criminal offense
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1. (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act (noun.act)
hypernym | : | evildoing, transgression, |
definition | : | the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | barratry, |
definition | : | the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | capital offense, |
definition | : | a crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | cybercrime, |
definition | : | crime committed using a computer and the internet to steal a person's identity or sell contraband or stalk victims or disrupt operations with malevolent programs (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | felony, |
definition | : | a serious crime (such as murder or arson) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | forgery, |
definition | : | criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | fraud, |
definition | : | intentional deception resulting in injury to another person (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | had crime, |
definition | : | (Islam) serious crimes committed by Muslims and punishable by punishments established in the Koran (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | highjack, hijack, |
definition | : | seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | mayhem, |
definition | : | the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | attack, attempt, |
definition | : | the act of attacking (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | tazir crime, |
definition | : | (Islam) minor crimes committed by Muslims; crimes that are not mentioned in the Koran so judges are free to punish the offender in any appropriate way (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | thuggery, |
definition | : | violent or brutal acts as of thugs (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | vice crime, |
definition | : | a vice that is illegal (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | victimless crime, |
definition | : | an act that is legally a crime but that seem to have no victims (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | war crime, |
definition | : | a crime committed in wartime; violation of rules of war (noun.act) |
domain category | : | criminal law, |
definition | : | the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | abduct, kidnap, nobble, snatch, |
definition | : | take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom (verb.contact) |
domain member category | : | impress, shanghai, |
definition | : | take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship (verb.contact) |
domain member category | : | skyjack, |
definition | : | subject an aircraft to air piracy (verb.contact) |
domain member category | : | carjack, |
definition | : | take someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it (verb.contact) |
domain member category | : | extort, |
definition | : | obtain through intimidation (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | blackmail, |
definition | : | obtain through threats (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | scalp, |
definition | : | sell illegally, as on the black market (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | bootleg, |
definition | : | sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | black market, run, |
definition | : | deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | fob off, foist off, palm off, |
definition | : | sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | push, |
definition | : | sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs) (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | black marketeer, |
definition | : | deal on the black market (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | pyramid, |
definition | : | use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | ransom, redeem, |
definition | : | exchange or buy back for money; under threat (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | traffic, |
definition | : | deal illegally (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | lift, rustle, |
definition | : | take illegally (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | shoplift, |
definition | : | steal in a store (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | hold up, stick up, |
definition | : | rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | mug, |
definition | : | rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | pirate, |
definition | : | copy illegally; of published material (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | lift, plagiarise, plagiarize, |
definition | : | take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | crib, |
definition | : | take unauthorized (intellectual material) (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | rake off, |
definition | : | take money from an illegal transaction (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | buy off, pay off, |
definition | : | pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | loot, plunder, |
definition | : | take illegally; of intellectual property (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | smuggle, |
definition | : | import or export without paying customs duties (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | kick back, |
definition | : | pay a kickback; make an illegal payment (verb.possession) |
derivation | : | breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate, |
definition | : | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises (verb.social) |
derivation | : | criminal, felonious, |
definition | : | involving or being or having the nature of a crime (adj.all) |
derivation | : | breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate, |
definition | : | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises (verb.social) |
derivation | : | criminal, felonious, |
definition | : | involving or being or having the nature of a crime (adj.all) |
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