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crime against humanity
nounC2
/ˈkraɪm əˌɡenst hjuːˈmænɪti/A severe, large-scale atrocity directed against a civilian population, typically committed as part of a systematic government or organizational policy, constituting one of the most serious violations of international law.
crime against nature
nounLow-Frequency (technical/archaic legal)
/kraɪm əˈɡenst ˈneɪtʃə(r)/A legal term historically used for acts considered unnatural or violating the natural order, most often referring to sodomy or bestiality.
crime and punishment
nounB2
/kraɪm ən ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/The title of Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1866 novel, or the general concept linking a criminal act and the penalty imposed for it by society.
crime passionnel
nounLow (C2)
/ˌkriːm ˌpæ.sjɒˈnɛl/A crime, typically murder, committed in a moment of intense emotional disturbance, such as sudden anger or jealousy.
crime sheet
nounC1
/ˈkraɪm ʃiːt/A police record of an individual's previous criminal charges or offenses; a criminal record.
crime-fighter
nounC1
/ˈkraɪm ˌfaɪ.tər/A person, often a law enforcement officer or vigilante, who actively works to combat and prevent crime.
crimea
nounMedium (highly context-dependent, frequent in news and geopolitical analysis, rare in general conversation)
/kraɪˈmiːə/A peninsula on the northern coast of the Black Sea, which is a region of Ukraine but has been subject to a territorial dispute and Russian occupation since 2014.
crimean
adjectivenounLow
/kraɪˈmiːən/Relating to Crimea, a peninsula in the Black Sea, or its people.
crimean astrophysical observatory
nounC2
/kraɪˌmiː.ən ˌæs.trəʊˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl əbˈzɜː.və.tri/A major astronomical research institute located on the Crimean Peninsula, known for its telescope facilities and astrophysical studies.
crimean gothic
nounC2
/kraɪˌmiː.ən ˈɡɒθ.ɪk/An extinct East Germanic language, known only from a small vocabulary list recorded in Crimea in the 16th century.
crimean tatar
nounC1
/kraɪˌmiː.ən ˈtɑː.tɑː/An ethnic group indigenous to the Crimean Peninsula, and the Turkic language they speak.
crimean war
nounC1
/kraɪˌmiːən ˈwɔː/A major 19th-century war (1853–1856) primarily fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, Britain, and Sardinia on the Crimean Peninsula.
crimen injuria
nounRare
/ˌkrɪmɛn ɪnˈdʒʊərɪə/A legal term from Roman law, and particularly from South African common law, meaning 'crime of injury' or a serious, intentional infringement of a person's dignity.
crimewave
nounC1
/ˈkraɪmˌweɪv/A sudden, significant increase in criminal activity within a specific area over a short period.
criminal
adjectivenounB1
/ˈkrɪm.ɪ.nəl/A person who commits a crime; relating to crime or illegal acts.
criminal assault
nounC1
/ˈkrɪm.ɪ.nəl əˈsɔːlt/The crime of physically attacking someone, often involving violence or the threat of immediate violence.
criminal code
nounC1/C2
/ˌkrɪm.ɪ.nəl ˈkəʊd/A systematic collection of laws that define criminal offences and prescribe punishments.
criminal contempt
nounLow/Very Specialized
/ˌkrɪmɪnəl kənˈtempt/A willful act of disobedience to, or disrespect for, the authority and dignity of a court, which obstructs the administration of justice and is punishable as a crime.
criminal conversation
nounVery Low / Obsolete
/ˌkrɪm.ɪ.nəl ˌkɒn.vəˈseɪ.ʃən/An archaic legal term for adultery, particularly used in tort law to denote a claim by a husband against his wife's lover.
criminal court
nounB2
/ˈkrɪm.ɪ.nəl kɔːt/A court of law that has jurisdiction to try and punish individuals accused of committing crimes (offenses against the state or public order).

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