![]() ![]() an alleged crime (=not proved to have happened ) No evidence of the alleged crime was presented. juvenile/youth crime (=committed by children and teenagers ) Police blame gangs for a third of all juvenile crime in the city. a terrible/horrific crime ( also a dreadful crime British English ) What made him commit such a terrible crime? petty crime (=crime that is not very serious ) Immigrants were blamed for the increase in petty crime. (a) violent crime Figures show a 19% rise in violent crime. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + crime (a) serious crime Kidnapping is a very serious crime. report a crime I immediately telephoned the police to report the crime. solve a crime It took ten years for the police to solve the crime. beat crime new measures to beat car crime turn to crime (=start committing crimes ) Youngsters who are bored sometimes turn to crime. fight/combat/tackle crime There are a number of ways in which the public can help the police to fight crime. carry out a crime The boy admitted that he’d carried out the crime. 9 → it’s a crime COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2 verbs commit (a) crime Most crime is committed by young men. Johnson’s biggest crime was that he told the truth. 3 → a life of crime 4 → the perfect crime 5 → crime of passion 6 → crime against humanity 7 → crime doesn’t pay 8 something that someone is blamed or criticized for doing – use this when you think someone is treated very unfairly → sin My only crime is that I fell in love with another girl. Police are still busy hunting for clues at the scene of the crime (=where the crime happened ). men who have been found guilty of violent crimes crime against Crimes against the elderly are becoming more common. 2 A PARTICULAR CRIME SCC an illegal action, which can be punished by law He insisted that he had not committed any crime. ✗ Don’t say: The crime has increased dramatically. You say: Crime has increased dramatically. a police crackdown on car crime a town with a relatively low crime rate Grammar Don’t use ‘the crime’ when talking about illegal activities in general. Police officers are being given new powers to help combat crime. S2 W2 noun 1 CRIME IN GENERAL SCC illegal activities in general We moved here because there was very little crime. ![]() Criminally From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Crime, Crime & law crime crime / kraɪm / ![]()
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