Meanings
proverb
- If you commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 罪有應得 /罪有应得
- 罪有應得 /罪有应得 (zuìyǒuyīngdé)if you a commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it
Czech zločin se nevyplácí
- zločin se nevyplácíif you a commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it
Danish forbrydelse betaler sig ikke
- forbrydelse betaler sig ikkeif you a commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it
Dutch misdaad loont niet
- misdaad loont nietif you a commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it
Esperanto de krimo, oni ne profitas
- de krimo, oni ne profitasif you a commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it
Finnish rikos ei kannata
- rikos ei kannataif you a commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it
French le crime ne paie pas
- le crime ne paie pasif you a commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it
German Verbrechen lohnt sich nicht
- Verbrechen lohnt sich nichtif you a commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it
Italian il crimine non paga
- il crimine non pagaif you a commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it
Latin culpam poena premit comes
- culpam poena premit comesif you a commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it
Polish zbrodnia nie popłaca, winie depcze po piętach kara (Latin: culpam poena premit comes)
- zbrodnia nie popłacaif you a commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it
- winie depcze po piętach kara (Latin: culpam poena premit comes)if you a commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it
Portuguese o crime não compensa
- o crime não compensaif you a commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it
Swedish brott lönar sig inte
- brott lönar sig inteif you a commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it
Cite this entry
APA
crime doesn't pay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crime%20doesn't%20pay
MLA
“crime doesn't pay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crime%20doesn't%20pay. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crime doesn't pay,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crime%20doesn't%20pay.
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