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noun(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
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nounan evil act not necessarily punishable by lawtype of:
Definition that contains crime
- regulatory offense crimes created by statutes and not by common law
- statutory offence crimes created by statutes and not by common law
- cybercrime crime committed using a computer and the internet to steal a person's identity or sell contraband or stalk victims or disrupt operations with malevolent programs
- statutory offense crimes created by statutes and not by common law
- regulatory offence crimes created by statutes and not by common law