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 +"Legislators and [[leader]]s of men, such as [[Lycurgus of Sparta |Lycurgus]], [[Solon]], [[Muhammad |Mahomet]], [[Napoleon]], and so on, were all without exception [[crime|criminal]]s, from the very fact that, making a new law they [[transgressive|transgressed]] the ancient one, handed down from their ancestors and held sacred by the people, and they did not stop short at bloodshed either, if that bloodshed often of innocent persons [[fight]]ing bravely in defence of ancient law were of use to their cause." -- [[Rodion Raskolnikov ]] in ''Crime and Punishment'' tr. Constance Garnett
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A '''crime''' is an [[act]] that [[violate]]s a [[politics|political]], [[religious]], or [[morality|moral]] command considered important in protecting the interests of the [[State]] or the welfare of its citizens or subjects. The word "crime" came from [[Latin]] ''crimen'' (genitive ''criminis''), from the Latin ''cernō'' and Greek κρινω = "I [[judge]]". Originally it meant "charge, [[guilt]], [[accusation]]." In everyday usage, a crime is understood as any act that violates a [[law]]. A '''crime''' is an [[act]] that [[violate]]s a [[politics|political]], [[religious]], or [[morality|moral]] command considered important in protecting the interests of the [[State]] or the welfare of its citizens or subjects. The word "crime" came from [[Latin]] ''crimen'' (genitive ''criminis''), from the Latin ''cernō'' and Greek κρινω = "I [[judge]]". Originally it meant "charge, [[guilt]], [[accusation]]." In everyday usage, a crime is understood as any act that violates a [[law]].
 +== Criminal ==
 +A '''criminal''' is a person who is guilty of a [[crime]], notably breaking the law.
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 +* [[Born criminal]]
 +* [[List of assassins]]
 +* [[List of highwaymen]]
 +* [[List of crime bosses]]
 +* [[Villain]]
 +* [[Fictional portrayals of psychopaths]]
 +* [[List of criminal enterprises, gangs and syndicates]]
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== See also == == See also ==
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*[[Consensual crime]] *[[Consensual crime]]
*[[Crime of passion]] *[[Crime of passion]]
 +*[[Crime and insanity]]
*[[Deviant behavior]] *[[Deviant behavior]]
-*''[[Happiness in Crime]]''+*[[True crime]]
-*''[[The Crimes of Love]]''+*[[Causes and correlates of crime]]
 +*[[Sex differences in crime]]
 +*[[Victimless crime]]
== Namesakes == == Namesakes ==
 +*''[[The Crimes of Love]]'' (1799) by Sade
 +*''[[Crime and Punishment]]'' (1866) by Fyodor Dostoevsky
 +*''[[Happiness in Crime]]'' (1874) by Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly
*''[[Ornament and Crime]]'' (1908) by Adolf Loos *''[[Ornament and Crime]]'' (1908) by Adolf Loos
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Sherlock Holmes (right) and Dr. Watson, by Sidney Paget
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Sherlock Holmes (right) and Dr. Watson, by Sidney Paget

"Legislators and leaders of men, such as Lycurgus, Solon, Mahomet, Napoleon, and so on, were all without exception criminals, from the very fact that, making a new law they transgressed the ancient one, handed down from their ancestors and held sacred by the people, and they did not stop short at bloodshed either, if that bloodshed often of innocent persons fighting bravely in defence of ancient law were of use to their cause." -- Rodion Raskolnikov in Crime and Punishment tr. Constance Garnett

Cover of Sweeney Todd, published by Charles Fox in 48 numbers
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Cover of Sweeney Todd, published by Charles Fox in 48 numbers

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A crime is an act that violates a political, religious, or moral command considered important in protecting the interests of the State or the welfare of its citizens or subjects. The word "crime" came from Latin crimen (genitive criminis), from the Latin cernō and Greek κρινω = "I judge". Originally it meant "charge, guilt, accusation." In everyday usage, a crime is understood as any act that violates a law.

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A criminal is a person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.

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