cryme
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French crime, from Latin crīmen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkriːm(ə)/
Noun
cryme (plural crymes)
- A criminal action or decision; that which is against the law.
- An immoral deed; that which is proscribed or considered sinful.
- Iniquity, immorality, wrongness.
- (rare) A charge or allegation.
Related terms
References
- “crīme, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-10.
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