decrime

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US/diˈkɹaɪm/

verb

To remove the criminal status of a reported crime, typically due to insufficient evidence or to artificially reduce crime statistics

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Meanings

verbdecrime (third-person singular simple present decrimes, present participle decriming, simple past and past participle decrimed)

present singular third person decrimes · participle present decriming · participle past decrimed · past decrimed

  1. governmentTo remove the criminal status of a reported crime, typically due to insufficient evidence or to artificially reduce crime statistics

Origin

From de- + crime.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

mercied
Cite this entry
APA

decrime. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decrime

MLA

“decrime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decrime. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decrime,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decrime.

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