| صيغ مركبة |
| capital crime n | literal (crime punishable by death) | جريمة كبرى عقوبتها الإعدام |
| | Murder is a capital crime in countries with a death penalty. |
| capital crime n | figurative (sth strongly disapproved of) | إثم كبير |
| commit a crime v | (break the law, do sth illegal) | يقترف جريمة |
| | If I commit a crime and am caught, I will go to jail. |
| crime against humanity n | (atrocity) | وحشية، فظاعة |
| | Genocide is considered a crime against humanity. |
| crime of passion n | (murder provoked by jealousy) | جريمة عاطفية |
| | His prison sentence will be reduced if his lawyer can convince the jury that the murder was a crime of passion. |
| crime rate n | (level of illegal activity) | معدل الجريمة |
| | Having more policemen should lower the crime rate. |
| crime wave n | (rise in rate of crime) | ارتفاع نسبة الجرائم |
| hate crime n | (illegal act of hostility) | جريمة عرقية |
| | Since the defendant attacked the victim because of his race, the court ruled it a hate crime. |
| organized crime, organised crime n | (illegal activities co-ordinated by groups) | جريمة منظمة |
| | Illegal drugs are often brought into the country by organized crime. |
| partner in crime n | literal (criminal: accomplice) | شريك في جريمة |
| | Jen and Jeric are partners in crime. |
| partner in crime n | figurative, informal (close associate) | رفيق |
| | Lovely to see you again, my dear. And is this gentleman your partner in crime? |
| sex crime n | (sexual act without consent) | اغتصاب |
| | Child rape is the worst sex crime. |
| war crime n | (unacceptable wartime act) | جريمة حرب |
| | Ethnic cleansing, or the slaughter of one ethnic group during war, is considered a war crime. |
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