Etymology

crimen injuria

Today it means: In Roman-Dutch law, the unlawful and intentional impairment of someone's dignity (covering road rage, stalking, and various kinds of abuse). Full definition →

First used 20th c.Latin crīmen
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  1. Latin · derived fromcrīmen“crime”
  2. English todaycrimen injuria

From Latin crīmen (“crime”) + ablative form of iniūria (“injury”).

Words from the same roots

Latincrīmen all →

crimecriminalcrimenpedocriminal

First known use, by meaning

  • from 20th c. In Roman-Dutch law, the unlawful and intentional impairment of someone's dignity (covering road rage, stalking, and various kinds of abuse).

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