Crime
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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]]. | ||
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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.
Criminal
See also
- Consensual crime
- Crime of passion
- Crime and insanity
- Deviant behavior
- True crime
- Causes and correlates of crime
- Victimless crime
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
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