Crime
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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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See also
- Criminal
- Consensual crime
- Crime of passion
- Crime and insanity
- Deviant behavior
- True crime
- Causes and correlates of crime
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Namesakes
- Happiness in Crime (1874) by Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly
- The Crimes of Love (1799) by Sade
- Ornament and Crime (1908) by Adolf Loos
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