Meanings
nounpetty crime (countable and uncountable, plural petty crimes)
plural petty crimes
- countableuncountableA minor, less serious crime.
The gang progressed from petty crime to bank robbery.
Synonyms: misdemeanor
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA minor, less serious crime.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 輕罪 /轻罪, 違規行為 /违规行为
- 輕罪 /轻罪 (qīngzuì)minor criminal act
- 違規行為 /违规行为 (wéiguī xíngwéi)minor criminal act
- 輕微犯罪 /轻微犯罪 (qīngwēi fànzuì)minor crime collectively
- 小型犯罪 (xiǎoxíng fànzuì)minor crime collectively
Finnish pikkurikos, pikkurikollisuus
- pikkurikosminor criminal act
- pikkurikollisuusminor crime collectively
French délit
- délitminor criminal act
German Bagatelldelikt, Kleinkriminalität
- Bagatelldeliktminor criminal act
- Kleinkriminalitätminor crime collectively
- Bagatellkriminalitätminor crime collectively
Hebrew חֵטְא
- חֵטְא (ẖet)minor criminal act
Hungarian kisstílű bűnözés
- kisstílű bűnözésminor crime collectively
Persian خلاف, قانونشکنی
- خلاف (xalâf)minor criminal act
- قانونشکنی (qânun-šekani)minor criminal act
Polish drobne przestępstwo
- drobne przestępstwominor criminal act
Portuguese contravenção
- contravençãominor criminal act
Spanish delito, delito menor
- delitominor criminal act
- delito menorminor crime collectively
Swedish småbrott, småbrott
- småbrottminor criminal act
- småbrottminor crime collectively
- småbrottslighetminor crime collectively
Welsh mân-drosedd
- mân-droseddminor criminal act
Cite this entry
APA
petty crime. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petty%20crime
MLA
“petty crime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petty%20crime. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “petty crime,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petty%20crime.
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