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crime [kraɪm] N

2. crime no pl, no art (criminal acts collectively):

crime
Kriminalität f
to lead a life of crime
das Leben eines/einer Kriminellen führen
petty crime
Kleinkriminalität f
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3. crime (shameful act):

crime
Schande f
crime
Sünde f fig
it would be a crime
es wäre eine Schande
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capi·tal ˈcrime N

com·ˈput·er crime N

1. computer crime no pl (phenomenon):

computer crime
Computerkriminalität f
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2. computer crime (act):

computer crime
Straftat f mit dem Computer
computer crime
Computerverbrechen nt

crime-bust·ing [ˈkrɑimbʌstɪŋ] N form

crime-fight·ing [ˈkraɪmfaɪtɪŋ] N no pl

ˈcrime la·bora·tory N

crime pre·ˈven·tion N no pl

ˈcrime rate N

ˈcrime-rid·den ADJ

ˈcrime watch N Am

ˈcrime wave N

ˈcrime writ·er N

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

crime begets crime
Gewalt erzeugt Gegengewalt
crime detection
Aufdeckung f von Verbrechen
shocking crime
abscheuliches Verbrechen
perfect crime
perfektes Verbrechen
unpremeditated crime LAW
nicht vorsätzliches Verbrechen
petty crime
Kleinkriminalität f
base crime
niederträchtiges [o. feiges] Verbrechen
atrocious crime
scheußliches Verbrechen
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hate crime
Verbrechen nt aus Hass
hideous crime
abscheuliches Verbrechen
penitentiary crime
strafbare Handlung
odious crime
abscheuliches Verbrechen
violent crime
Gewaltverbrechen nt
crime writer
Krimiautor(in) m (f)
juvenile crime
Jugenddelikt nt
downtown crime
Verbrechen nt in der Innenstadt
piratical crime
Piraterie f
quasi-crime
verbrechensähnliches Delikt
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Although there was no open scandal of his turn to crime, he was obliged to retire from the army and return to London.
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Whilst at the crime scene, her children play with a dead body, on which they paint cat whiskers and poke it with sticks.
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His discussion of the crime issue includes interviews with police officers, and there is also a segment about firefighters combating arsonists.
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Young residents put across their side of the story to demonstrate that they are more likely to be victims of crime than perpetrators.
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The event is meant to increase awareness about police programs in communities, such as drug prevention, town watch, neighborhood watch, and other anti-crime efforts.
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Pollution and overcrowding reduced quality of life, and boredom led inevitably to crime and violence.
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When authorities discovered their taste for comic books, media attention focused on the emerging crime comics genre as an influence on juvenile delinquency.
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When granting a determinate sentence the court takes into account the crime, the prisoner's behaviour in prison, public safety and the chance of rehabilitation.
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It is not the evil in man's heart more than the deep perfidy of circumstance that brings him to crime.
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Each one has demonstrated a ruthless skill in their chosen crime fields of expertise and no compunctions about picking up where they left off.
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