or restricted sense, a crime denotes an offense, or violation of public law, of a deeper and more atrocious nature; a public wrong; or a violation of the commands of God, and the offenses against the laws made to preserve the public rights; as treason, murder, robbery, theft, arson, &c. The minor wrongs committed against individuals or private rights, are denominated trespasses, and the minor wrongs against public rights are called misdemeanors. Crimes and misdemeanors are punishable by indictment, information, or public prosecution; trespasses or private injuries, at the suit of the individuals injured. But in many cases an act is considered both as a public offense and a trespass, and is punishable both by the public and the individual injured.
- Any great wickedness; iniquity; wrong.
No crime was thine, if 'tis no crime to love. – Pope.
Capital crime, a crime punishable with death.
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Crime
- Any violation of law, either divine or
human; an omission of a duty commanded, or the commission of an
act forbidden by law.
- Gross violation of human law, in
distinction from a misdemeanor or trespass, or other slight
offense. Hence, also, any aggravated offense against morality or
the public welfare; any outrage or great wrong.
- Any great wickedness or sin;
iniquity.
- That which occasion crime.
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Crime CRIME, noun [Latin , Gr. , to separate, to judge, to decree, to condemn.] 1. An act which violates a law, divine or human; an act which violates a rule of moral duty; an offense against the laws of right, prescribed by God or man, or against any rule of duty plainly implied in those laws. A crime may consist in omission or neglect, as well as in commission, or positive transgression. The commander of a fortress who suffers the enemy to take possession by neglect, is as really criminal, as one who voluntarily opens the gates without resistance. But in a more common and restricted sense, a crime denotes an offense, or violation of public law, of a deeper and more atrocious nature; a public wrong; or a violation of the commands of God, and the offenses against the laws made to preserve the public rights; as treason, murder, robbery, theft, arson, etc. The minor wrongs committed against individuals or private rights, are denominated trespasses, and the minor wrongs against public rights are called misdemeanors. Crimes and misdemeanors are punishable by indictment, information or public prosecution; trespasses or private injuries, at the suit of the individuals injured. But in many cases an act is considered both as a public offense and a trespass, and is punishable both by the public and the individual injured. 2. Any great wickedness; iniquity; wrong. No crime was thing, if tis no crime to love. Capital crime a crime punishable with death. |
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