Crime vs. Criminality

Crimenoun

(countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law.

Crimenoun

(countable) Any great sin or wickedness; iniquity.

Crimenoun

That which occasions crime.

Crimenoun

(uncountable) Criminal acts collectively.

Crimenoun

(uncountable) The habit or practice of committing crimes.

Crimeverb

To subject to disciplinary punishment.

Crimeverb

(nonce word) To commit crime(s).

Crimenoun

Any violation of law, either divine or human; an omission of a duty commanded, or the commission of an act forbidden by law.

Crimenoun

Gross violation of human law, in distinction from a misdemeanor or trespass, or other slight offense. Hence, also, any aggravated offense against morality or the public welfare; any outrage or great wrong.

Crimenoun

Any great wickedness or sin; iniquity.

Crimenoun

That which occasion crime.

Crimenoun

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act;

Crimenoun

an evil act not necessarily punishable by law;

Crime

In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term crime does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition, though statutory definitions have been provided for certain purposes.

Criminalitynoun

(uncountable) The state of being criminal.

Criminalitynoun

(uncountable) Criminal activity.

Criminalitynoun

(countable) A criminal act.

Criminalitynoun

The quality or state of being criminal; that which constitutes a crime; guiltiness; guilt.

Criminalitynoun

the state of being a criminal