Etymology

crimen

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Today it means: An impediment to Catholic marriage due to a conspiracy to murder or a death of a previous spouse. Full definition →

Latin crīmen
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromcrīmen“verdict; adultery; crime”
  2. English todaycrimen

Unadapted borrowing from Latin crīmen (“verdict; adultery; crime”). Doublet of crime.

Words from the same roots

Latincrīmen all →

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