Etymology

crime

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Today it means: A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law. Full definition →

Middle English cryme ← Old French crime ← Latin crīmen
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crime · noun, verb1

  1. Latin · derived fromcrīmen
  2. Old French · derived fromcrime
  3. Middle English · inherited fromcryme
  4. English todaycrime

From Middle English cryme, crime, from Old French crime, crimne, from Latin crīmen. Displaced native Old English firen.

CRIME · proper noun2

Short for compression ratio info-leak made easy, chosen to spell the word crime.

Words from the same roots

Latincrīmen all →

criminalcrimencrimen injuriapedocriminal

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