(countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law.
the commission of a crime
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(countable) Any great sin or wickedness; iniquity.
The generative AI chatbot, ChatGPT, can be duped into providing detailed advice on how to commit crimes — ranging from money laundering to the export of weapons to sanctioned countries — a tech startup found.
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(countable, obsolete) That which occasions crime.
Those methods of saving money should be a crime.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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